Mom's Meatloaf (Quick and Easy)

Mom's Meatloaf-A family favorite for more than 50 years!

1 lb. ground beef or beef and pork mixture
2 slices bread, crusts removed and cut or torn into small pieces
1/2 cup milk
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup diced onion
1/2 teaspoon each: pepper, dry mustard, celery salt and garlic salt
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Ketchup

Combine milk, egg and seasonings in a small bowl, stir in onion and add bread cubes.  Stir to combine.
Add to meat and mix gently.
Shape into loaf and transfer to a small roasting pan.
If desired, make indentations and fill with ketchup.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

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Caeser Salad (Revised)

Betty's Favorite Caesar Salad

This is our favorite Caesar Salad dressing. Perhaps not entirely authentic, but it works for us!

1 egg
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon anchovy paste, or 3-4 anchovy fillets
1 clove garlic, grated
4 or 5 drops fresh lemon juice
4 or 5 drops Worcestershire Sauce
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano plus a few shards grated
Freshly ground black pepper
Garlic Croutons


Place all ingredients except olive oil and cheese in a mini-processor and blend for a few seconds. Add the olive oil and blend to combine.
Toss with chopped Romaine Lettuce. Add grated cheese and toss. Add croutons and freshly ground black pepper and toss. Top with shards of Parmigiano. Enjoy!


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How to make Flavored Butters

A really easy way to add some extra flavor to all sorts of things.   From pancakes to toast, fish, chicken, steak and on and on.

Simple to make, the combinations are limited only by your imagination!  Here are a few of my favorites:

Note:  Each recipe uses 4 ounces of unsalted butter.

1.  Finely grated zest of 1 orange

     1 tablespoon of honey

     2 tablespoons finely chopped nuts

     2 tablespoons finely chopped raisins

2.  1 head roasted garlic, mashed

     Optional:  2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

3.  2 tablespoons finely chopped chives

     Grated zest of 1 lemon

     (This is delicious on corn on the cob)

4.  2 tablespoon finely chopped dried cranberries

     1 tablespoon maple syrup

     (Great on pancakes, dinner rolls when you are serving chicken or turkey)

5.  1 teaspoon confectioners’ sugar and 2 tablespoons jam of your choice

6.  1 or 2 tablespoons wasabi - depending on your heat tolerance!

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Barbecued Chicken (Chinese Style)

I got this Chinese Barbecued Chicken recipe from one of our daughters who got it from a newspaper years ago.  The original was good, but a little tweaking made it even better.  You can use any cut of chicken you like with this:  wings, thighs, drumsticks - with or without skin.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup hoisin sauce
3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons Chinese rice wine (you  can substitute white wine or dry sherry)
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons grated ginger

Mix all ingredients well and place in a plastic bag.  Add chicken and marinate for several hours or overnight.

Remove chicken, reserving marinade.  Place a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet and place chicken on the rack (photo above right).  Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 35 minutes or until chicken is done, turning once. Timing will depend on what cut of chicken you are using.  Chicken should be at 165 degrees when it is done.

While chicken is cooking, place reserved marinade in a small saucepan, bring to a boil and simmer for a few minutes to reduce.  Use to baste chicken during the last 15 minutes of cooking.

NOTE:  it is essential to thoroughly boil the reserved marinade to avoid any contamination from the uncooked chicken.

Tastes great hot or at room temperature.

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