Well, it was only a matter of time before I tried my hand at homemade meatballs! Little did I know how simple they are to make.. it’s really just an egg and whatever spices you want to use, then bake. Voila! Yes, it really is that easy. However, my meatballs came out really good tonight, and I wanted to share the actual recipe that I used.
Eric’s Totally Boss Meatballs
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 egg
2 Tbsp. water
1/2 cup Stove Top Stuffing
(or bread crumbs, I just used Stove Top because I didn’t have any bread crumbs but it turned out to be really good)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/2 cup worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning
(or some sort of all-purpose seasoner, but Tony’s has the perfect amount of kick)
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl combine egg, water, stuffing (or crumbs), salt, pepper, Tony’s (or all-purpose seasoner) and worcestershire sauce. Add ground beef, broken into chunks, and mush with your hands to combine. Form into meatballs about 1″ in diameter and place on a broiler pan. Drizzle the balsamic vinegar over the meatballs. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until meatballs are no longer pink in the center. Cool and freeze, or use right away in your favorite recipe.
So one of Harmony’s great recipies that I LOVE is her french onion soup! It’s a great go-to recipe when all you have is chicken broth, onions, bread and cheese. It’s an everyday spin on a high-class classic. Made for us whiskey drinkers.
HARMONY’S OLIVER! FRENCH ONION SOUP
“Please sir, can I ‘ave some more??”
Dice 4 onions
Saute onions in 4 tablespoons of butter until golden brown
Drink wine
Put 2 cans of beef broth in a crock pot
Dump in onions
Add 2 cloves of garlic, minced
Add a little squeeze of mustard
Add a tiny dash of the wine you’re drinking
Add 6 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
Add 1 tablespoon of flour
Cook 4 hours on high in the crock pot
Add a piece of toast and your favorite white cheese (we love using feta)
Well, I did it. After weeks of playing in my spare time, I finally beat the first Zelda! Hmm… well, that was a little less climactic than I thought it would be. AH WELL. I BEAT IT!! Now on to Zelda II: The Adventure of Link…
If you’re using Safari, there’s an easy way to download YouTube videos. Open the page with the movie and press Command-Option-A, which shows the Activity window. If you’re also loading other sites, you’ll see a list of them: scroll until you find the YouTube page and click on the arrow to show details about what is being loaded.
You will certainly notice an element whose size is over 0.5MB (most of the time, over 5MB). Double-click on it (even if it is still loading), and Safari will download it. When the download is over, navigate to the file in the Finder (which will probably be called get_video) and add the extension .flv to its name. Now you can play it with VLC or with QuickTime (only if you have Perian installed).
Gary Oldman and Winona Ryder… ahh, a classic Halloween movie. Also in honor of the sequel to the original novel, which was just released! (It says “Unavailable”, but just click on it and it will take you to Hulu to watch it)
The progress is slow but steady… Just beat the boss for dungeon 6! Getting ready to hit up the graveyard and get the super master sword. Look out world! I think I’m almost done with this game… then on to Zelda II
Oh how I love old Nintendo games! I recently acquired the ability to play old NES games, SNES games, N64 games, and GameCube games, and guess what I have chosen to play… ZELDA!
My goodness I love The Legend of Zelda! I’ve recently reconnected with an old classic from my youth (and also got my boyfriend hooked on it!) and am SO frustrated at how difficult this game is! It’s deceivingly simple, but we don’t think of video games the same way we used to and it’s just so much harder than you think.
So, I have decided that in my spare time I am going to beat Zelda (with NO cheating or hints!), and then move on to Zelda II, Zelda III, etc… what a wonderful use of my free time!
If you yourself are interested in playing some old nintendo gems on your computer, visit this site:
If you send me some of your favorite Zelda screenshots, I’ll post them here. Also, here’s a Legend of Zelda icon for you to enjoy (Remember the good old gold cartridge??):
My name is Eric Martin - I'm a graphic designer and an Actor/Singer in Chicago. I don't have rules; this blog is pretty much about me, computers, and theater. I write about whatever interests me and whatever I feel like sharing, so read at your own risk. If you want structure, check out my categories.
