Arrividerci Dom!

Dom DeLuise died this week. Our family shed a few tears and ate meatballs. You see, we love Dom Deluise at our house. Not because of his acting talent ~ and I use the term loosely ~ in the Cannonball Run series or The History of the World Part I, but because of his meatballs. Actually, it was his mother's recipe; Dom included it in his cookbook. How can you not love a guy who names his cookbook "EAT THIS" ?

I have made these for family and friends from East coast to West. They are beloved by all. Here you go, girls:

Ingredients (for about 25 meatballs) )

(OGT's note: Bigger than a golf ball, smaller than a tennis ball)

2 pounds ground chuck
1/2 pound of ground pork
2 cups Italian-flavored bread crumbs
4 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup fresh parsley chopped
1 cup grated cheese parmesan
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 garlic cloves chopped very fine
1 onion minced
1/2 cup pignoli (pine nuts) (optional) (OGT's note: but if you leave them out, you'll be sorry)

Instructions

Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix throughly. Let stand 1/2 hour. Shape into medium-size meatballs. Fry gently in olive oil until lightly browned, or place on foil on a cookie sheet and bake for 1/2 hour at 35o degrees. Gently place in your own hot spagetti sauce and cook on medium-low heat for 1 hour.