Smiling like Chef Boyardee

     Was just sitting down thinking about how I'm loathing this blog at the moment.  More to the point just that it's taken me out of it.  I just want to get to the end point.  Maybe start anew.  Don't concern yourselves, you're invited.  Then I picked up my lunch to put in the fridge.  I smiled like a lunatic at the sheer weight of it.  And that's where we'll stay for this entree.

     Sunday when I did the food shopping I wanted something different.  Saw this package of what I assume are mini appetizer meatballs.  They looked neat.  Confirmed with the butcher cooking temp and time.

     Sunday did some chicken parm.  Monday night did some meatloaf.  And while the oven was heated also cooked the meatballs afterwards.  

     Tuesday came and I did burgers.  Quietly complaining about the all beef diet this week, to myself and the dog.  And I started to feel kind of excited about the Wednesday.

     I realized what called to me about the meatballs.  They looked akin to what used to be, we're talking 40 years ago kids, Chef Boyardee spaghetti and meatballs.  From a can.  The sad amount of enthusiasm. this was bringing out in me was unreal.

     This was a real special treat in our house.  Partly because it was a named brand.  But also, because it was pre made.  This wasn't done in my house.  It always had an element of excitement that was unrivaled if I remember correctly.

     So Wednesday night I got home.  Put some sauce in a reliable pot and swirled in my meatballs.  Extremely low heat and covered.  I put on some good old whole wheat spaghetti.  

     Cautioned the brother in law that the meatballs might be spicy for him.  Let him take his first.  Spag on one side of the plate and meatballs on the other.  Never shall the twain meet eh?  And I did ask him, no he'd never had Chef Boyardee growing up.  

     I dumped mine together on the plate.  In my childlike glee I forgot the parm cheese.  It was awesome.  This was probably even closer to the original Chef than that stuff they have in a can today.  But damn did I enjoy it.

     So of course I wrapped up a generous portion for lunch today.  Ahh oh joy oh rapture.