Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Italian Meatloaf


1 lb Sweet Italian Sausage
1 lb Ground Beef
1 lb shredded Mozarella
1 cup Sun-dried tomatoes in oil - chopped
1 cup Marinated artichoke hearts - chopped coarsely
1 onion - diced coarsely
1 1/2 Tbsp garlic
1 cup chopped fresh basil
2 cups fresh bread crumbs - Artisan Brad
3 eggs
Mix all ingredients together. Then form into loaf 4 inches by 12 inches
Bake 350 degrees F. Cook 1 hour.
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Sauce to cover meatloaf:
4 tomatoes
1 onion
5 garlic cloves
Pinch of Salt
1/2 tsp Red pepper flakes
1 Tbsp fresh rosemary

Cut the 4 tomatoes in 1/2 . Peel the onion and cut into thin slices, and also cut the cloves of garlic. Place in a food processor to process more thoroughly until liquid form. Put in a sheet pan with the oven either on broil or if you have a broiler put in that, and set it in there for 5 minutes, it should start to blister when it is complete. Then put in to bowl, add salt, red pepper flakes and rosemary to mixture, and stir until thoroughly mixed together. Add sauce to the top of the meatloaf when serving.

Kool-Aid Play Dough

1 pkg. dry kool-aid
1-1/4 c. flour
1/4 c. salt

Mix together in a bowl and make a well in the middle. Pour in:
1 T. vegetable oil
1 c. boiling water
Knead well and let cool.

Enjoy!

Scotcheroos












1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup peanut butter
6 cups rice krispies cereal or 6 cups cocoa rice krispies cereal
1 package [6 oz., 1 cup] semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1 cup butterscotch chips

1. Place corn syrup and sugar into 3-quart sauce pan. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves and mixture begins to boil.  Remove from heat. Stir in peanut butter.  Mix well. Add cocoa rice krispies cereal.  Stir until well coated. Press mixture into 13x9x2-inch pan coated with cooking spray.  Set aside.

2. Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips together in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Spread evenly over cereal mixture. Let stand until firm.  Cut into  2x1-inch bars when cool.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Egg Salad Sandwich

4 Large Eggs
1/4 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper
2 Tbsp Mayo 

1/2 tsp. mustard regular
1 tsp. dill pickle relish & some juice gives zing flavor
4 pieces of bread
 

Boil Eggs for 20 minutes.   Unpeel shell, then smash white and hard yolk on plate.  Add mayo, mustard, relish, and dill pickle juice as needed to taste.  Then put mixture on bread for sandwiches. 

Preparation Time:  25-30 minutes