The family recipe! I may add some notes later, but for now-- watch!
Recipes:
Italian Meatballs
1 to 1.5 lbs of Ground Beef (80%-85% lean)
1 Egg
1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
1/2 cup Italian-style Bread Crumbs
1 heaping tsp dried basil
1 heaping tbl dried parsley
1/4 tsp salt
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Combine ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Best way to do it-- with your hands!
Roll mixture into golf ball-sized balls (or whatever size you're after) and place on foil-lined baking tray.
Bake for 20 minutes. Switch oven the "broil" for the last 5 of those 20 minutes.
Quick Tomato Sauce
1 White onion-- chopped
2-3 cloves garlic
3 28oz cans of crushed tomato
1/2 to 1 can of tomato paste
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tbl dried parsley
3 tbl dried basil
1/2 to 1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
Pinch of baking soda
1/4 tsp pepper
2 bay leaves
1/2 cup red wine
In a large pot heat 2 tbl of olive oil on medium-high heat. Toss in the onions and garlic and cook until onions are translucent.
Set burner to "Low." Add remaining ingredients and simmer for a couple of hours, stirring occasionally. Ok, ok-- quick to prepare, slow to cook!

Comments (2)
Tremendous. Absolutely an awesome production. Two things though:
1) I think there is an issue with your video compression, it seems to have horizontally flipped your image. Unless you cook left-handed, which is just plain weird (but maybe that could be your gimmick and road to the big time...?)
2) Your blog publisher seems to have omitted your wine pairing suggestions - please remedy this obviously technical glitch.
Thanks for taking the time to make the world a more tasty and visually compelling place!
Posted by smackey | August 24, 2006 4:27 PM
Posted on August 24, 2006 16:27
Rob, I am seriously enjoying these HOK kitchen episodes.
...and folks, he makes those sound effects whether a camera is running or not. It's all part of the mystique. err...
Posted by Brian | August 25, 2006 8:30 PM
Posted on August 25, 2006 20:30