Where have I been!!???...

   Busy, but in a good way.   In my new old position as editor of our local publication, (because our town is so small we don't have an actual newspaper) .. I am feeling creative again and contributing to the community, hopefully in a good way.   I love that I can work at home, too. Right now the dogs are laying all around me and I've got a candle burning as the snow begins to fly once again.  Oh, did I really just say that?... Indeed....

  We celebrated the big FIVE OH  quietly with family - because of my hearing impairment, big noisy parties and the conversations they require are hard to navigate. I asked only one thing... please, no big party.   I had a lovely day and I can honestly tell you I feel the number is a present to be opened, not a thing to begrudge. Age is a privilege, a gift not all receive.  I'll take it open handed and embrace each year as it comes, wrinkles and all.  

 Made this recipe the other night and it was a huge hit.  To the arteries, not just the taste buds.  But hey, sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do and hope for the best.

Dad's Swedish Meatballs - Taste of Home Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup soft bread crumbs
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 pound ground pork
• 1/4 cup butter, cubed
• DILL CREAM SAUCE:
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dill seed

Directions

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Crumble beef and pork over mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. In a large skillet, cook meatballs in butter in batches until a thermometer reads 160°. Remove and keep warm.
  
  In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients until blended. Stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with meatballs. Yield: 6 servings.