Cooking
Last Friday, I got my copy of Retro Diner from Amazon. That weekend, the Food Network ran a special on Diners and Dives. And, I had both Wartime Wednesdays and Retro Recipe Challenge looming.
I dubbed this week "Retro Week".
I'm a big fan of the 'retro' book series from Collector's Press. Heck, I'm just a fan of Collector's Press. I have most of the books in this series, as well as some of the other books they sell (love Gil Elvgren).
As is our ritual with new cookbooks, I read the recipe names to Matt, and based on his reactions, mark pages to try.
With Retro Diner, we sticky-tabbed quite a few!
While I'll never understand the appeal (maybe it's from eating eight-too-many servings of it growing up), Matt got excited about the many meatloaf recipes included in the book.
Most of them would have been fine, but he really liked the sound of the Quintessential Meatloaf. So that's what I gave him.
Ground round, unseasoned pork and turkey are mixed with sauteed onion, green pepper and garlic; then a mixture of egg, hot sauce, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce are added, and finally, crushed Saltines crackers. Blech. It's been a while since I've had my hands in raw meat like that...shudder.
It's formed into a loaf, the top is spread with ketchup (Heinz, of course), and then covered in bacon. Baked about an hour and a half.
It certainly smelled good, but this is what Matt had to say: "More moist and less cohesive than meatloaf usually is. The green peppers give it a slight tanginess you usually don't find. It's not at all spicy, but tastes as though it should be. Different, but tasty.".
Blogging by Mail, the Holiday Edition, is going on now! Sign-ups will be open until 16 November.
Blog Party#16 is coming, and this month, we're turning our favorite take-out foods into cocktail party fare! Browse those take-out menus, and get your entries to me by Thursday, 16 November...early is always good...by leaving a link here in the comments, or firing off an email to thehappysorceress at gmail dot com. Tell a friend, and hope to see you there!
Tagged with: Food & Drink + Retro + Diners + Meatloaf + Bacon + Cookbooks
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Cooking
The Quintessential Meatloaf
Last Friday, I got my copy of Retro Diner from Amazon. That weekend, the Food Network ran a special on Diners and Dives. And, I had both Wartime Wednesdays and Retro Recipe Challenge looming.
I dubbed this week "Retro Week".
I'm a big fan of the 'retro' book series from Collector's Press. Heck, I'm just a fan of Collector's Press. I have most of the books in this series, as well as some of the other books they sell (love Gil Elvgren).
As is our ritual with new cookbooks, I read the recipe names to Matt, and based on his reactions, mark pages to try.
With Retro Diner, we sticky-tabbed quite a few!
While I'll never understand the appeal (maybe it's from eating eight-too-many servings of it growing up), Matt got excited about the many meatloaf recipes included in the book.
Most of them would have been fine, but he really liked the sound of the Quintessential Meatloaf. So that's what I gave him.
Ground round, unseasoned pork and turkey are mixed with sauteed onion, green pepper and garlic; then a mixture of egg, hot sauce, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce are added, and finally, crushed Saltines crackers. Blech. It's been a while since I've had my hands in raw meat like that...shudder.
It's formed into a loaf, the top is spread with ketchup (Heinz, of course), and then covered in bacon. Baked about an hour and a half.
It certainly smelled good, but this is what Matt had to say: "More moist and less cohesive than meatloaf usually is. The green peppers give it a slight tanginess you usually don't find. It's not at all spicy, but tastes as though it should be. Different, but tasty.".
Blogging by Mail, the Holiday Edition, is going on now! Sign-ups will be open until 16 November.
Blog Party#16 is coming, and this month, we're turning our favorite take-out foods into cocktail party fare! Browse those take-out menus, and get your entries to me by Thursday, 16 November...early is always good...by leaving a link here in the comments, or firing off an email to thehappysorceress at gmail dot com. Tell a friend, and hope to see you there!
Tagged with: Food & Drink + Retro + Diners + Meatloaf + Bacon + Cookbooks
- Turkey Meatloaf Recipe
Mmmmmm meatloaf. Is there a better comfort food than meatloaf and mashed potatoes? I can't think of one. Ok, maybe chicken soup. But I love meatloaf. I love making it as much a eating it. I think it's because you don't need a recipe and whatever...
- Hot Breakfast
Almost forgot about this one. From Donna Hay, puffed pastry is topped with shredded cheese, eggs and (cooked) bacon, then baked in the oven till eggs are set. Just a little salt and pepper for flavor. Really neat, and not too difficult to pull together...
- Retro Recipe Challenge#4: 1918 Fall Favorites
My father-in-law continues his sorting and cleaning, and some months ago I was given a copy of the Rumford Complete Cook Book, published in 1918, that had been his grandmother's. This book is sufficiently old that baking instructions take the form...
- Retro Dessert: Layers Of Caramel-y Goodness
My first effort from the fabulous Retro Baking; Caramel Cake Retro Baking is published by Collector's Press, and is just one book in their wonderful 'retro' line (do check them out). Thanks to my recent acquisition of Retro Baking and Retro...
- Calling All Cooks!
About a year ago, I found the wonderful company, Collector's Press. Collector's Press sells all kinds of retro-themed books, and the subjects are varied: Elvgren Girls, the Atomic Home, retro toys, and all about the 'retro housewife',...