I was leafing through the pages of my Cook's Country magazine last month when the word "frosted" popped off the page. (It really doesn't matter what word follows the word frosted - I'm hooked.) I read the background on frosted meatloaf and apparently it was quite a popular dish in the 40s. I'm not sure why the concept of a mashed potato covered meatloaf didn't survive the test of time but I've decided to start a one woman campaign to revive it. (Don't laugh. I'm sure there are been less worthy causes campaigned for.) Frosted Meatloaf 1/4 cup ketchup 1 Tablespoon brown sugar 1 Tablespoon cider vinegar 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce 2 Tablespoons butter 1 onion, chopped fine 2/3 cup saltine crackers, crushed 1/3 cup whole milk 1 pound ground pork 2 eggs + 2 egg yolks 1/3 cup fresh minced parsley 2 teaspoons dijon mustard 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 1 pound 90% lean ground beef prepared mashed potatoes Line a baking sheet with foil. Place a rack on top of foil and line rack with foil.
Remove from oven and use an offset spatula to spread potatoes evenly over top and sides of meatloaf.
Slice. So there you have it, mashed potato frosted meatloaf. It was really, really good and it's a great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes. Even my meatloaf loving daughter gave this version her stamp of approval. (Trust me, that is the highest compliment that I could give this dish.)
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It was just another normal Wednesday night at the Davis house last night. I made dinner, Ben picked Courtney up from soccer practice, Ryan came home from baseball practice, we had dinner and then we all had a planking contest in the middle of the living room floor. (That's just how we roll in this family.) Not really sure how this whole idea to challenge each other to a planking contest got started but I may (or may not) be to blame. (OK. So I'm just a little competitive.) I think this whole TapOut workout is getting to me. It should come as no surprise to you that Ryan won the Davis family planking contest. I did manage to hang in there for a full 4 minutes with him though. So if a planking contest isn't your idea of a great way to spice up your typical weeknight, you might want to try these grilled honey balsamic pork chops instead. They are really tasty, they will definitely "spice" up a boring weeknight AND it wont hurt your stomach like a planking contest. Honey Balsamic Pork Chops 4 pork chops ¼ c. honey 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Grill until cook through. I will humbly admit that my abs are a little TINY bit sore today from last nights competition. Gotta love Wednesday night study breaks.
Ciao! My ongoing challenge to eat less meat and more lean protein continues. I made baked creamy chicken taquitos for my family and as a side dish, I served black beans and rice. (Check out that recipe on yesterday's blog. It was a good one.) While my family feasted on chicken taquitos, I enjoyed a delicious black bean and rice burrito. (Side dish made into main dish = happy cook.) I had never made black beans and rice before but I ordered it at a restaurant and it was pretty tasty. I wasn't looking to replicate the restaurant recipe - I was aiming for a healthier and even tastier version. I turned to the internet for some black beans and rice inspiration. I didn't find exactly what I was looking for so I came up with my own recipe. Black Beans and Rice 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained 3/4 cup rice (white or brown) 1/2 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon olive oil 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Stir in rice and seasonings. Stir in beans and warm through. You could definitely spice this up even more by adding some cayenne. I wanted to keep mine kid friendly so I left out the cayenne completely. I rolled some of this yummy mixture up in a flour tortilla and ate it as a burrito. (YUMMY!) Everyone else ate it as a side dish. Either way - super Yum!
Ciao! It used to be that when I roasted a whole chicken, we would eat it for dinner and then finish up the leftovers for lunch. Lately though it seems like we have leftover chicken for DAYS when I cook a chicken. Not sure of the exact reason for our reduced chicken consumption but it's brought me to relatively unfamiliar territory - how to use up leftover chicken. I ran across this recipe from the-girl-who-ate-everything.com and it looked like a great way to disguise my leftovers into something new and delicious. Creamy Chicken Taquitos 1/3 cup (3 oz) cream cheese 1/4 cup green salsa (I used green enchilada sauce instead.) 1 Tablespoon fresh lime juice 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 3 Tablespoons chopped cilantro 2 Tablespoons sliced green onions 2 cups shredded cooked chicken 1 cup grated colby jack cheese about 12 small corn or flour tortillas (we liked flour better) kosher salt Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly coat with cooking spray.
Then roll it up as tight as you can. Place seam side down on the baking sheet. Lay all of the taquitos on the baking sheet and make sure they are not touching each other. Place pan in oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until crisp and the ends start to get golden brown. Makes around 18 taquitos.
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Statistics show that women say a lot more words than their male counterparts every single day. (I suspect that the statistic is true most days in this house.) However, there are a FEW things that I have NEVER said. 1. I wish I was just a little bit shorter. 2. I love the sounds that you make when you eat popcorn. 3. Can you add some more capers to that? 4. Clutter makes our house feel homey. 5. There are too many vegetables on my pizza. 6. It's perfectly acceptable to use poor grammar on facebook. 7. This (insert anything) is too chocolatey. 8. I don't have anything to be grateful for. 9. I'm not worried about anything. 10. No thank you. I don't like chocolate and strawberries. It was harder than I thought it would be to generate a list of sentences that I have never uttered. (I guess I really do say a lot of words every day.) I found it really interesting how much my list of "never spoken words" reveled about myself and my personality. One thing I know for sure though, I don't very often turn away chocolate OR strawberries. I love them both and when they are combined - it's irresistible. While I was making a batch of angel food cupcakes a couple of weeks ago, the idea for chocolate angel food cupcakes hit me like a lightening rod. I'm sure that I'm not the first person to think of this idea but I'm still claiming it as an original idea. This first time I create a new recipe is always a learning experience. (It actually looks a whole lot more like a science experiment that a cooking lesson.) I started by making a second batch of angel food cupcake batter and eliminating the lemon juice and zest and replacing it with a quarter cup of cocoa powder. The result was a slightly dense - but delicious - chocolate angel food cupcake. I modified the recipe and reduced the amount of flour to compensate for the addition of the dry cocoa powder and I got much better results. Chocolate Angel Food Cupcakes 3/4 cup cake flour 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar 1/4 cup cocoa 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/4 cups sugar 11/4 cups egg whites (about 8) 1/4 teaspoon salt
Use a knife to separate cake from pan and put inside a cupcake liner. Frost with whipped cream and garnish with a fresh strawberry. Chocolate angel food cupcakes, fluffy whipped cream and fresh strawberries - YES, PLEASE! I will eat one of these every single time that I make them. Now that is something that I can be sure of.
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