Friday, March 22, 2013

MEATLOAF

Mini-Muffin Meatloaf
 The Queen of Comfort food  

I found this recipe in a supplement of the local newspaper and wanted to try it.  I’m not plagiarizing really, because I changed the recipe a little bit to accommodate our taste buds.  But this is way better than Annie Wilkes Spam Meatloaf!!


¼ lb Jimmy Dean regular sausage
1¼ lb lean ground beef
2 eggs
1-2 slices oatmeal bread (preferably the end pieces) crumbled
½ tsp pepper
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp chili powder
2 tbsp ketchup
1 med onion, chopped
1 med green pepper, chopped
3-4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil

Preheat oven 375°

Heat butter and oil in small skillet until butter is melted, add garlic and cook until fragrant.  Add onions and green peppers and sauté about 5 minutes, just until onions are translucent.  Remove from heat.

In large bowl combine beef, sausage, bread, eggs, ketchup, chili power, Italian seasoning and pepper.  Mix well and add cooled onion mixture.  Grease muffin tin.  Divide meat into equal portions in 12 count muffin tin.  Pack meat in tightly.

Bake at 375° for 30 minutes.  Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes before removing from tins.

Creamy Soy Sauce
1 cup heavy whipping cream
3 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp corn starch mixed with 1 tbsp water

In medium sauce pan heat cream and soy sauce until just starting to bubble; stir in corn starch mixture and stir constantly until thickened to gravy consistency.  Spoon over mini meatloaves and serve with favorite side dish.    


© Crackerberries 2013

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Corn Custard

Corn Custard

I love corn and Tall Cool One doesn't care for it all that much, so I'm always looking for new ways to have it for din-din.  This is an excellent side dish that goes good with chicken... yum yum.  Hope you like it. 




6 oz cream cheese
15 oz can cream corn
1 cup frozen corn
½ cup corn meal
½ cup chopped onion
½ cup chopped hot peppers
2/3 cup milk
1 egg
1 tbsp butter
½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
Fresh ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 350°
Grease 1 quart baking dish
Melt butter in medium skillet and cook onions and peppers in butter until tender.  Add frozen corn just to heat. 

Beat egg in medium mixing bowl and add cream cheese and mix to combine.  Add milk, corn meal and cream corn and blend well.  Stir in onion mixture.  Pour into grease baking dish and sprinkle with cheddar cheese.  Bake at 350° for 50 minutes.  Let stand ten minutes before serving.


© Crackerberries 2013