Just can't get enough...

So I'm COMPLETELY convinced this baby loves comfort food.  (ya know, now that he or she LIKES food at the moment...hahahahahahaJ)  Anything that is even REMOTELY warm, cozy & comforting makes me beam from the inside outJ  Soups, casseroles...and now apparently: meatballs with egg noodlesJ

I wouldn't have pegged this dish as OVERLY "comfort food"...but it made me HAPPY, so we're just gonna throw it in that category as wellJ

First up were the meatballs (which I adapted from this recipe).  We mixed up:

• 1 pound of pork
• 1/2 diced apple
• 1/2 shredded onion
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• salt & pepper

Roll em all up and roast em for about 40 minutes, flipping half way through....

I know, I know...your skeptical about the apple, but just TRUST me on this one!J

When the meatballs were almost finished cooking, I boiled up some fluffy egg noodles...

...and made a quick pan gravy...(made the same as the Steakhouse Sheppard's pie)...

First I melted 2 tablespoons in the saucepan.  Next, I whisked in about 1/4 cup flour and let it cook together for 3 minutes.  Then I added 2 cups of chicken broth, a couple shakes of Worcestershire sauce and some salt & pepper.  Let it all simmer for about 5 minutes and you have a thick, luscious (and SIMPLE!) gravy.

Once everything was cooked, I mixed the noodles with some gravy, topped em with the roasted meatballs & drizzled it all with a little more gravy...

O.M.G....I don't know what it was, but I LOVEEEEEED this dinner.  The fluffy noodles were the perfect bed for the slightly sweet, savory, CHEESY and caramelized roased meatballs and I thought the smooooth gravy just pulled it all together.  Heaven, I tell ya.  Pure. Heaven:J

So ya know what was not so much of heaven??  A new pilates DVD I tried this morning that a friend had lent me...

Don't get me wrong, it wasn't much different from a NORMAL pilates workout...but that was the point:  IT WASN'T MUCH DIFFERENT FROM A NORMAL PILATES WORKOUT!  hahahahaha...and here I thought I got a reprieve from criss cross & double leg stretch for 9 months.  Apparently NOT!  The only thing I can think that was skipped was "swimming"...but instead replaced with THESE, which are my most hated pilates nemesisJ...bleh!  Oh well, a good workout either way!  Thanks again, Michele!

Alright...I'm outta here.  I realized this morning that I only have ONE night of cooking left for 11 days...eeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!  Have a good oneJ