Cooking Fool
Posted Sun, 11/13/05
I was a cooking fool yesterday:
Italian Meat Loaf
1 LB ground beef
1 egg
Crushed soda crackers (so meat is not sticky)
1/2 onion, peeled & minced
2 cloves of garlic, peeled & minced
Spices to taste: parsley, salt & black pepper
1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
4 strips raw bacon, cut in half
Nonstick cooking spray
Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. In a bowl, mix together the first six items. Shape into a loaf pan after coating pan with nonstick spray. Pour tomato sauce over the top; also place the bacon strips evenly on top. Bake uncovered for about one hour, or until meat is no longer pink. Slice and serve. Note: Because of the tomato sauce, the meat may still seem red; cut a small piece off one end to check for doneness. Also, if the dish seems too "greasy" because of the bacon, drain the fat to preference.
And an alternate to my original recipe for the same:
Pumpkin Cookies II
1 C butter-flavored shortening
1/2 C granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 C canned pumpkin puree
2 C all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) instant vanilla pudding mix
Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. Grease cookie sheets. In a large bowl, cream together butter-flavored shortening and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla; stir in the pumpkin puree. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and vanilla instant pudding mix; gradually mix into the pumpkin mixture. Roll into walnut sized balls and place two inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake for twelve to fifteen minutes or until lightly browned at the edges.
My kitchen was filled with warm, tantalizing aromas for most of the day.
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