Tastebud Chicago

Victory!

I’m actually a Steelers fan. Camri, on the other hand, grew up in Northwest Indiana (a suburb of Chicago), and is a big Bears fan, which pretty much means I’m a Bears fan too. We’ve watched every game this year. I even got to go to a game back in December. I cooked eggs, bacon and sausage in my cast iron skillet in the Soldier Field parking lot, even though it was fifteen degrees outside.

As fun as that was, our favorite Bears moment came this past Saturday, listening to WFMT (the classical music station, we’re practically retired). The host of the show explained, in his slow and steady way, that the Bears were going to be in the NFC championship game Sunday. Then he played the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 1986 recording of “Bear Down Chicago Bears“. We hooted and clapped our hands through the whole song. When the song was over, he sternly proclaimed, “Victory…to the Bears.” It was a really great moment. The point is, this city is so excited for football, even the classical music station guy was cheering, in his own special way.

So…food. We present to you my Mom’s very own meatball recipe, written in her own hand. You should make these for the Superbowl. They’re delicious. Make them into a sandwich, put them on spaghetti…whatever your fancy is. They’re great. Take it away Mom:

All you do is mix 1 1/2 pounds LEAN ground meat with 2 eggs, 1/4 cup parm. cheese and about 1 cup of Italian bread crumbs. They come in a paper cylinder and are usually with the baking stuff. Mix and form into balls and place on cookie sheet that has edges. Bake on 350 until brown about 1/2 hour. Put meat balls into slow cooker with sauce and cook on low for 2-3 hours.

Go Bears!