Cooking With Rosa ...

November 16, 2016

Today I am having a cooking lesson with Rosa ...

learning how to make her famous meatballs and sauce ...

First of all I was sent to Rick's Deli to pick up her "Rosa special" ...

When I walked into the store to place the order ... they knew exactly what I needed ...

the beef mix was ground fresh ... and the rib sections were packaged individually ...

We had been planning this day for quite some time ...

finally going to make her meatballs and sauce ...

The first order of business was to place the ribs into a baking pan and bake it in the oven ...

The hamburger meat was put into a bowl ...

then all ingredients were added ...

mixed together and then set aside for the breadcrumbs to moisten ... flavours to blend ...

The next step was to heat some Olive Oil in a pan ...

add a few slices of onion and saute them ...

Once they were browned ... the onions were removed and the oil put into the large pot ...

Then adding jars and cans of crushed tomatoes .... seasoning ... 

The cooked ribs were then put into the sauce ...

The sauce was brought to a boil then turned back to simmer ...

While the sauce was simmering ... we sat down at the table to make the meatballs ...

Rosa had her own technique on making them ..

I paid close attention on how she rolled them in her hands ...

When the meatballs were all made ... they were placed into the oven to bake ...

The meatballs were finished baking ...

they were put into the sauce ...

Rosa then cooked up her homemade Gnocchi ...

(which I had learned how to make earlier this year) ...

Rosa had set the table for lunch ... made a salad ...

and I was served this delicious dish of 

"Rosa Special Meatballs and Sauce"

All I can say is "Bellissimo"

I enjoy spending time with Rosa ...

learning how to cook real Italian food ...

from someone who has cooked these meals ...

all her life ...

Thank you Rosa ...

 for taking the time to teach me ...

the recipes from your homeland ...

that were passed down thru the years ...