MISTER MEATBALL

Warning: Do not read the Mister Meatball blog on an empty stomach. You will get more hungry and your stomach might start to growl. The recipes Mister Meatball writes about -- many of them Italian or Italian-influenced -- are drool-worthy: polenta lasagna with meat sauce, faranita (a breadish thing made with chickpea flour), sesame seed cookies, and octopus salad, just to name a few. Easy-to-use recipes are interspersed with memories of growing up in New York City (he's a Mainer now) and other anecdotes. This is a guy you'd want to invite over for dinner (as long as he cooks). | Mistermeatball.blogspot.com