HOT Meatballs!

I recently went to Whole Foods Market for my occasional splurge shopping trip! I love to go there and find myself coming home with all sorts of unusual ingredients and interesting wines. This time, I decided to give the meat counter a whirl. After perusing the selection, I decided to give their italian sausage a try. Perhaps the extra care (and cost) that goes into their sausage would be worth the trip. With nothing particular in mind to cook with these beauties, I settled on making meatballs to go into a basic fresh tomato sauce for pasta.
I have a meatball recipe that I love so I made the meatballs, baking them to the right temperature before putting them into the sauce to simmer.
When they came out of the oven, I couldnt help but taste one of those sizzling luscious balls of meat. YIKES! Those suckers were HOT! I dont mean temperature hot! I mean spicy, burn your tongue, hot! I have a love of all things spicy and can tolerate that sort of heat pretty well! But my husband and children can only tolerate a little heat. That is why I purchased five mild sausages and only two hot sausages at Whole Foods. I thought that the two sausages would add that little touch of spice that would give that punch of flavor that I desired. If I was expecting a punch, I got a whollop!
I guess the message I would like to pass along is that Whole Foods hot italian sausage is ground up FIRE! I will be serving the meatballs but I think the kids will go meatless tonight! Beware!
Oh, and here is my meatball recipe.  This is not an original recipe and I am unsure where I got it so I cannot give due credit! For that, I apologize!

Italian Meatballs

2lbs      Italian sausage ( YOU pick the heat!)
2           eggs, lightly beaten
2/3cup   dry bread crumbs
1/2cup   grated parmesan cheese (freshly grated is best)
1/2cup    milk
1/2cup    finely chopped onion
4             garlic cloves, minced2T dried parsley
salt and pepper

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
2. In a large bowl, combine the egg, bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, milk, onion,
    garlic and parsley. Add sausage to the mixture and mix well but gently.
3. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through (160 degrees). Serve
    with sauce or spaghetti.