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This week�s recipe was submitted to us by 10 year old Kayla in Pennsylvania. As you can see, Kayla enjoyed making this recipe for her family. She enjoyed it enough to share it with you! We asked Kayla and her Mom if they had any comments and they said "This was served to guests and they thought they were delicious!" We hope you�ll enjoy making it too!

Meatballs & Sauce

Tools needed:

Measuring cups:
1/2 cup
1 cup

Measuring spoons:
1/8 teaspoon
1/2 teaspoon
1 Tbl

Mixer, can opener, 9x13" pan

Ingredients:

Meatballs:
1 1/2 lb ground beef
This recipe requires the use of kitchen scissors, a knife or blender/food processor. Please be careful when handling sharp objects. Have a grown up around in case you need help.

This recipe requires the use of kitchen scissors, a knife or blender/food processor. Please be careful when handling sharp objects. Have a grown up around in case you need help.

1 T minced onion (or 1 onion chopped)
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 cup applesauce
2 cup corn flakes

Sauce:
1/2 cup catsup
1/2 cup water
1 can cream of mushroom soup (or 1 can mushrooms)

Instructions:
This recipe requires cooking on the stove or in the oven. Practice safety around open flame and always use an oven mitt when removing something from the oven.

This recipe requires cooking on the stove or in the oven. Practice safety around open flame and always use an oven mitt when removing something from the oven.

Preheat Oven to 325 degrees. Mix meat well and shape into balls. Place into a 9x13 inch cake pan. Make the sauce by mixing together catsup, water and cream of mushroom soup. Pour sauce over meatballs and bake 1 hour at 325 degrees.

Prep time: 1 hr
Serves: 8

Credit: Found recipe in Homestyle cookbook - publisher unknown.

Great recipe Kayla!

This column is sponsored in part by our friends at Crafty Cooking Kits, where food is fun and art is edible!

Kayla will be receiving a Crayola Crafty Cooking Kit along with other fun prizes for her recipe and photo submission. Want to receive one too? Click here to find out how!

NOTE:
MomsMenu, FamilyCorner, and Crafty Cooking Kits are excited that your children enjoy being in the kitchen. While it is a lot of fun to cook, it is also a big responsibility and caution should be exercised with certain recipes. Whenever there is cooking involved, you will see the red "HOT" button on that particular recipe. Should cutting or chopping be necessary, the orange "SHARP" button will appear. Parents, Please always supervise your children while in the kitchen, never leave your kids alone while cooking, cutting, or handling food. Let�s keep the cooking experience happy and safe!

June 2005

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