Tuesday, January 26, 2010

My Renewed Desire to Cook...

My renewed desire to cook is taking shape this week with the tried and true, something new and something with a new twist.

Monday night was meatloaf with mushroom gravy, yam and fresh green beans. Okay, so you might not appreciate meatloaf.  God knows there are many variations and some are quite disgusting (as my sister plagiarizing-ly says, meatloaf, beetloaf, I hate meatloaf). I happen to think my meatloaf is the one of the best recipes around. Mine is straight out of Betty Crocker with some slight variations. First and foremost is the addition of fresh thyme (a lot of thyme). You cannot go wrong with fresh thyme and beef.  Rather than bread crumbs I use oatmeal and add in more garlic.



I love my Pampered Chef Stoneware loaf pan. The thing is stained from years of use, but bakes in a nice crusty edge. 

I found inspiration at my local Safeway's floral department and added in a fresh bouquet to round off the setting.  I love arranging flowers (when I am in the mood). 

The flowers on the left are left over for my office.  Stay tuned for Wednesday's meal plan.  If you are asking what happened to Tuesday, leftovers baby.  Bon Appétit All!

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