Aunt Rae's Meatballs

It's one of my favorite recipes ever, and it's one of those that I know by heart. I hope I never forget it, because i don't know that it's written down anywhere at the moment.....
Also, it's straight off the boat from Italy passed down from my mom's Aunt Rae - a true Italian at heart :)
And this is the meal that kicked off Autumn Project. We had Michelle and Alex over to celebrate. And now my house is a wreck. Oh well. It was worth it :)



There are a gazillion eggs in this recipe. Don't be freaked out. It's what makes them oh so yummy.



In the frying pan.



The table pre-destruction (what we call "eating")



Basil Garlic Bread





Alex tried to look normal in this picture.....I think it was successful...no??




This is what the table looks like after we have doused it in spaghetti sauce. Fun times.
Side note - the lazy susan in the middle of the table proved to be a lot of fun. I am glad we went with it :)

So that was meal #1! Next up: Autumn Sausage casserole - bound to be a favorite if simply for the fact that it is cooked in my crock pot. Can't beat that.

Cloudy with a chance of....

MEATBALLS!!!!

That's correct.
Tonight kicks off the first week of Autumn Project. And I am making Aunt Rae's famous Italian spaghetti and meatballs. Or deathballs...as some call them.....but I assure you...they will not kill you. They may make you feel like you've died and gone to heaven, but you will still be very much alive.

Now, I must make somewhat of a disclaimer here. (This is for Traci's sake.) The food that makes up "Autumn Project" does not have to include strictly apples, pumpkins, winter squash, etc. for it to be considered a "fall menu item." No. While most of the dishes WILL in fact contain those lovely ingredients unique to the autumn season, others will be of the "cozy" category. The type of food that makes you want to curl up next to the fire, or bundle up in sweatshirts by the firepit, or simply be glad that you're inside on such a blustery autumn night. That type of food.
And so, the first dish will be the Lucia family's spaghetti and meatball dinner. Trust me - it's the perfect hot meal for a blustery autumn day. (which, granted, today is not....but tomorrow's the official start of autumn....so we're playing along in good faith...)
Michelle and Alex are joining us for the first evening of this project. Should be a blast.

Pictures and recipe (MAYBE!) to follow!!