Italian Night!

I really love the ease of preparing a simple meal.  Spaghetti and Meatballs is a hit around here.  My 6 year old loved the turkey meatballs I used to make for him.  I almost had to hide them just so my husband could have a few.  But our days of eating and purchasing meat are behind us.  I wanted to find an alternative and the Happy Herbivore did not disappoint.

In her cookbook, The Happy Herbivore Cookbook she has a recipe for Spaghetti and Meatless Balls.  They are made from a soy based meat-like product which I had never tried before.  I was amazed at how they cooked up and looked just like meatballs.  I also loved that my hand weren't covered in meat that require scalding hot water to clean.  I made a simple salad of romaine and a power greens combo I found at Costco.  I topped my salad with garbanzos and pickled beets.  I opted not to put oil on my salad and just put balsamic vinegar.

My 6 year old ate all the meatballs!  I did grab two before he scarfed them down.  They tasted similar to a meatball but they just weren't for me.  I think after almost a year of being a vegetarian I just don't want to eat meat... nor anything that resembles it.  But this would be a great transition from carnivore to herbivore!  I love that I have a meatless alternative for my son that he loves!!