Miracles are like meatballs, because nobody can exactly agree on what they are made of, where they come from, or how often they should appear. Some people say that a sunrise is a miracle, because it is somewhat mysterious and often very beautiful, but other people say it is simply a fact of life, because it happens every day and far too early in the morning. Some people say that a telephone is a miracle, because it sometimes seems wondrous that you can talk with somebody who is thousands of miles away, and other people say it is merely a manufactured device fashioned out of metal parts, electronic circuitry, and wires that are very easily cut. And some people say that sneaking out of a hotel is a miracle, particularly if the lobby is swarming with policemen, and other people say it is simply a fact of life, because it happens every day and far too early in the morning. So you might think that there are so many miracles in the world that you can scarcely count them, or that there are so few that they are scarcely worth mentioning, depending on whether you spend your mornings gazing at a beautiful sunset or lowering yourself into a back alley with a rope made of matching towels.
―Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler), The Carnivorous Carnival
Love this 🙂 Happy Magical Friday
You too!! I’m hungry this morning from looking at pictures of meatballs! LOL
LOL I can see why 🙂
I just caught up to your post in my reader at prime lunch hour. What kind of sauce do you reckon is on those smaller, heart-shaped ones? Hollandaise? [Are they meatballs at all?]
Well, now you’ve got me thinking whether meatballs with hollandaise would fly…happy Friday!
I think the smaller ones are potatoes that have been trimmed into shape… This is a Prussian dish called Sossklopse or Königsburger Klopse, consisting of meatballs (veal, beef, or pork) in a white sauce with capers. It’s often made with boiled potatoes. I am wanting to make them after looking at pictures of meatballs this morning! I’ll let you know how they turn out. 🙂
CAPERS! Don’t get me started on my love of those…
they are what the are by being what they be