What Rankin's Eatin'

Let's make a deal: I'll tell you what I feed my kid if you'll tell me what you feed yours. We can't be expected to think of this all on our own.

Rankin's Thoughts #17

RANKIN: Look mom, I've got your favorite toy.

RANKIN: I'm due for a nap so there's no way I'll win this staring contest.

RANKIN: Thanks for bringing me to this museum that I'll have no memory of going to.

Rankin's Thoughts #16

RANKIN: I knew my parents weren't cool.

RANKIN: I would smile but I have spinach in my gums.

RANKIN: I pay my own car insurance, too.

Rankin's Thoughts #15

RANKIN: This guy is begging for a shirt change.

RANKIN: The baby in this mirror is freakishly handsome.

RANKIN: Will someone please get this lady a shopping cart?

Rankin's Thoughts #14

RANKIN: That flight attendant totally wants to hold me.

RANKIN: Taxi!

RANKIN: Eww, this broccoli tastes like broccoli.

Rankin's Thoughts #13

RANKIN: This sunflower smells terrible. What was Elizabeth Arden thinking?

RANKIN: Dad, can we run to Home Depot? I've got an idea.

RANKIN: If someone will put a nipple on this thing I'll give it a try.

Salad: 1950s Style

"Welcome home, honey, we're having salad for dinner."

I'm fairly certain that in their 50+ years of marriage my grandmom never once said that to my grandad. Salads were side dishes only. But back then grandmom also kept a tin can full of bacon grease on her stove.

There's a restaurant in midtown NYC called Penelope that serves a warm meatball salad. Oxi-moron? Maybe. Delicious? Definitely. Manly? You betcha. Filling? Absolutely.

These are turkey meatballs loosely based on this Giada recipe.

But I like to add rosemary because it's yummy and in my front yard.

Every salad I make turns out like a Greek salad

but you can put them over any kind you like.

PS. This dish also passes my "I have a 5-month old and can't spend more than 30 minutes making dinner" test.

PPS. Making a lot of meatballs and freezing them seems smart to me. Then I could make spaghetti, subs, and more meatball salads!!