Swedish Meatball Soup
Wednesday greetings!
Halfway to to weekend.
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PRESENTING WEDNESDAY READER
January 15, 2025
BEGINNING WITH:
POLAR BEAR ARTWORK
I’ve actually never seen a polar bear up close and personal.
And I’m totally cool with that. ha
I do, however, find these magnificent, white beauties absolutely powerful and awe-some and I love these pieces of art that allow me take a look at them from afar and just imagine...
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TRIVIA AND FASCINATING FACTS
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QUICK QUESTION
If I only had 5 minutes to go and shop at the grocery store – what would I grab in the five minute dash?
hmmm — I’m sill pondering.
Gotta think what items are closest and how fast I can get to them.
You?
SWEDISH MEATBALL SOUP
Is not a disappointment!
It’s familiar and quite uniquely different all at the same time.
A new soup friend in a bowl of delicious.
TRACY BECKERMAN
Roomba story had me rolling with laughter.
I’ve heard about these little round Roomba things that do their deal and vacuum so you don’t have to.
I’ve never had one or laid eyes on one. |
Have you?
But I may just ask Santa for one next Christmas.
Yeah, I still believe in Santa on occasions like this. haha
STACY’S WORLD ON FRIDAY!
A little teaser —
Something about ice cream, but it’s absolutely not ice cream.
Believe me — I tasted “it” and could hardly believe it wasn’t ice cream!
Tune in Friday for what Stacy’s got to share!
* a full on trickster* for our taste buds!
AS ALWAYS, FRIENDS
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
VALUABLE TIME + SHARING + ENGAGING
ENJOY THE READ!
CATCH YA FRIDAY
SAME TIME
SAME PLACE
POP QUIZ
- MOTHER-OF-PEARL IS A SUBSTANCE THAT FORMS NATURALLY INSIDE WHAT?
a) Human bones
b) Rocks
c) Seashells
d) Trees
- NEIL ARMSTRONG FIRST SET FOOT ON THE MOON IN WHAT LOCATION?
a) Sea of Clouds
b) Sea of Fertility
c) Sea of Serenity
d) Trees
- MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, OR MSG IS ADDED TO FOOD PRIMARILY FOR WHAT PURPOSE?
a) Food colorant
b) Flavor enhancer
c) Preservative
d) Sugar substitute
QUICK QUESTION
IF YOU ONLY HAD 5 MINUTES
IN A GROCERY STORE — WHAT
WOULD YOU BUY?
POP QUIZ ANSWERS
- Mother-of-Pearl, also known as nacre, forms inside seashells.
- The Apollo 11 Lunar Module landed on the area of the moon’s surface known as Mare Tranquillitatis, the Sea of Tranquility.
- Monosodium glutamate, or MSG, is added to food mainly as a flavor enhancer.
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HORSE SING A SONG, HAVE YOU?
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TELEMARKETER, JUST SAY, “I’M NOT
INTERESTED BUT THANK YOU FOR CALLING.”
RIDDLE ME THIS
IF AN ELECTRIC TRAIN IS TRAVELING
SOUTH, THEN WHICH WAY IS THE SMOKE GOING?
SWEDISH MEATBALL SOUP
Since soup season is full on — I’m bringing out all the great recipes I have in my recipe box to share. I don’t really make this soup that often. * shoulder shrug * I don’t know why because it’s incredibly delicious!
I got this recipe from the caterer while working on the series Salem, in Louisiana.
It’s super easy to make – okay, the tiny meatballs take like 10 minutes to roll and do the little browning thing — but efforts pay off with each spoonful bite when served.
HERE’S HOW WE MAKE IT:
INGREDIENTS
1 large egg
2 cups half-and-half cream, divided
1 cup bread crumbs, think (Progresso Italian bread crumbs in the tall cylinder cardboard containers found in the pantry section of your local market)
1 small yellow onion, finely diced
1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
3 or more TBSP butter
1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
3 TBSP all-purpose flour
1 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder
6 cups beef stock
1 pound red potatoes, cleaned and small cubed
1 package (10 ounces) frozen peas
8 ounces wide egg noodles, prepared al dente (according to package instructions) drained and gently tossed with a little olive oil; set aside
1/2 cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
NOW IT’S TIME TO GET THE SOUP STARTED
- In a large bowl, beat egg with a fork
- Add 1/3 cup of cream, bread crumbs and finely diced onions, Worcestershire sauce and minced parsley
- Crumble ground beef over mixture and mix well with your hands or a wooden spoon
- Shape meat into 1/2 inch balls
IN A LARGE SOUP POT OR DUTCH OVEN
- Brown meatballs in butter in batches over medium heat
- Remove meatballs as they finish browning and set aside
TO DUTCH OVEN/SOUP POT
- Keep burner heat at medium
- Whisk in flour, garlic powder, pepper and stir until smooth
- Gradually whisk in beef stock
- Turn heat up to medium-high
- Bring to a boil, stirring frequently for about 2 minutes
REDUCE HEAT TO MEDIUM-LOW
- Add meatballs and small diced potatoes
- Cover
- Simmer for about 25 minutes – or until potatoes are tender
- Stir in peas and remaining cream
- Heat through
WHEN READY TO SERVE
- Place a small handful of prepared egg noodles in the bottom of each serving bowl
- Ladle soup on top of egg noodles
- Sprinkle a little of the freshly shredded Parmesan on top
SERVE
With fresh baguette slices
~ Hippie Cowboy recipe box
RIDDLE ANSWER
THERE IS NO SMOKE —
IT’S AN ELECTRIC TRAIN
LOST IN SUBURBIA
THE SCENE OF THE CRIME
BY TRACY BECKERMAN
If this were a game of Clue, I knew who the victim was, where it died, and what killed it.
The Roomba was dead. In the den. With a shag carpet.
The question was, who done it?
When I arrived home that day at 12:41 p.m., the familiar wooshing of the Roomba, set to vacuum at 12:30 p.m., was suspiciously absent.
I scoured the house but couldn’t find the Roomba anywhere.
I turned to the dog.
“Bowie, do you know where the Roomba is?” I questioned him.
“Is it lost?”
“Was it kidnapped?”
“Did something nefarious take place in this house while I was gone?”
But the dog was mum.
I retraced my Roomba’s steps, and then, just as I was about to leave the den, I spotted it. In the corner. Silent and un-Roomba-ing.
Upon closer inspection I could see what happened.
It had choked to death on a clump of shag carpeting.
I was bereft. It was only 6 months old. It had died at such an early age. And it was definitely an untimely death.
We knew the Roomba couldn’t handle the shag carpeting: We had caught it in distress one time before, and from that day on, we decided to keep the den door closed when the Roomba was working.
But somehow, mysteriously, today, the door had been left open, and the unsuspecting Roomba had fallen prey to the lure of the shag.
Before I could figure out who killed the Roomba, I wanted to make sure the Roomba was, in fact, dead. The shag carpeting had the Roomba firmly in its clutches, so I grabbed a pair of scissors and cut it out of the tangled mess.
Then turned the Roomba over.
Its bristles were knotted up in shag. The roller was completely encased in shag. The filter was full of shag.
It was clear the Roomba was dead, and it had drowned in shag carpeting.
But I took it to triage anyway and worked on it, feverishly removing all the tangles of sag carpeting from its rollers and coils.
I grabbed a set of charging paddles.
“Clear!” I yelled, then shocked the Roomba.
But it didn’t respond.
It was dead on arrival.
Wiping away my tears, I started to look for clues.
The door to the den had been closed when I left the house; of that I was certain. So who opened it?
And more importantly, who had it out for the Roomba?
I walked into the kitchen.
Vacuum cleaner mysteries always made me hungry.
But as I opened the fridge, I noticed the dog sleeping across the kitchen floor.
Slowly a thought entered my head.
Could it be the dog?
Could the dog have killed the Roomba? Dog hated vacuum cleaners in general, but especially a vacuum cleaner that chased it around the house, trying to suck all the shedding dog hair directly off the dog’s body.
Yes, the dog was not a fan.
I went to the den and closed the door.
I got down on all fours and pushed against the door with my face, and like a dog.
The door resisted at first, then popped open.
I shook my head. I knew what I had to do.
“Bowie!” I yelled across the house.
The dog appeared quickly at my side, tail wagging and full of joy, trying to throw off all suspicion that a golden retriever could be a stone cold killer.
“Bowie, the Roomba is dead. And I suspect that you had something to do with it. Do you have anything to say in your defense?”
The dog looked at the rug.
The rug winked at the dog.
“Don’t worry,” it said silently. “I’ve got you covered.”
~ Tracy Beckerman is the author of the Amazon Bestseller, “Barking at the Moon: A Story of Life, Love, and Kibble.”
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Which way will the smoke drift certainly had me laughing at myself! Then Daymaker adds a Swedish meatball soup Recipe. I’m on it as any soup with cream passes the taste test.
Now to the “If only 5 minutes in the grocery store?” Easy! That would be milk, crackers and cheese. It’s my nearly daily go to snack. In fact, I’m going to it now!
Hi Marty –
That’s brilliant!
I, too, love milk, crackers and cheese and I’m pretty sure those items could be collected in 5 minutes!e
Appreciate your time and fun comments!
I’m feeling so smug today – aced the pop quiz AND the riddle. I win! I win! I win!
So agree with Marty about cream in soup. Winner winner! Always!
And the white bear art – I’m in!
And the Stacy’s World tease…counting the minutes…
Thanks for the fun!!!
What? Carol!
Pop quiz and the riddle?
Boom!
That’s very cool, clever lady that you are.
I didn’t get all the answers as I typed in the questions – but I got a couple – which is a win for me. haha
Thank you.
xoxo
Love the Roomba article! I had a device similiar to a roomba and my pup hated it. She would bark and bark then go hide under the bed.
Hilarious!
My cats just run and hide when I pull out the vacuum.
Maybe a Roomba would keep them busy for hours.
Thinking about it! haha
Gratitude for your time and input share.
happiness
Great job daymaker❤️
Thanks for making my day!