May 7, 2015 - What's on the table?

[JoAnn L.]

Grandson Josh is here with us this week ( oh my gosh, he just turned 13) and he said could I please make him some meatloaf for supper tonight. He also loves mashed potatoes with butter on them and for a vegetable its green bean casserole.

 

[bethzaring]

Similar meal here tonight. Just bought some fresh grass fed ground beef and some potatoes for potato salad, although I will put some bakers in the oven when the meatloaf goes in the oven. Lotsa pop corn later.

 

[puffin3]

Here's a meatloaf variation I've had good results with.....as weird as they may seem to some. LOL
I buy frozen grass fed Highland cattle ground beef with a percentage of beef fat added. No 'medications' no hormones no finishing diet. Just off the pastureland and into the truck to be slaughtered. Anyway.
The packages are weighted at 1 pound. A package fits loosely into a bread pan.
Out of the freezer. Unwrapped. Into the bread loaf pan. Pour in whatever type of tomato sauce you wish. I like to use V8 juice. Enough to cover the ground beef. That's it.
Into a 210 F oven. Yes a 210 F oven middle rack.
In about three hours the meatloaf interior temp. is about 150-155 F. The carryover temp will reach about 160 F.
Allow to cool slice and serve.
The V8 juice has kept the meatloaf nice and moist.
Serve with baked potatoes.

 

[Andy M.]

Would a MOD or ADMIN. please correct the date.

Burgers, beer and cole slaw for tonight's dinner.

 

[medtran49]

Pot stickers made with the ramp, pork, bacon filling I made last week and froze.

 

[CraigC]

Here's a meatloaf variation I've had good results with.....as weird as they may seem to some. LOL
I buy frozen grass fed Highland cattle ground beef with a percentage of beef fat added. No 'medications' no hormones no finishing diet. Just off the pastureland and into the truck to be slaughtered. Anyway.
The packages are weighted at 1 pound. A package fits loosely into a bread pan.
Out of the freezer. Unwrapped. Into the bread loaf pan. Pour in whatever type of tomato sauce you wish. I like to use V8 juice. Enough to cover the ground beef. That's it.
Into a 210 F oven. Yes a 210 F oven middle rack.
In about three hours the meatloaf interior temp. is about 150-155 F. The carryover temp will reach about 160 F.
Allow to cool slice and serve.
The V8 juice has kept the meatloaf nice and moist.
Serve with baked potatoes.

A preparation like this, reminds me of that Tom T. Hall song "Ode to Half Pound of Plain Ground Round".

 

[JoAnn L.]

Sorry I put the wrong date. Thanks for catching it Andy. I must also have the wrong date on my check at the store this morning.

 

[Cheryl J]

I thawed a nice pork shoulder steak this morning hoping to grill it this afternoon, with Andy's rice pilaf and green beans as sides. The wind nixed that idea - I don't mind grilling in a little breeze, but not a tornado. Hopefully tomorrow.

Fixin' to make a taco salad with the last of the grilled steak from Cinco de Mayo, and a couple of fresh picked tomatoes.

 

[taxlady]

My back is killing me. I took some Robax in, but it only helps a bit. Really couldn't cook, so we ordered Chinese. It was quite good. The beef with ginger was a little odd. The chef must have been in a hurry or in a lazy mood. The pieces of ginger were huge - just slices off some large ginger root. Poor Stirling thought it was some kind of Chinese mushroom, so he put a whole piece in his mouth and had a surprise.

 

[CWS4322]

Leftovers here from yesterday's recipe testing session--chicken cottage pie.

 

[Cooking Goddess]

We went to the Farmers' Market figuring we'd come home with some spring veggies. No luck. Wandered around The Quiet Corner for a while, stopped for ice cream, and came home not feeling like cooking. Ended up cleaning up leftover salad, egg salad, and tuna salad. Good thing we usually have a nice selection of leftovers!

 

[Addie]

Clam chowder. I woke up in the middle of the night and realized that I HAD to get the clams cooking before they all died on me. Fortunately there was only two. One was cracked and the other failed to respond when I knocked on it door. And I kept knocking and knocking. It just refused to close. The dead clam went into the disposal and the shells into the trash.