On a whim, Chef Louie decided to make albondigas soup. So, brothers Louie and Armando (who came in from Las Vegas to perform at the Magic Castle) united to create a perfect winter night’s meal.
But we were out of rice to bind the meatballs. “Lentils will work,” Jacqueline chimed in.
A new recipe was born.
¡Tan delicioso!
![Two brothers pose with ingredients for meatball soup.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a4765_8de8cf108e844c5186970927f1b0ccac~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1557,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/3a4765_8de8cf108e844c5186970927f1b0ccac~mv2.jpg)
![A man cooks meatballs for meatball soup.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a4765_36b8b17b043f433f9ec44d3b3216326e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1302,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/3a4765_36b8b17b043f433f9ec44d3b3216326e~mv2.jpg)
![Raw meatballs for meatball soup.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a4765_6bd81dc3211a4427b70af5ab142b07f2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_738,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/3a4765_6bd81dc3211a4427b70af5ab142b07f2~mv2.jpg)
![Enjoying meatball soup with red wine.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3a4765_faaa44d060b341009bfcd79e97df0321~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_738,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/3a4765_faaa44d060b341009bfcd79e97df0321~mv2.jpg)
Athena, this post warms my heart because of the people in them and their extraordinary culinary talents.