Meatloaf

[GrouchoMarxJr]

Groucho's meatloaf:

2 lbs ground beef

1 lb ground pork

1- bell pepper finely chopped

1-onion finely chopped

2-cloves garlic finely chopped

1/2- teaspoon black pepper

2- eggs

1+1/2- cup of marinara sauce (use half of sauce to glaze over top)

1- cup of Quaker oat meal

6-fresh mushrooms (sliced)

mix together ingredients, stick sliced mushrooms on top of loaf and cover with half the marinara sauce...cook at 350 for about an hour.

Edited January 22, 2007 by GrouchoMarxJr

[Psalm 71 one]

Vegan I would like your Neatloaf recipe, please.

Shellon, my kids never liked my normal recipe for meatloaf, but then a friend told me her recipe that the kids LOVE.

Ground beef, salt, ketchup, and shredded cheese! I add an egg per lb of beef, also.

I just made one tonight that the kids aren't so sure about. I'm trying to cut back on the amount of red meat we eat, so I did the ground beef, salt, and TVP (texturized vegitable protein), eggs, unsweetened applesauce, and whole oats. It was very moist. Hubby and I liked it, the kids were a bit unsure! LOL!

[ohbehave]

Vegan, I'd like the Neatloaf recipe too. I'm not a vegetarian and like to eat vegetarian meals sometimes.

Good morning everybody! TGIF

[VeganXTC]

Neatloaf

1 medium onion, diced

1 large garlic clove, minced

1/2 cup carrot, peeled and grated

1/2 cup celery, diced

1 package Yves Veggie Ground Round (I've seen it at my supermarket occasionally, and I hear Trader Joe's has it.)

1 1/4 cup dry whole wheat bread crumbs (lightly toasted or slightly stale)

1/4 cup oatmeal, cooked with 1/2 cup water

1 tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp paprika

2 tbsp ketchup

2-3 tsp vegetarian Worcestershire sauce

Black pepper, to taste

1 tsp salt

Preheat the oven to 350F. Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

Saute onion, garlic, carrots and celery in a large pan until tender, about 10 minutes on medium-high heat.

Combine vegetables, veggie meat, breadcrumbs, oatmeal and all spices in a large bowl and mix together. If it doesn't stick together easily, add a extra tbsp or two of dry breadcrumbs.

Turn mixture onto foil-covered pan and pat into a rectangular loaf about 2-in. high.

Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes until loaf is slightly firm to the touch.

Let cool for 15 minutes before slicing.

Serves 3-4.

Feel free to substitute the veggies and spices for whatever your family might like. Enjoy!

[Ron G.]

Mine is pretty much identical to coolchefs except I use oatmeal instead of breadcrumbs as Andrew and I like the texture a LOT better. Gotta add some water, though or it can be dry...and of course...

[ChasUFarley]

Mine is pretty much identical to coolchefs except I use oatmeal instead of breadcrumbs as Andrew and I like the texture a LOT better. Gotta add some water, though or it can be dry...and of course...

<CENTER><IMG SRC="http://www.greekseasoning.com/images/LABELANI.gif"></CENTER>

Ron - We buy that stuff by the CASE!

My kids love it on popcorn - and it's great on about anything. The salt-free version is good, too!

[Nottawayfer]

I have a stable of about 10 cookbooks that I use a lot. Then I have about 30 more that have been given to me by folks that just don't know what else to give me and they know I like to cook. (These are usually worthless BTW - once you have some good cookbooks its hard to have someone buy one for you unless they really know what they're doing.)

We gave some William Sonoma cook books to a friend for a gift. This friend likes to cook a lot. Do you think those kind of cook books are worthless? I am truly just asking. If they are, tell me which books you have that are your prized possessions. I will put it on my list for next time.

[doojable]

Notta, I have about three William-Sonoma books in my library - only one of them did I buy. The other's were gifts - and Yes, they can be a waste of time - unless you REALLY like to cook and have no other cookbooks. I'll give you list in a bit - gotta go get kids from school now.

Look for a new thread on this subject - I'm gonna start one later.

Edited February 21, 2007 by doojable

[Sushi]

We gave some William Sonoma cook books to a friend for a gift. This friend likes to cook a lot. Do you think those kind of cook books are worthless? I am truly just asking. If they are, tell me which books you have that are your prized possessions. I will put it on my list for next time.

My unabashed recommendation in this regard would be this book.

It will take you through the whole process of cooking, selecting cookware, etc. It even has recipes for, shall we say, 'unusual' dishes.

[coolchef]

sushi is correct

no chef worth his salt would not have a copy of the joy of cooking in his library

mine is so old the binder is duct tape but i also have a newer one

fanny farmer is good too

and believe it or not so is betty crocker

the professional chef is a great book but mostly geared to them

the taste of home has some good ones too

oh, did i mention the one that i wrote????

[doojable]

I have that one as well! I also have two out of the series called "Cooking Class Cookbooks" these are great! They seem to be the recipes that come out of test kitchens. There are step by step instructions and great photos.

Great Good Food by Julee Rosso ( Cooking very tastefully with low fat

All Around the World Cookbook by Sheila Lukins

The two authors above were famous for The Silver Platter in Manhattan New York.

Also,

The New York Times Cookbook By James Beard - a lot like The Joy of Cooking but still worth having.

OK! So much for the separate thread......;)

[ChasUFarley]

I got a few cook books for wedding presents when I married Hubby 1.0

The Fanny Farmer Cookbook

and

The Pillsbury Cookbook

are my kitchen bibles.

I still have them. I no longer have Hubby 1.0.

Nuff' said!

[VeganXTC]

Coolchef, I didn't know you wrote a cookbook! Tell me more!

The cookbook I use the most is:

[doojable]

Vegan - For two years my family "was vegan." (I don't know another way to say it.) Latere we trickled to being vegetarion. and now we are omnivores again.

I used

The Healthy Life Kitchen by Marilu Henner. I also had a pretty nice book from William-Sonoma - Vegetarian for All Seasons, and a third book The Complete Vegetarian

The last book was one of those compilation books and it was by far the most useful, I just adjusted the recipes to not include meat or cheese or milk. After that, the W-S book, lastly the Marilu Henner book.

Edited February 22, 2007 by doojable

[bowtwi]

I'm a Betty Crocker girl all the way! My mom gave me my first cookbook (Betty Crocker) when I was 15. She wrote a beautiful dedication in the front and I loaned it to an adult who never gave it back. I've replaced the cookbook, but I'll never have that dedication back.

I also have quite a collection of cookbooks, but use a couple mostly.

My Rival Crockpot cookbook - I had enjoyed the little paper cookbook/pamphlet that came with the crockpot so much that I bought their book. That was over 25 years ago and I still use it.

I have another favorite cookbook, a compilation of firemen and their wives' recipes from when my brother was a firefighter, late 80's or very early 90's. It was a gift from him.

I have 3 shelves full of assorted other cookbooks. I like them too much to get rid of them, but some I don't look at for years.

[mommy1968]

When I make meatloaf I put the following in:

85% ground beef (no higher or too dry and no lower or too greasy)

chopped onion

chopped red & green peppers

1 egg

bread crumbs

smallest can of unsalted tomato sauce

pepper/salt to taste

My meatloaf always comes out moist every time. I also use the same recipe for small patties.