Veggie Meatballs

This weekend, I've been cooking quite a few things.   My work schedule makes it almost impossible during the week so I try to make up for that on Saturday and Sunday.  It was snowing yesterday morning which definitely called for some Chicken Corn Soup.  I never follow a recipe so it's my own creation.  I wanted to make the first recipe in Baking with Julia to go with the soup, but I ran out of time. As we all know, baking bread can take some time! I had another recipe I was anxious to try.  My husband and I are trying to cut down on red meat.  A few years ago, I was on a vegetarian diet.  We explored a lot of other ways to get protein and really like the veggie meatballs you can buy from various companies.  The one kicker- boy are they expensive!  I found a recipe using lentils and sauteed vegetable that seemed pretty good.  Of course I modified to suit myself. I just can't seem to leave a recipe alone!  It's a habit I've acquired over 40 odd years of cooking.  In this case, I used my Cuisinart to process all the ingredients into a smoother consistency. I also used my cookie scoop to get the same shape.  I plan on using them in Spaghetti sauce one night this week.  I made so many that I froze over 40 of them for future meals.  When you compute the cost of buying just 20 at the store for over $5.00, I may almost 70 for less than $2.00.  Here is a picture of the finished product.

I finally got to make the bread on Sunday but I will wait until Feb 7 to blog about that. It started out as quite an adventure with an almost kitchen disaster!  Just suffice it to say, do not turn your back on your  mixer when mixing bread dough! 

Happy Baking!

Karen

Introduction

I am very new to blogging.  As a matter of fact, this is my very first foray into the world of blogging and I'm really not sure exactly where this will lead me. But here goes!

On the way home from work earlier this week, I was listening to an NPR interview with Dorie Greenspan. She was talking about a blog called Tuesday with Dorie.  I was intrigued.  You see, I absolutely love to cook and bake.  I have more cookbooks in my house than anyone I know. I am also a book lover so those two passions are a perfect fit!  She mentioned a new blogging experience centered around the cook book, Baking with Julia which she had written in collaboration with the late, great Julia Child.  One thought went through my head....I HAVE THAT BOOK! So on a whim, I went searching.

I really want to try my hand with the rest of the bloggers to work through this cookbook and see where it leads!  I'm excited about the experience and hope I can pick up some tips as well as offer my years of cooking and baking experience.  While not on the scale of Dorie herself, my family considers me a pretty good cook and they all look forward to the meals I prepare.  My sons are all grown now with families of their own but I do occasionally get to cook and bake for everyone a few times a year.  My husband will be the beneficiary of all my endeavors!

Happy cooking!

Karen