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    • Turkey Pork Meatloaf

      Posted at 10:08 am by StephMo
      Jan 21st

      Every time I make meatloaf I think “Meatloaf, smeatloaf, double beatloaf. I hate meatloaf”. If you have never seen the movie The Christmas Story, then you may not be familiar with that line. As you can probably guess, the little boy Randy in the movie does not like meatloaf. But I do! Talk about a classic comfort food, yum!

      Since my family doesn’t eat beef, I make it with ground turkey and ground pork. I used to make it with just turkey for years, but started adding pork and like this version better.

      It’s funny when you have to write out your recipe because you actually have to measure the ingredients. I am so used to just adding some of this, and a little of that, that I never knew how much I was adding. Last night’s meatloaf came out perfect, so now I know exactly how much to use!

      Ingredients:

      1 lb. ground turkey

      1 lb. ground pork

      1 1/2 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs

      2 eggs

      1 tsp. salt

      3/4 tsp pepper

      1/4 cup ketchup

      1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

      2 tbsp. grated parmesan cheese

      Combine all ingredients except meats in a large mixing bowl.

      Add meats and combine thoroughly. Make sure you really take the time to incorporate the bread crumb mixture with the meat.

      Add half of mixture to a greased loaf pan. Add a layer of cheese, then add remaining meat mixture. You don’t have to use cheese, but I enjoy it this way. You can use whatever cheese you prefer or happen to have in the house. I have used cheddar, slices of American cheese, and tonight I decided to use shredded mozzarella.

      Top with ketchup, maybe about 1 tbsp? I went a little crazy with it this time and don’t usually use this much. I like the crust that it adds on the top when cooked.

      Bake at 375 degrees for 1 1/4 hours. Let the meatloaf rest for 5-10 minutes before cutting.

      My favorite side dish with meatloaf is mashed potatoes, but since my son doesn’t like potatoes, I decided to be nice and make couscous last night. Next time I’m not going to be so nice 😉

      Posted in Dinners, Meatloaf, Turkey Pork Meatloaf | Tagged Comfort Food, food blog, food blogger, life blogger, meatloaf recipe, my slice of life, Recipes, turkey meatloaf recipe, turkey pork meatloaf recipe
    • Chicken Cutlet Parmesan

      Posted at 12:59 pm by StephMo
      Jan 20th

      After all the wonderful flavors had melded together in my pot of sauce the other day (recipe for homemade sauce in separate blog), I decided to add some chicken parm to the dinner menu. Not something I do often because it is time consuming. Not to mention that my husband recently told me that my chicken parm is the best he has ever had, which now puts tremendous stress on me every time I make it.

      Just as you can get some frustrations out while crushing peppermints for chocolate peppermint bark, you can also get some out while pounding chicken breast. I personally don’t like to purchase the already packaged cutlets because I find there are always pieces I want to cut off of the chicken and it never leaves enough for a good sized cutlet. I buy packages of boneless chicken breast and just cut them into smaller pieces and pound them with a wooden mallet between pieces of wax paper or plastic wrap.

      When I am just making cutlets not to bake into chicken parmesan, I pound them thinner than I did for this.

      Depending on the size of your pan, I use enough vegetable or canola oil so that it ends up being about 1/4 inch high. Heat the oil over medium heat until it sizzles when a drop of water is put in the oil. Then start preparing the cutlets.

      In one bowl I beat 2 eggs mixed with equal amounts of water. In another bowl I put flour, and in the third bowl I put Italian Seasoned Breadcrumbs mixed with about 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese.

      Dip each cutlet into the flour, then the egg, and lastly the breadcrumbs. Put each cutlet in oil and cook for about 2-3 minutes per side depending on the thickness of your cutlets.

      When cutlets are cooked I like to put them on a paper towel lined plate to remove some of the excess oil.

      Put a very thin layer of sauce on the bottom of your baking dish. Then add a layer of cutlets, another layer of sauce, a layer of shredded mozzarella cheese, and repeat with cutlets, sauce and cheese.

      Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 5-10 more minutes until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly.

      Enjoy!!

      Posted in Chicken Cutlet Parmesan, Chicken Parmesan, Dinners | Tagged chicken cutlet parmesan recipe, chicken cutlets, chicken cutlets recipe, chicken parm recipe, chicken parmesan, chicken parmesan recipe, dinner recipes, food blogger, italian food, life blogger, my slice of life, my slice of life blog, Recipes
    • M & M Cookies

      Posted at 10:21 am by StephMo
      Jan 17th

      For years any time I baked M&M cookies I just used my regular chocolate chip cookie recipe and added M&M’s instead of chocolate chips. They were good, but just good. Then I started looking around and trying other recipes and found this recipe which is great! This recipe uses shortening as opposed to butter, which I must say makes quite a difference.

      These cookies stay plump and soft, which has to do with the shortening. I have been so used to recipes containing butter, but often times they cook too thin for my liking. I am not sure where I found this recipe, but it has been a favorite ever since I did.

      Ingredients:

      1/2 cup sugar

      1 cup packed brown sugar

      1 cup shortening

      2 eggs

      1 1/2 tsps. vanilla

      2 1/2 cups flour

      1 tsp. baking soda

      1 tsp. salt

      1 cup (plus more) M&Ms

      Combine sugars, shortening, eggs, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl, then add to large bowl and mix well. Add 1 cup M&Ms.

      Drop by teaspoonfuls (I like to use cookie scoop) onto baking sheet. Gently add a few M&Ms onto the top of each cookie.

      Bake for 9 to 11 minutes at 350 degrees.

      The thing that’s fun about M&Ms is that you can use their Holiday colors, or whatever colors you choose. Except when you take out all of the reds and blues for the 4th of July, make sure you tell your peanut allergic son because he may think the leftovers are Reese’s Pieces and get a little nervous 🙁

      Posted in Cookies, M&M cookies | Tagged baking, cookie recipe, cookies, food blog, food blogger, homemade cookies, life blogger, M & M cookies, M&M cookie recipe, M&Ms, my slice of life, my slice of life blog, Recipes
    • Oh Brownie Tree, Oh Brownie Tree – Cute Brownie Recipe

      Posted at 8:46 am by StephMo
      Dec 13th

      These brownie trees are so festive and fun! I saw a picture of something similar and decided to add these to my holiday goodies this year. Although my children are older, this could be a perfect activity with little ones as well. With a simple extra step you can turn your plain brownies into an impressive holiday treat! And if you have better cutting skills than I do, they will look even more impressive.

      As with all my brownies, I use the Baker’s One Bowl Brownie recipe. I have posted about this recipe in other blog posts, and am sure I will post about it again. It’s incredibly easy, and it’s my favorite. Here is the link to the recipe:

      https://www.myfoodandfamily.com/recipe/054515/bakers-one-bowl-brownies

      Once the brownies have cooled completely, it is time to start cutting. If you use an 8″ pan cut them in half horizontally, then make the triangle slices to form the trees. I used a 9″ x 13″ pan to yield more brownies which made it a little more difficult to cut into similar sized shapes.

      As you can see my trees cracked somewhat and don’t have the smoothest edges. I’ve mentioned before that I must not have been paying attention in Kindergarten the day they showed us how to make circles, well I also must not have been paying attention the day we went over straight lines either. I probably should have tried to cut them into perfect squares and then would have ended up with the perfect triangles I needed 😉

      Once the brownies are cut and laid out, melt some white chocolate and fill a decorating container with a fine tip. Gently squeeze the chocolate on to the brownies and add sprinkles before the chocolate hardens. You could add green food coloring to your chocolate, or you could even use mint chocolate melting wafers. Today I just used Ghiradelli white chocolate chips that I had in the house.

      And that is it! Your adorable brownie trees are ready!

      Posted in Brownie Trees, Cookies | Tagged baking blog, brownie recipe, brownie tree recipe, brownies, food blog, food blogger, holiday treats, life blogger, my slice of life blog, one bowl brownies, Recipes
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