Mig, I've never made Swedish Meatballs, but I do like them. What's your recipe? What do you serve with them? I've seen them with egg noodles. I guess you start with some ground meat, but after that, I don't have a clue!

You know where I actually had GREAT swedish meatballs? Ikea! They have a really good cafeteria.

SB, All I do is take my cooked meatballs and pour Cream of Mushroom soup over them and cook them on top of the stove till they are hot. The soup makes the gravy, then I made a pot of extra wide egg noodles and some corn and peas. If I don't use noodles I make mash potatoes.

When you said the other day that you made hamburger helper what kind did you make?

I made cheeseburger macaroni (I think). My mother and my youngest daughter didn't, buy my other daughter and I liked it.

What do you put in your meatballs? Do you use only beef, or do you mix in other meat? Do you fry them or bake them?

I had the cheeseburger mac before and I wasn't thrilled. I do like the stroganoff one though.

I only use beef for the meatballs. I make them with Lipton beefy onion soup mix. I fry them till they are done then I use the cream of mushroom soup.

How do you make your meatballs?

I use chopped beef, egg, bread crumbs and grated cheese. I fry them, although my SIL bakes hers. I also know people who use milk instead of egg and fresh bread instead of bread crumbs.

What kind of grated cheese do you use?

I am on my third peppers and eggplant sandwich. God, I can't stop.

That's it! I can't take any more of this...I'm going to my kitchen to make some peppers & eggs! Oli, I've been drooling for peppers and eggs since your first post! I'll let you all know how they turn out...stay tuned!

Mig, I could have sworn I responded to this, but I don't know where it went.

I use pecorino romano. Do you add anything else to the meat besides the soup mix??

Peppers & eggs fried up in olive oil and garlic...yum! They turned out great!

Spaghetti carbonara tonight. I am making it as well

With the raw egg and pancetta? Tell us how you did, Yogi!

I usually make a sandwich without the eggs, but not tonight. I will indulge. I also will make vegetarian pizza this weekend. I've got so many peppers still and an eggplant left.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina's president thinks eating pig meat is really sexy.

Many people in this beef-loving nation reacted with surprise Thursday after Cristina Fernandez promoted pork in a speech during which she not only said pork is better than Viagra, but suggested she's personally proven it.

"I didn't know that eating pork improved sexual activity," Fernandez said in a meeting with representatives of the swine industry late Wednesday. "It is much more gratifying to eat some grilled pork than to take Viagra."

Not bad. The kids ate it all and asked for more. Surely a good sign

ALWAYS a good sign. Sounds like it was a hit, Yogi.

Freakin' ridiculous. Was this reported by The Onion?

Mr. Babe's always, "Honey, can we have pork chops tonight? How about ribs? What about a nice ham?"

what,all on the same plate?

Had a little bit of tomato sauce left, but not enough to make pasta, and I had already frozen it once. I picked up three Boboli and some mozzarella and we made pizzas for dinner last night. They were really, really good. I'll never bother with fresh dough again, they were so delicious. They came out with a thin crust version, and we loved it.

We're kicking off Lenten Fridays with a trip to City Island tonight for fish. Not sure which restaurant yet; whichever is the least crowded. But on a Friday night on City Island, they're all nuts. Probably the Black Whale or Sammy's Fish Box.

Boboli is pretty damn good and convenient. I haven't tried the thin crust yet, but will check it out.

But with Pathmark ready-bake pizzas being $3.99 for pepperoni or vegetables, it's even easier lol. (I buy the veggie and loose pepperoni to add to it).

PB, I LOVE the Black Whale, but I wouldn't want to go on a Lenten Friday! I love the grilled pork chops way too much, although the Starving Artist Pasta is delicious. Add $6 for the potstickers and the creme brulee, yum.

Geoff, we have a Freihofer's outlet near me and they sell Boboli for $2. It was quite the bargain. I haven't tried Pathmark's pizza, but I'll keep it in mind.

Btw, I was at the deli today and was picking up cold cuts for the weekend. They offered me a taste of a new brand of salami that was on sale, and I ate it without thinking. Does this mean I'm joining Geoff in hell????

And who could blame you? But for us, we just jump on 95 at Country Club Road and we're on the Hutch in less than 2 minutes. So even though the wait at the restaurant will be God awful, at least it's transient for us.

I love the "pubby" atmosphere at the Whale. I think you just made up my mind for me .

My brother and SIL used to hang out there in the 70s, but it was only desserts back then. I don't think they had real food.

The only thing I hate about the Whale is that the chairs are horribly uncomfortable.

We'll have fun! It'll be hot down there so I'll have to wear the thong 24/7. Seeing that may be your eternal horror! (Thankfully Catholics believe in Purgatory, so it'd only be about 1000 years or so )

That will be the only time SB will want a frozen cheesecake.

OOOH! The thong! Woo Hoo! If only this salami was the only thing I was being punished for!

(that sounds so very wrong)

We ended up at Sammy's last night, Babe. We had 12 people all together, so the Black Whale was really out of the question.

The food was great. I had the shrimp and clams fra diavlo over about a half pound of thin spaghetti. I brought about half of it home and ate it at 7 o'clock this morning!

And I wonder why I've struggled with belly problems .

Just had fish and chips. Very nice!