Rachael Ray: Rachael's Daytime Talkshow

Meatballs 101

Aired on: September 13, 2012

Everyone knows the best meatball recipe is mom's, so even a New York City restaurateur like Donatella Arpaia defers to the family dish she recalls fondly. "Growing up, on Sundays, I woke up to the smell of garlic, not bacon and eggs — it's wonderful!" She’s whipping up a batch of her Mama's Meatballs recipe, mixing Italian bread and water with the meat for the perfect texture, a dish she recalls gobbling up as a kid while her mother cooked. “We used to go in the kitchen and steal them before she put them in the sauce!”