Stella's Social Club

[Eva2012]

​

I knew that.

Needs the egghead and 'sweeter' expression :yiipchick

 

[Eva2012]

Mary, thank you, for showing your home, maybe I'll have the energy now to move some things here. Beautiful and inspiring

 

[mlm Mike]

Beautiful home Mary. Any idea on why they crow at night?

 

[perchie.girl]

Ok meatloaf is in the oven I got the recipe off the interent from:
http://www.realfooddudes.com/mouth-watering-meatloaf/

Ingredients: Substitutions because I didnt have the ingredient
3 Cups cubed sourdough bread
1 whipped egg
2/3 Cup raw milk buttermilk
1 Tbl Dijon mustard worshester sauce
2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp fresh ground pepper
4 Tbl fresh chopped basil
2 Tbl fresh chopped thyme Dried thyme equivalent
1/2 tsp dried nutmeg Cinnamon
1 medium onion finely chopped
1/2 Cup chopped celery
1/2 Cup chopped parsley Dried Parsley... not enough but all I had about a teaspoon
12 slices cooked and crumbled bacon NO BACON didnt want to dirty a pan
2 lbs grass fed ground beef 2.5 pounds very lean
4 Tbl melted butter Bacon Grease




Combine the whipped egg, milk, and cubed bread pieces. Let this rest for at least 15 minutes so the bread soaks up the egg and milk. Then use a large fork or potato masher to mash the mixture until there no more large chunks of bread. Add the Dijon, salt, pepper, basil, thyme, nutmeg, onion, celery, parsley, and bacon to the mixture. Add other ingredients and Mix well.



In a large bowl, pour the melted butter over the meat. Mix the butter into the meat. Then add the bread and spice mixture to the meat. Mix well and form into a loaf in a loaf pan.



Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cook the meatloaf for approximately 1 hour. I like to turn on the broiler for the last 10 minutes to darken the outer crust a bit.




Let cool for 10 minutes before slicing and serving. I recommend serving this with your favorite mashed potato recipe.


We will see what my tweaks did.... the smell coming form the oven smells Middle Eastern.... LOL

Not doing the broiler.... I have it high up in the oven should give it a good crisp.

With regard to mixing the meat loaf I approach it as if I were folding whipped eggs into a batter.... I use a large spoon and scoop under the meat grabbing some of the bread and veggie mix and fold... it produces a homogenous mixture without over working...

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

Beautiful home Mary. Any idea on why they crow at night?

Not Mary here but I have had many Roosters... sometimes four and five at a time in the same coop.

My roos crowed starting about midnight.... they were all in the same coop so it was usually the Alpha roo his name was Waylin... They crow when they hear stuff in the night I am assuming.

I know mine used to do an "Alls well" at about midnight.... then again at 2 am and one more at about 4. Then I didn't hear them till the sun started peeking....

The guineas wouldn't open their mouths till they saw ME.... or a stranger like a strange dog Or if in the middle of the night something new blew into the yard..... then in true Hogans Heroes... Sargent of the guard Hans Schultz form... it was Alarm Alarm Alarm.... Then I saw Nothing.

I loved that Town crier call it made me feel that all was well in the world.

When I am at home I live alone on 18 acres 2 miles from the border with Mexico. I never felt worried or anxious there because of my animals....

deb

 

[The Sheriff]

Beautiful home Mary. Any idea on why they crow at night?

One word Mike, Isi! He starts it, that is why he has a no-crow collar but we have it too loose.

 

[The Sheriff]

Yum, I love meatloaf!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Mary - your diva creations are perfect!

 

[The Sheriff]

How could she be sweeter? She's a carton of Haagen Dazs for crying out loud!

 

[The Sheriff]

Mary - your diva creations are perfect!

I had a little time to play since I was too sore to move!