I looked forward to today as I knew that neither I nor Ralph had anything extra planned. We had the church thing, no extra meetings, visitors, projects due etc.
This morning was amazing. I didn't taste the air when I left to take Riley for his morning business. The sky was blue and the sun was shining.
Halfway through church, I looked out the window and what did I see.....(not popcorn) Rain.
When I left church it had stopped raining, but I knew what was coming. SNOW
When I got home from church I put on my Utah sweats and sweatshirt, a pair of socks and snuggled down under the blanket with Riley and a glass of diet coke and watched mens figure skating.
(Ralph begged for control of the remote,
but I didn't hand it over until a winner had been announced. He wasn't even watching, he was reading a spy novel anyway, so why should he care?)
The snowstorm hit and I knew it was a good thing to stay home. As of now we have about 4 to 5 inches of new snow. That should make the commute to work in the morning loads of fun.
We had a total comfort food dinner of meatloaf, twice baked potatoes, cooked carrots and a big green salad. The meatloaf recipe I use is from the Barefoot Contesssa, except I use a couple of large cloves of garlic as well. It uses ground turkey (healthy) I half the recipe and it gives us food for the week. I love me a good meatloaf sandwich for lunch.
This morning was amazing. I didn't taste the air when I left to take Riley for his morning business. The sky was blue and the sun was shining.
Halfway through church, I looked out the window and what did I see.....(not popcorn) Rain. When I left church it had stopped raining, but I knew what was coming. SNOW When I got home from church I put on my Utah sweats and sweatshirt, a pair of socks and snuggled down under the blanket with Riley and a glass of diet coke and watched mens figure skating. (Ralph begged for control of the remote,
but I didn't hand it over until a winner had been announced. He wasn't even watching, he was reading a spy novel anyway, so why should he care?)The snowstorm hit and I knew it was a good thing to stay home. As of now we have about 4 to 5 inches of new snow. That should make the commute to work in the morning loads of fun.
We had a total comfort food dinner of meatloaf, twice baked potatoes, cooked carrots and a big green salad. The meatloaf recipe I use is from the Barefoot Contesssa, except I use a couple of large cloves of garlic as well. It uses ground turkey (healthy) I half the recipe and it gives us food for the week. I love me a good meatloaf sandwich for lunch.
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| Can you really make meatloaf look appetizing? |
Turkey Meatloaf
- 3 cups chopped yellow onions (2 large onions)
- 2 tablespoons good olive oil
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (1/2 teaspoon dried)
- 1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 3/4 cup chicken stock
- 1 1/2 teaspoons tomato paste
- 5 pounds ground turkey breast
- 1 1/2 cups plain dry bread crumbs
- 3 extra-large eggs, beaten
- 3/4 cup ketchup
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
In a medium saute pan, over medium-low heat, cook the onions, olive oil, salt, pepper, and thyme until translucent, but not browned, approximately 15 minutes. Add the Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, and tomato paste and mix well. Allow to cool to room temperature.
Combine the ground turkey, bread crumbs, eggs, and onion mixture in a large bowl. Mix well and shape into a rectangular loaf on an ungreased sheet pan. Spread the ketchup evenly on top. Bake for 1 1/2 hours until the internal temperature is 160 degrees F. and the meatloaf is cooked through. (A pan of hot water in the oven under the meatloaf will keep the top from cracking.) Serve hot, at room temperature, or cold in a sandwich.
Looking forward to a productive week.
Ta Ta for now.
In a medium saute pan, over medium-low heat, cook the onions, olive oil, salt, pepper, and thyme until translucent, but not browned, approximately 15 minutes. Add the Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock, and tomato paste and mix well. Allow to cool to room temperature.
Combine the ground turkey, bread crumbs, eggs, and onion mixture in a large bowl. Mix well and shape into a rectangular loaf on an ungreased sheet pan. Spread the ketchup evenly on top. Bake for 1 1/2 hours until the internal temperature is 160 degrees F. and the meatloaf is cooked through. (A pan of hot water in the oven under the meatloaf will keep the top from cracking.) Serve hot, at room temperature, or cold in a sandwich.
Looking forward to a productive week.
Ta Ta for now.
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