The girls surprised me by cleaning up their room yesterday without being asked, so I figured I'd put a little surprise in their dinner.
They are big fans of the Huggly books so I made some monster eyeballs to hide in their spaghetti! It was super easy and got a lot of giggles. This would be great for a book-and-a-snack playdate!
My mom taught me to make great and easy meatballs by baking them, here's my recipe! I like to make up a big cookie sheet full and freeze some for later.
To make them into "eyeballs", simply slice a green olive in half, put the tip of a sharp knife in a baked meatball to carve out a little space, then slip the olive in. Voia! Monster eyes!
Baked Meatballs
1 lb. ground beef or turkey
1/2 c. bread crumbs
2 T. ketchup
2 tsp. mustard
1 egg
1 tsp. worcestershire sauce
1 T. grape jelly (weird, but apparently that's what Olive Garden puts in their meatballs. It's really good!)
dash garlic powder
dash celery salt
salt & pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil (for easy cleanup!). Mix all ingredients together. Shape into 1 1/2 inch balls and place on cookie sheet, make sure they aren't touching. Bake in oven for about 25 minutes or until done.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! :)
7 comments:
Icky and cute at the same time!! Love them!
Looks a bit like the flying spaghetti monster, love it!
melanie- they are kind of icky, I agree. Perfect for kids.:)
ginny - haha! that's funny!
Too darn cute!!! I may have to try these out and see what kind of reaction I get. A mom's gotta have some fun sometime:)
maryeb- you'll have to let us know if your kids like it or it grosses them out, I think it could go either way.:)
Hahaha!! That is so cute! So fun!
rachelle- glad they tickled your funny bone.:)
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