God and Nature 2026 #1
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The Versatility of Meatballs
By Kristine Johnson
Meatballs: versatile, easily customizable, suitable for many occasions. They’re fast enough for weeknight meals, and great as appetizers and for parties. Many meatball recipes can be made with your ground meat preference and common pantry staples. They can be served with toothpicks as an appetizer, or as part of a complete meal. Meatballs are excellent in a sandwich, over pasta, in soup, with mashed potatoes or rice, or on their own.
Meatballs are great for portion control as well. Adjust the size and quantity to meet your dietary needs. I like to use an ice cream scoop to measure and shape my meatballs.
Here are a few meatball varieties that I serve:
I once read that diversity is the foundation of resilience and flourishing. Is it possible for the numerous flavor profiles in meatballs to benefit our body, soul, and community? Add meatballs to your menu soon and let me know!
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31
Turkey Chinese Meatballs
1 pound ground turkey
2 scallions, very finely chopped
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
½ cup fine, dry breadcrumbs (unseasoned)
1 egg, lightly beaten
Sweet Soy Dipping Sauce
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon grated ginger
Combine meatball ingredients and form into meatballs. Bake on cookie sheet for 20-25 minutes at 400° F. In a small saucepan combine sauce ingredients and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve meatballs with dipping sauce, stir-fried vegetables, and rice.
By Kristine Johnson
Meatballs: versatile, easily customizable, suitable for many occasions. They’re fast enough for weeknight meals, and great as appetizers and for parties. Many meatball recipes can be made with your ground meat preference and common pantry staples. They can be served with toothpicks as an appetizer, or as part of a complete meal. Meatballs are excellent in a sandwich, over pasta, in soup, with mashed potatoes or rice, or on their own.
Meatballs are great for portion control as well. Adjust the size and quantity to meet your dietary needs. I like to use an ice cream scoop to measure and shape my meatballs.
Here are a few meatball varieties that I serve:
- BBQ meatballs (beef, pork, or beef+pork)
- Asian meatballs (turkey or pork)
- Meatballs in mushroom gravy (beef)
- Vegetarian meat(less)balls (chickpea base)
- Italian meatballs (chicken, beef, or beef+pork)
- Greek meatballs (turkey or beef)
I once read that diversity is the foundation of resilience and flourishing. Is it possible for the numerous flavor profiles in meatballs to benefit our body, soul, and community? Add meatballs to your menu soon and let me know!
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31
Turkey Chinese Meatballs
1 pound ground turkey
2 scallions, very finely chopped
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
½ cup fine, dry breadcrumbs (unseasoned)
1 egg, lightly beaten
Sweet Soy Dipping Sauce
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon grated ginger
Combine meatball ingredients and form into meatballs. Bake on cookie sheet for 20-25 minutes at 400° F. In a small saucepan combine sauce ingredients and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve meatballs with dipping sauce, stir-fried vegetables, and rice.
Kristine Johnson is a Senior Advanced Systems Engineer at Honeywell Aerospace Technologies leading various systems, qualification testing, and hardware teams on several commercial aviation products. Kristine is a Fellow of the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA), President of the North Star Chapter of the ASA, and oversees the Christian Women in Science (CWiS) Facebook page. She is on the Industry Advisory Board for the University of Northwestern’s Engineering program, and she is Vice President of the Christian Engineering Society. She is a member of the Society of Women Engineers and is also a professional face painter.
Kristine Johnson is a Senior Advanced Systems Engineer at Honeywell Aerospace Technologies leading various systems, qualification testing, and hardware teams on several commercial aviation products. Kristine is a Fellow of the American Scientific Affiliation (ASA), President of the North Star Chapter of the ASA, and oversees the Christian Women in Science (CWiS) Facebook page. She is on the Industry Advisory Board for the University of Northwestern’s Engineering program, and she is Vice President of the Christian Engineering Society. She is a member of the Society of Women Engineers and is also a professional face painter.