Sauce Ingredients:
2 28oz. cans of crushed tomatoes
1/2 lb. thick sliced bacon (chopped into 1/2 inch pieces)
1 large onion (chopped)
1 clove garlic (coarsely chopped)
1 can black olives (whole or halved)
8-10 mushroom buttons

Directions:
Fry bacon pieces on medium heat until almost crisp. Do not remove grease. Add chopped onion and cook until clear. Add garlic and cook about a minute. Reduce heat to low and add crushed tomatoes, olives and mushrooms. Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Meatball Ingredients:
2 lbs. Italian sausage or ground beef
3/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup bread crumbs
2 cloves garlic (chopped)
2 eggs
3/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese


Directions:
Combine ingredients and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Form mixture into about 1 1/2 inch balls. Place them on a greased cookie sheet and cook for 5-10 minutes until done. (turning occasionally)

Serve over your favorite pasta. Leftovers make great meatball sandwiches with provelone cheese.

Sounds good !

And ditto on the freshly grated Parmesan cheese !
Never, EVER use the canned stuff after you've tried freshly grated. Yum !

Try adding a little ground cinnamon in some of the meatballs and/or the sauce, next time. It'll surprise you.

I use a LOT of it, now that I've grown fond of it.

I'll try the cinnamon trick. Sounds interesting.

I love garlic but the last time I made this I used too much and it overpowered the bacon flavor. Save the extra garlic for the bread.

Lawd! Lawd! Landlord!! I will try that!! Hope my heart and arteries can take it!!