Taste: Meatball Marvel

She: After devouring tasty balls of goodness at the Meatball Shop on the Lower East Side, we ventured out to make our own meatballs. We scoured around and found the recipe for The Meatball Shop's original beef balls and off we went! Besides having to make our own breadcrumbs (by hand, because we thought we had a food processor — but we didn't), the recipe was fairly easy. The results were quite tasty and now we have enough meatballs for the rest of the week! Next time, we plan on adding basil to the mix, and perhaps a little more ricotta. Yummy!

Him: It's so satisfying to cook with each other, especially when the results taste this good! Baking in large quantities means we won't have to cook tomorrow (LEFTOVERS = Meatball sandwiches!) I plan on adding a little ground sausage and a dash of Frank's Hot Sauce to the mix next time. Spicy and zesty, just like her.

recipe:

2 pounds 80% lean beef, ground 2 teaspoons salt ¼ teaspoon chili flakes ½ teaspoon fennel seed, ground ½ cup breadcrumbs ¼ cup parsley, chopped 1 tablespoon oregano, chopped 1 cup fresh ricotta cheese 2 eggs 2 tablespoons olive oil