Thanks Mel! I learned so much from your post.

Thanks much Shelley:

This morning I went to Dunkin. After that I had to go to the bakery for their home-made breadcrumbs. They are having a special sale 3 bags for 2 bucks. Not bad. I put them in big chinese containers and keep them in the fridge.

I am making turkey meatballs today. I add a half cup of breadcrumbs so they bind together.

Want to know a secret I found out to making MOIST meatballs that are bursting with flavor (not to mention lycopene???)

When I make the meatball mixture, I add some tomato paste. After everything is added, I mush the whole thing together and form them into balls.

I then cook them as usual.

When 30 minutes have past, (on a slow flame), I transfer them to paper towels so they get all the fat, juice, whatever is on them.

I then add them to the tomato sauce I have simmering on the stove.

30 more minutes.

I tell you, when you take a fork and split them, all the tomato goodness just bursts out of the meatball. Alan said "I have never tasted anything so delicious".

So it's cooked tomatoes, which is full of lycopene. And I get to eat the meatballs cause I found it they don't up my sugar.

so everybody's happy.

It's good to learn different foods that I can add to my menu.

I mean, I'm getting a bit tired of salmon.

I do like my Turbot fillet though.

I just came from around the corner (I check on my 77 year old friend). She has family right across the street but no one cares. So I sit on her porch and keep her company.

She gave me a recipe I never thought of for meatballs.

She said: "My mother NEVER fried them, baked them or cooked them before she put them in the pot of sauce".

I said 'what do you mean, she never cooked them, don't you have to brown them first before you put them in the sauce??"

And she said "my mother just made the mixture, (using a lot of breadcrumbs to hold them together I would gather). Then she formed balls, and put the balls into the sauce and cooked on low heat for 60 minutes.

She said 'You have never tasted anything so delicious in your life".

So, Melody is doing this next week.

I shall try a brand new recipe for turkey meatballs.

I can smell the tomato sauce cooking now!!!! lol

Ohhh! Sounds yummy Melody!!!!
I am having dinner late...will post back and share about it!!!!!