Anybody else over listening to all this crap about the royal baby? I get it. It’s a big moment. It’s important. But come on. You news stations need to stop. That poor couple. And honestly, I don’t care about the car they took to the hospital, or the door the went in, or what she was wearing to the hospital, or what she was wearing when she left the hospital and how it looked like Princess Diane’s dress. I just don’t care. I wouldn’t even care about those things if it was my best friend. Mostly because new born babies really aren’t that cool to look at. They’re a bit ugly. Anywho. Famous people stuff is weird. I mean, I’m obsessed with the Kardashians, but that’s totally different. It’s not different at all, is it? Sh*t. Moving on.
So I totally keep forgetting to tell you. I won’t be at the CrossFit Games this year. I was planning on going and hanging out in the Again Faster tent, but I have to go to California for some other projects on Monday so my trip would have been much too spread out. Timing just wasn’t right. So sadly, I won’t be able to see all the cool CrossFitting loving people. Gosh darn it. Thankfully, I watch people workout every single day, so I don’t feel like I’m missing out. I’m sad I missed the rowing for 2 hours, that would have been my favorite.
I just lied.
Have you guys watched the show The Mistresses? I had the house to myself the other night, and I was feeling a bit emotionally unstable, so I ate an extreme amount of chocolate while watching multiple episodes. That show is so addicting. I wish I could say that show is unrealistic because people don’t have affairs like that, but I met some sketchy people while working at a fancy schmancy gym. It was also a gym that had a ‘men’s only’ floor. Sexist. And sketch. This conversation just got way too serious.
On a lighter note, I want this bear dance outfit. That’s the best way to describe it. Oh Miley, I love the tunes you create. But you’re not very good at twerking. You’re too skinny silly pants. I still love you, though. More so, the song is what I love.
Oh P.S.- If you had any issues with my Chocolate Chip Protein Muffins that I posted the other day, I remade them and edited the recipe so they should work perfectly fine! I even posted a picture on my @paleomg instagram of how delicious they looked. Sorry about the issues. Sometimes I just need to remake the recipe once more. And I’m happy to since I get to eat those things.
I want some wine with my muffin.
Summer Squash Meatball Casserole
- Yield: 4-5 1x
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons bacon fat
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 small zucchinis, shredded
- 2 small yellow squash, shredded
- 1 red onion, shredded
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon coriander
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 (14 ounce) can of diced tomatoes
- salt and pepper, to taste
- fresh parsley, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Use a grater or shredding attachment on a food processor to shred the zucchini, squash and red onion.
- Place a large cast iron skillet over medium heat, add bacon fat and minced garlic, then add the zucchini, squash and onion.
- Let vegetables cook down until soft, then add 1/2 tablespoon cumin and coriander, 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika and cayenne pepper and a bit of salt and pepper to the vegetables and mix around to coat.
- Then add the diced tomatoes.
- Place ground beef in a bowl along with the rest of the spices and some salt and pepper. Form into meatballs. I made 9 meatballs with the pound of meat.
- Press each meatball into the vegetable mixture.
- Place in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, until meatballs are cooked through.
- Add fresh parsley on top.
- Eat. Yum.
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This recipe did not turn out for me at all. There is too much cumin and coriander and it just overwhelms your pallet. The zucchini just turned into mush. A big disappointment.
What a great looking recipe it looks so yummy!
I’ve heard about Mistresses but not watched it. It seems like a show I’d get hooked on though.
Juli, I’m totally looking forward to giving this recipe a try! I will likely adjust or omit the amount of cumin cuz I just hate that stuff! Yuck!
Also, will it still turn out alright if I dice the veggies instead of shred them? I don’t have the shredder attachment… or a cheese grater….
Thanks!
I am allergic to cumin, I always replace it with ground coriander. It still gives it that earthiness without the digustingness of cumin 🙂
I made this for the first time tonight and it was delicious! I left out the onions and garlic to make it low FODMAPs friendly, but it was a yummy and spicy twist on spaghetti and meatballs. My mom and dad enjoyed it too! Thanks!
That is tomorrow night’s dinner…love the sound of those flavours. Thanks Juli 😉
Hahaha, you totally expressed my feelings about all this royal baby crap. My co-worker seriously didn’t shut up about it a whole lunch break while reading about every detail in a boulevard magazine. It nearly made me gag.
And thanks for pointing out “the mistresses” – I am on the search for a new exciting TV series and this one sounds pretty good. Gonna check it out later.
btw – recipe looks delicious. bookmarked!
Love this recipe, soooo tasty! A great Sunday night meal, with lots of leftovers for lunches. 🙂 I didn’t have squash or canned tomatoes in, so I grated a carrot and sweet potato and diced some cherry tomatoes instead. Yummy! 🙂
Hey Juli- is it normal for the squash to still have a lot of water left over after this is done baking?
No it shouldn’t have a ton but some hold more water than others. Try squeezing some of the water out of it next time
Thanks! I did put it back on the range for a few more minutes (sans meatballs) to have the water absorbed a bit more.
This is in the oven right now. Can’t wait to take the first bite!
This was amazing! So easy and so good. I added carrots to it as well.
One thing is, I grabbed a pack of grass – fed ground beef from the freezer and stuck in the fridge overnight. The next evening, a went to open it to make the meatballs and realized I had grabbed the pack of “beef stew meat” instead. So, I improvised. I just added the same spices to the stew meat, sauteed it separately to get the outside brown and then mixed it in with the sauteed veggies. Turned out really great!