Greek-Cypriot Meatballs

What a fun weekend:) I hate to see it come to an end. Paul and I took SareBear to see The Lion King yesterday:) She loved it:) We saw it a few years back but wanted to take her this time. I forgot some of the bits of it so it was just as wonderful the second time:) Afterwards, we went to Grand Lux Cafe then did a little shopping at Marshall Fields (Yes, I know it’s Macy’s now but I still can’t accept it). Today, we took the kids and a friend to see the “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole”. What a good movie. Jamie and Matthew both have read the books. I think they were a little disappointed but still liked the movie. They are still learning that the book is always better than the movie in these cases. They showed a trailer for the new Harry Potter movie. SOOooOOooo looking forward to that one:) I told Paul that we need to have a HP Marathon right before we go to see the new one (and need to re-read the book:). I read an article just yesterday that JK Rowling hasn’t ruled out another HP book:) YaY!!:) So anyway:)

I made this next recipe today actually:) I’ve been meaning to make it for a couple of weeks. It comes from our extended family in Cyprus (my sister-in-law’s mom and dad:). I really liked them. I served them with buttered egg noodles.

Mr. Bryan said, “Can be served/eaten hot or cold with or without other vegetables as a starter or main meal, also excellent to take on picknicks. We find with mashed potatoes excellent. We also find vegetable cooking oil best to our taste, and as with all simple recipes quantities can be adjusted to individual tastes.”

I modified the recipe a little because I didn’t have 3/4 kilo (1.6 pounds) of pork. I only had a tad over a pound. So I will show my adjustments:)

Give it a try:) Enjoy!!

OK, HERE’S What You Need:

3/4 kilo minced pork meat. (1.1 pounds)
1 cup of grated potatoes. (2/3 C.)
1/2 cup of bread crumbs. (1/3 C.)
1/2 cup of finely chopped onion. (1/3 C.)
1 egg.
salt and pepper to taste.

HERE’S What You Do:

In a bowl, combine your meat, potatoes, onions, bread crumbs, eggs and seasoning.

Combine and knead until well mixed. Cover and set aside for about 30 minutes.

In a skillet, heat your oil and fry your meatballs on all sides until they are done through. Can I TELL YOU how good these smell while they are cooking?!?!;) Remove and drain on paper towel.