i knew right away i wanted to make meatballs with the ground beef we got from last week’s CSA bag. when we stumbled upon a bag of pretzel slider buns at costco, it was a no-brainer: meatball slider sandwiches. the pioneer woman recipe linked above is an extremely simple but seriously delicious one: 1 lb. of meat will get you about 16 meatballs, enough for 16 sandwiches. we ate these for 2 nights and froze the other half of the meatballs and buns for another time.
this was almost a very boring bowl of pasta with butter and cheese, but got jazzed up a bit when i threw together a quick cream sauce. to make, heat olive oil in a small saucepan; add minced shallot and cook for a couple minutes. add a few tablespoons of heavy cream, a handful of shaved or shredded parmesan, a squeeze of lemon juice, salt, and pepper, and cook until sauce begins to thicken, about 5 minutes, whisking constantly. add cooked, drained pasta to sauce and mix over low heat for 1 minute to finish. garnish with lemon zest. this was a delicious, quick sauce but due to the lack of vegetables and protein in this dish, about an hour later, second dinner happened…
true life.
when it’s 50 degrees in january in nebraska, not grilling is not an option. brats and potatoes on the grill was the perfect friday night meal to celebrate the end of the week and this unseasonably warm weather.
this week: this week in our CSA we got live bibb lettuce, more potatoes and carrots, popcorn(!), ground pork, eggs, and cinnamon chip bread. we already used the eggs and potatoes to make a spanish tortilla for lunches this week, and I think lettuce wraps will be on the menu for a couple dinners this week.
what are you cooking this week?
Shallots in mac and cheese!! Great way to dress up a classic. Thanks for the idea!
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