Meatloaf that is not like my mom made.

 best easy meatloaf

So, my husband wants to help me in the kitchen so I would come and sit down to watch reruns. So, I asked him to make cracker crumbs by using a rolling pin to crush crackers in a large zip plastic bag.

If he doesn't know me by now, he learned nothing over 5 decades we have been married.

So,I explained the process and he began.  He muttered at first that these crumbs were just fine. Fine for chili, I told him.  With each roll, he growled that he thought this was fine.  After about 5 minutes of grumbling, I pronounced the crumbs acceptable. 

He cheerfully said that I should join him watching some business news program on TV.  

Making a double batch of meatloaves requires more than cracker crumbs. He grumbled more. 

So, after putting on disposable gloves, I kneaded and mixed the minced beef with mild Italian sausage. It took all of 15 minutes, since I am one who sets out the ingredients first and then fix whatever. 

 Recipe:

                        Easiest and best meatloaf from All-recipes

· 1 ½ pounds ground beef w/Italian sausage

· 1 egg

· 1 onion, chopped

· 1 cup milk

· 1 cup dried bread crumbs

· salt and pepper to taste

· ⅓ cup ketchup

· 2 tablespoons brown sugar

· 2 tablespoons prepared mustard

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

2. Combine ground beef, onion, milk, bread crumbs and egg in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper. Transfer into prepared loaf pan.

3. Mix ketchup, brown sugar, and mustard together in a small bowl until well combined; pour over meatloaf and spread it evenly over the top.

4. Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour.

We have gotten so lazy in fixing meals here.  There are some neurological issues (migraines and such) that send me to the couch in a dark room too often. This recipe was easy, after debating how to make it with my beloved.  

So, wait until I set out potatoes to peel for mash. Any bets on what he will say?

 

Secrets from married couples

Wednesday Words...Jenny and Jim

Yum

The wedding was tomorrow and Jenny was definitely jittery.  Her future mother-in-law was hosting the rehearsal night dinner at her own home, with her future husband Jim requesting his favorite foods for all to enjoy.

“Wait ‘til you taste Mom’s meatloaf—it is her specialty.” 

That alone raised alarms. Jenny had a refined palette while Jim would eat anything, even with a shovel.

They entered Jim’s boyhood home and his mom Ella greeted them warmly.  Jenny was clinging to Jim as she met every relative known to mankind.

Every one sat down as Jim’s dad Harold lifted his glass to toast the couple.  “Here is to Jim and Jenny.  We toast you with this raspberry wine, laid down by Great-Aunt Ethel (who giggled demurely) in 1947.”

Here! Here! And the wine was tossed back, followed by murmurs of pleasure.

Jenny gagged as she tried to swallow, but then spit the wine that had turned to raspberry vinegar,into her linen napkin.  She looked around at these relatives, who nodded in pleasure.   Oh, no…can't they taste that?

The meatloaf, covered with serpentine gelatinous gravy, was served with a glob of creamed peas and lime jello.  Jenny’s stomach gave one big spasm. 

She gave the meal her best shot, ate a few bites, and then stirred the rest into the heap of green and brown.  When asked why she hadn't eaten, Jenny took a few more bites. 

The plates were removed, only to be replaced by tapioca pudding. 

I personally love tapioca pudding.

“This is my favorite!” Jim cried as his mother smiled indulgently.  Jenny cautiously took one bite and then she stood up,  whereupon she covered the relatives with one big blast of projectile vomit.

And that is all there is to say.

Thanks go to Delores at Under the Porch Light for challenging writers to create poems, prose, fiction, etc.  Each week Delores provides six unrelated words with which to create something comprehensible, or not.  The underlined words above are the words provided. Please click on the freezing cardinals in the right sidebar to access her site. Interesting stuff, there.