my arms and hands are so scratched up that i decided the kittens' nails needed to be trimmed. chanda did the honors. she's good with them; firm, yet gentle.
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the sauce and meatballs are a simple recipe from my grandmother. she and my grandfather lived in the bronx and were rather poor, ingredients were kept to a minimum (this is my father's family and they moved eleven times - grandma would always visit the prospective apartment with only one child of the four. i never got the full specifics of why they moved so often, but i think it had a lot to do with the depression and there wasn't work for my grandfather. my mother's father had a meat provision route which carried my mom's family through the depression comfortably compared to many - i remember my father commenting on this. he considered my mom's family well off financially).
Wow, she is cutting the nails herself! We could never do that with Julius when he got older. When he was younger, it was not necessary. He "walked" them off. We had rain all day long, quite depressing when you have to drive through it in the dark and fog home from ballet. But your meatballs look good. What is in them? They look like the German Frikadellen.
ReplyDeleteHi Eva, oh, it is so hard driving through the rain on the wet roads. I'm glad you got home safe. I add an egg, some bread crumbs (which I make by toasting a slice of whatever bread I have in the oven and then crushing it with a mortar and pestle), parsley, oregano, parmesano and garlic or shallot or onion, salt and pepper. Oh, and I should have added a little bit of milk. That's probably why I thought they seemed a little dry, but Chanda thought they were delicious. They probably aren't too different from German Frikadelien.
DeleteOh, I always make my own breadcrumbs by throwing any leftover bread pieces into an electric coffee bean grinder. I store them in the freezer. I do not toast the bread, though.
DeleteWhen I make mine, I use ground turkey, salt, fresh parsley or dried sage, one egg, a grated apple, a pinch of cayenne pepper, and sometimes breadcrumbs. So I guess they are a bit different, but the idea is the same. I never add milk, but the grated apple keeps mine moist.
Today, I was driving again, and first there was a man walking along the road (in the dark!), whom I almost did not see, and then a deer walked along it, not caring about the oncoming traffic. When we reached one of the villages (which happens to have a train crossing), a long train came through. Instead of driving on, it all of a sudden stopped and thus blocked the road. Nothing happened for 15 minutes and then the police and I think the firetrucks came. Well, when I saw what was happening, I decided to drive back home because there was no way of getting to the village where the girls dance. It was all very strange and almost scary. I was wondering if the train was carrying dangerous goods? Or did somebody commit suicide?
The kittens are so so cute! What about a scratching post to deal with their claws. Love that you cook to 🎶 ❤️❤️
ReplyDeleteThey have a scratching post. It always seems to sharpen their claws. Does Poppy's claws stay more dull with your scratching post?
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