Making Fun In The Kitchen

I watch Allrecipes on YouTube...they feature some really quick, fun and easy recipes.

I watched recently where the hostess prepared what I would call a 

- Deconstructed Meatball Parmesan Sub - 

I do not remember what she called it and I could not find the recipe but remembered how to make it.

Anyone can make a Meatball Parmesan Sub Sandwich right?

But to add a little fun to the humdrum of cooking, I recreated what I remembered her doing. 

This was all I needed and I had everything on hand.

1 loaf of garlic bread, frozen meatballs with sauce, mozzarella and parmesan cheese.

First I cooked the meatballs per the instructions on the box, less 15 minutes.

I cooked the garlic bread...

cut it up...

and put half of it in the bottom of a greased 8 x 8 casserole dish.

Topped with maybe 3/4 cup of mozzarella cheese....

the meatballs, they are large so I cut them in half, added all the sauce and some italian spices.

Next I added the rest of the cut up garlic bread, parmesan cheese, and mozzarella cheese to cover.

I think I baked it for about 20 minutes, it looked like this when it came out of the oven...

and this before we devoured it.

This is the best way to eat a Meatball Parmesan Sandwich, it was delicious!

After I finished this post, I found the recipe here.

I cut this in half and tweaked it a little, primarily because I did not have the recipe.

If you follow the recipe, it will feed 6...

but either way if you add 2 jars of sauce, your bread will be very soggy.

You get the gist, it's not really an exact science.

I just wanted to add that because this is not a "food/cooking" blog, 

I don't take elegant pictures of the food I make.

Maybe I should...maybe I will.

I guess I have been sharing content I don't usually share because not much is going on.

It is warming up, though...and I hope to get out more!

Whatcha' Up To...

Have you been watching the Olympics?

We have been watching the skating, 

skiing and we watched some of the snowboarding.

I am surprised at the ages of some of the excellent athletes, 

both the young and older.

We went to the Summer Olympics in 1996, in Athens Georgia.

It was so exciting, a once in a lifetime experience.

We had tickets for soccer, gymnastics, track and field, wrestling and the gold medal soccer game.

Did you watch the Superbowl?

They showed this pretty picture of the Golden Gate Bridge before the game.

I guess all the hype surrounding it has dyed down, it wasn't a great game...

still we enjoyed it! 

My KC Chiefs were out early, 

I don't really know much about any of the other teams but the Seahawks played a great game. 

They seemed to be the better team, and were certainly deserving of the win.

I finished up my knitting contribution for the 

"Make For Another Makealong 2026"

3 Hats and 1 Cowl

I wish I could have donated more but I don't really knit quickly.

A lot of people have participated and Leanne has collected so many warm, handmade items.

I also finished up the box I put together for the... 

"Beat The Winter Blues Swap"

You may remember what "I Received", the box I put together is headed to Florida.

The person you give to is different than the person you receive from.

I had so much fun putting this together 

You have to include yarn and a book.

I included 2 skeins of yarn, one a purple blend, the other a cream color.

The book, "The Baking Games", nuts, candy, specialty teas, honey lollipops, lip balm.

Hand lotion, one of my favorite recipes that has a "knitting" connection, a hand knitted washcloth

and dill seeds from my garden that she can plant in hers.

I have been puttering around the house, 

we have not been out really, 

but it is warming up some and I think we may go to our local Aquarium on Thursday.

I need a little fun.

I'll close with this delightful thought...there are only 37 days until spring.