Oh good.

Here's what we had tonight. Pasta with fennel-flavored meatballs
Mix:
2 Tbsp fennel seed
one package of ground pork
a third cup oatmeal
lemon peel if it appeals to you

Form into little meatballs and fry or bake for 22 mins in a 350 oven. Parchment paper on the sheet pan makes for easy cleanup.

Just before dinner

Cook some pasta and drain it
heat a little healthful veg oil in a skillet
saute 2 cloves of minced garlic
add the meatballs and the pasta and heat gently
add lemon juice, white wine and water to taste, just so it's not all dry
splat on a little olive oil just before supper.

peas, sugar snap peas or diced carrot may be added for color and to make Uncle Sam happy

I used to buy fennel seed in an expensive little package in the supermarket, but now I buy it in an Indian grocery store in glass jars.