Camryn Manheim's Mom's Sweet and Sour Meatballs

About the Recipe

When I came home from school and smelled the tangy sweet sauce of my mother‘s sweet-and-sour meatballs, I knew there was going to be a party. My mother had the most interesting friends. Most of them were teachers, artists, writer sand professors and they always engaged me in interesting conversations. But the best part of when my mother and father had parties, was when I would go upstairs for bed. I have always been an insomniac. Since I was very little I have struggled to go to sleep even when I’m exhausted. But there was something so comforting on those nights my parents had people over. I would lay in bed hearing the rumble of conversation and I would fall asleep to the sounds of their laughter. Not only were my mother‘s sweet-and-sour meatballs delicious, but it meant I was going to get a good night sleep.