Easy Meatballs and Cinnamon Stewed apples

We ate lunch in New Canaan yesterday and while wandering around, stopped into a cafe where they had a platter of enormous meatballs. My daughter said she wanted to buy them and I said, "we can make those".

Here's my easy recipe for homemade meat (or turkey) balls and another recipe for cinnamon apples.

Meatball recipe:
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 tsp. garlic salt
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
2 eggs
1/2 C. bread crumbs
pinch of ground black pepper

1 tsp. olive oil
1 jar tomato sauce
1 package of pasta (Linguine or Spaghetti is great)

In a bowl, combine first 6 ingredients, mix with your hands until well combined.

Heat olive oil in a deep sided pan with a top on medium high heat. While the oil heats, make large meatballs (ours was a little smaller than the size of a tennis ball). When the oil is shimmering, add the meatballs (this makes about 8 meatballs).

Brown the meatballs on all sides, this takes about 5 minutes. When the meatballs are browned, add in the jar of tomato sauce, reduce the heat to medium, cover and let cook for about 20 minutes.

While the meatballs cook, boil water for pasta.

These meatballs are also perfect as a meatball sandwich.

Cinnamon Stewed Apples Recipe: This is like eating the best part of the apple pie!!

3 peeled apple, cored and cut into 1/8Th's
1 1/2 C. water
1/4 C. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. corn starch
1 tbs. unsalted butter

Combine all ingredients into a deep sided pan with a lid, bring to a low boil and cook until apples are soft, and liquid has reduced down about 20 minutes.

We all agreed these apples would be delicious on either:
pancakes for breakfast
vanilla ice cream
with a little granola sprinkled on top for a snack...