Serve with Rice and Tortillas, garnish with cilantro & lime
My mom had a beautiful relationship with her in-laws. That she was neither Mexican nor Catholic was never a problem. She won them over. She told me she would sit down to a conversation about calculus with my grandfather, who also had an amazing mind, and he’d leave her behind in three sentences. Mom learned to cook Mexican food from my grandmother, who was a really good cook.
In February 2012, Tara called in to ask for a meatball recipe. She needed a special one, to use with a marriage proposal to her boyfriend, whose favorite dish is spaghetti and meatballs. Here’s the recipe we came up. (See update below.)