A Happy Marriage

1 cup consideration

1 cup courtesy

1 cup flattery, carefully concealed

1 gallon faith in God and each other

2 cups milk of human kindness

2 cups praise

1 small pinch of in-laws

1 reasonable budget

A generous dash of cooperation

3 tsp. pure extract of "I'm sorry"

1 cup confidence

1 cup encouragement

1 large or several small hobbies

1 cup blindness to each other's faults

Flavor with frequent portions of recreation and a dash of happy memories.  Stir well and remove any specks of jealousy, temper or criticism.  Sweeten well with generous portions of love and keep warm with a steady flame of devotion.  Never serve with cold shoulder or hot tongue.

A few years ago my sister gave me a cookbook that was put together by her sister in-law, who used to be in our ward back when we were teenagers.  It's been a fun cookbook to flip through & I found this recipe that was submitted by our former neighbor, Jill Slack.  I thought it was super cute & I love the sayings in it.  :)

Sweet n' Sour Meatballs

1 lb. lean ground beef

3/4 cup rolled oats

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1/2 cup finely-chopped onion (I despise chopping onions so I just used minced)

1/2 cup milk

1 tsp. salt

about 1/4 tsp. pepper or pepper to taste

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl & mix well (mixing with your hands is easiest, even though it will get pretty messy).  It says to form into 12 balls that are about 2 inches in diameter, but since I can't measure to save my life and since I wanted the balls to be small enough for my kids, I just made smaller balls & ended up with 15 instead of 12.  Place in a casserole dish * and cover with sauce:

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup vinegar

1 tsp. prepared mustard

1/4 cup barbecue sauce

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

Now, Tyler & I are big on all sorts of sauces, so if you want a lot of sauce it's smart to double the ingredients.  Combine in a large saucepan and heat thoroughly.  Pour over meatballs and bake for 1 hour.  Serve over hot, cooked rice.

This is another recipe from The Recipe Society.  I made this for dinner just last night.  I didn't think it was going to be anything to scream and shout about, but after taking just one bite I realized I couldn't have been more wrong!  These were really, really yummy & everyone in my family loved these.  It made the whole house smell like barbecue sauce, but it was worth it.  * Here's a quick tip for ya - last night Tyler got home late, so I just mixed up the meatballs, formed them & stuck them in the fridge, & then made the sauce right before they were ready to go into the oven.  It made preparing dinner even easier & by the time he got home dinner was ready to put on the table.  Ah; I love it when that happens!

And here's just some useless information.  :)  I have a lemon-themed kitchen, so when I saw this menu & recipe organizer at Seagull Book I just had to have it.  Be sure to let me know if any of you see anything lemony anywhere.  ;)