Meatball Sunday

Its been a lazy day today. Even Doggie Chops lazed out. This was the position he was in most of day, be it on the floor, the couch or his personal favourite: the arm of the couch.

Maybe its the weather. Its freezing here so staying inside relaxing is his favourite thing at the moment. Thankfully, the rain has abated and we're in no danger of getting flooded anymore.

Minced beef was taken out of the freezer last night with the intention of having Spaghetti Bolognaise today; stew was then mentioned; then Cottage Pie; then burgers (but we had them earlier in the week); we finally settled on Meatballs with Spicy Tomato sauce and once again cubed roasted potatoes. This form of potato cooking has become an obsession in this house. The spicy tomato sauce is another fall back for us. Its so easy, its just tinned tomatoes, chopped onion, chopped red chilli or dried chilli flakes and garlic. You let it bubble away for a while, probably half hour or so and blend it down to a smooth sauce. If you've any parmesan rind floating around you can throw it in too, they add a nice background flavour but don't forget to take it out before you blend the sauce.

The meatballs are your standard beef, finely diced chopped onion, little bit of garlic, seasoning and some Italian herbs such as dried oregano and basil. Pour the cooked sauce over the cooked meatballs and enjoy. The picture quality isn't great, took it on my phone as my camera is dead! But you get the idea.

Now a slew of cookery programmes awaits us. There's Saturday Kitchen, Kitchen Meltdown and Come Dine With Me. Oh and maybe a glass of wine to accompany the relaxation.