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[perchie.girl]

Ok for you @vehve No Catsup Meatloaf...

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

 

[chickwhispers]

Chick whispers you have two left feet _ I have two right feet - maybe we could trade.

Whenever we serve meat I make a point to say: "don't worry, it was someone you knew."

I have a pond full of duck weed and heard its high in protien, so I added it to their feed with lots of free cottage cheese and ground up whole fish the kids caught. Those extra roos grew pretty good, not as fast as frankenchickens but I didn't spend much on feed.

Here too. So much duck weed the pond looks like it's full of algae. but is covered full. The girls go down in the summer to get their fill.

I like the username Beer can. For a minute I thought bamadude changed his username and moved to NY.

 

[chickwhispers]

SCG nice egg! Great pic!

 

[hennible]

Here we marinade with Italian dressing, grill the frilly side, flip and fill the cap with crumbled bleu cheese and bacon while the rounded side grills.  Serve on a bun...  Juicy yumness!

The world is full of happy folks that love and crave mushrooms.   Obviously you don't want to be a fun guy.           (need to say that aloud)


Hey!  I resemble that comment!  

Actually, most of the time I'm not scary; I'm invisible.

I Resemble it that's why I am comfortable saying it

 

[Latestarter]

Morning everyone
Thanks for letting me vent and all the good thoughts. We made it thru pretty good last night. It's only -25 this morning with a -40 windchill. Did I just say "only"??? Highs are supposed to get to -10F and now it looks like, thanks to the snowstorm to our south (yea) we may not get as rough a windchill tonight as originally predicted but they won't commit yet to what that actually means.
I know we won't give up any time soon. I do have to admit I wouldn't mind moving a zone or two further south where the winter doesn't last quite as long but we are all paid for and I don't think we could handle starting over with a mortgage at today's rates.

A bit late, but for the record... Chicki... todays mortgage rates are in a range that is the lowest they've been in maybe 50+ years?!?!?! A 30 yr fixed right now is in the mid-upper 3% range and there are options out there much lower than that! For those in the market to purchase, there hasn't been a better time.... like EVER! Housing prices are still down from the market crash and starting to rise. Waiting would pretty much guarantee a more expensive home purchase with a higher mortgage rate. Just sayin' I bought my place Nov 2013, and I understand about not wanting to move... But when I retire I believe there will be another move happening. Glad you made it through the cold. Hope there were no serious issues.

 

[LindaB220]

Here we marinade with Italian dressing, grill the frilly side, flip and fill the cap with crumbled bleu cheese and bacon while the rounded side grills. Serve on a bun... Juicy yumness!

The world is full of happy folks that love and crave mushrooms. Obviously you don't want to be a fun guy. (need to say that aloud)


Hey! I resemble that comment!

Actually, most of the time I'm not scary; I'm invisible.

Yum that sounds divine. Mushroom lovers, unite!!! Usually I can't afford them, but I'm planning on being a little selfish this year and buying things that the rest of my family doesn't like or eat. Oysters, mushrooms, tongue. By the way, I found a Texas beef raiser that delivers to Shreveport weekly and when they have them, pasture raised tongue at $2 lb. Insane right? It's usually $4 in the store for regular when you can find them. I have a wonderful recipe I want to try. A mexican spicy concoction with peppers, onions and seasonings in a tomato based sauce. Eat on soft tacos. Insanely tender I hear.
Peep, I started a 5' 4" but I'm shinking. Age!!!

 

[tntchix]

Here we marinade with Italian dressing, grill the frilly side, flip and fill the cap with crumbled bleu cheese and bacon while the rounded side grills. Serve on a bun... Juicy yumness!

Oh, come on. I left the other thread cause I was starving and vehve was making lamb and cauliflower yumminess. dang it! I just threw my mushrooms out cuz...slimy. Forgot about them, now I can't make any until tomorrow. boo.

 

[tntchix]

Ok for you @vehve No Catsup Meatloaf...

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

deb u too? I might have to brave that weather out there and hit the store, I'm so hungry...nope going to bed.

 

[Beer can]

@chickwhisper
When we first bought our house we wondered why the pond was GREEN! I didn't know at first but it was only on the surface, the water itself was clear. After researching the stuff as a lurker on BYC I read people that grew duckweed in little kiddie pools to feed their chickens. Wow I have a pond full. I used a pool skimmer to get it out. Dump a pail full of duckweed in their run and the tadpoles and half grown frogs and leaches get eaten first.

 

[LindaB220]

Ok for you @vehve No Catsup Meatloaf...

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

Now you see the difference in you and me, Deb, I'd have washed the pan and put the bacon in it. In order to have meatloaf, you must have meat.

And nothin' is better than bacon. But it does look delish. Let us know how it tastes. Almost a dressing?

Back up, I reread this again and finally saw the part about the grass fed beef. Whew. That makes me feel soooo much better. Still like the idea of bacon though.