We got over that disruption to get into a warm car and head home. Hot showers, hot chocolate and pizza warmed the rest of the day.
Now starts indoor life.
When the weather is warm, I feel the need to be outside every moment possible. Once the snow and drop in temperature occurs, we are inside. Tasks, such as finishing the closet of doom and cleaning up of rooms, come to the forefront.
Another tradition of our family’s becomes even more important – that is the Sunday dinner. Every week, someone has a turn in making it. They choose the menu, find recipes, plan the purchases and cook it up. A parent helps the kid in charge or, in the case of the six-year-old, makes the meal.
Last night, it was my turn and I made a greek meatball dish with rice and tomato sauce. It was a meal in which I has to make a variety of substitutions. The ground lamb was replaced by ground beef. Cloves of garlic became a limited amount of garlic powder. Sour cream was used instead of greek yogurt and the rice was leftover white rice instead of basmati rice.
The recipe came from the wonderful cooking blog, Elly Says Opa. Her pictures are closer and probably shows of the dish better. And I am not sure how she would appreciate what I did with it.
However, let me say that my kids ate it up. They loved the meatballs and rice; loved pouring the tomato sauce from a gravy boat. The touch of sour cream was a tasty addition as well. I was not thinking otherwise I would have served a traditional Greek salad with this meal. Instead, I had cranberry sauce on the side.
The next time I make this dish, I will more than likely bake the meatballs and have a fruit like pears on the side. And next time when I make cake with cherries on the inside, perhaps the cake will not fall apart when I take it out of the bundt pan.
It was a great evening that ended with a Wii bowling tournament and early to bed. When it is too cold, the best place to be is under the covers.
Your snow scenes are so lovely and magical looking! (especially looking at them from the cozy indoors)
Love your idea of the Sunday dinners. This meatball dish sounds so good. I am definitely going to try serving our meatballs over rice instead of always reaching for the pasta. Too bad about the cake!
The funny thing about the cake? We still ate it. I was able to get the top out of the pan and coat it with lemon frosting. Yes, it was very tasty.
What a perfectly lovely, warm you up meal! And your pictures of the snow is stunning. But I have to admit. I’m glad I’m just looking at the pictures instead of living in them. Snow looks cozy from afar. Living in it? Another story entirely.
Exactly. I thought about that as I walked to the school tonight for a concert. I had to watch every step or fall to treacherous ice.
The recipe looks and sounds delicious, and I am jealous of your snow!
Those meatballs were tasty, even on the second day. The snow is pretty, too. Alas we are dipping into frigidly cold weather already.
Sounds so cozy! I agree under the covers is best.
I have found myself under the covers more often than usual this last week. Some sort of bug has hit me and made me more worn out than usual. Thanks for stopping by.
Hey there,
It was great to get your comment – Thanks!
I too am jealous of your snow. How soon I forget being buried for a week during the double snow storms from last year! Still I’m looking forward to at least one good snowfall this year so that I can spend a day inside baking while my two maniacs go out to build snow people.
Happy blogging!
-Paula
We have had great cold and will have at least another big snow storm just in time for the chili supper at our church this weekend. I love watching the kids in it more than anything else. Thanks for stopping by.
YUM!!! To both snow (but not the frigid temps) and the dinner! Think I’ll be trying the recipe for meatballs from our mediterranean cookbook today… Thanks for the inspiration!!!
Glad I could be of service! Thanks for stopping by.