After work, Mitch and I went to pick Luci up at school. Once we got home, I started on dinner. I made mini meatloaves. I used Pioneer Woman's recipe and halved it...and instead of making one big loaf, I made 3 mini ones...just so they would cook faster!
I know it doesn't look incredibly great, but it is realllly good...and I am not even a huge meatloaf fan!
While I was cooking, Luci had her after-school snack (cheese stick) and played around with her toys. About 30 minutes into the meat loaves baking, Luci started getting a little cranky, so I decided to go ahead and feed her the parts of dinner that were already finished cooking! She had lots of green beans, a few black berries, and some cheesy, broccoli noodles. After she finished her dinner, we let her have part of a cupcake for dessert! Kerri and Taylor brought us cupcakes back from Bliss yesterday, and they are sooo yum!!! We have strawberry lemonade cupcakes and cinnamon bun cupcakes!!!
Yummy berries!! Luci can not stand a strawberry, but loves blackberries!
Yum Yum Yum!!!
After her after-dinner treat, we gave her a quick bath, and then Mitch and I sat down to eat our dinner. Luci sat with us for a bit and nibbled on the meatloaf!
After dinner, I ran to Old Navy to do a little shopping because I had a coupon and some Super Cash while Mitch and Luci stayed home and played puzzles! I got some pretty decent deals I thought! I bought me two shirts and a pair of work out shorts, Luci 2 shirts, a pair of shorts, and a dress, and Mitch some swim trunks, and a pair of shoes all for $130! It is hard putting a new wardrobe together every few months for Luci. It gets expensive. I have to find deals and coupons and use them when I can!
After I got home and showed Mitch and Luci the things I bought them, I put Luci to bed, and Mitch started the dishes. After Luci was asleep, Mitch and I watched a little T.V. and then went to bed ourselves.
There you have it...our Thursday after work! :-))))))
Pioneer Woman's Meatloaf
Ingredients:
Meatloaf:
■1 cup Whole Milk
■6 slices White Bread
■2 pounds Ground Beef
■1 cup (heaping) Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
■1/4 teaspoon Seasoned Salt
■3/4 teaspoons Salt
■Freshly Ground Black Pepper
■1/3 cup Minced Flat-leaf Parsley
■4 whole Eggs Beaten
■10 slices Thin/regular Bacon
Sauce:
■1-1/2 cup Ketchup
■1/3 cup Brown Sugar
■1 teaspoon Dry Mustard
■Tabasco To Taste
Preparation Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour milk over the bread slices. Allow it to soak in for several minutes.
Place the ground beef, milk-soaked bread, Parmesan, seasoned salt, salt, black pepper, and parsley in a large mixing bowl. Pour in beaten eggs.
With clean hands, mix the ingredients until well combined. Form the mixture into a loaf shape on a broiler pan, which will allow the fat to drain. (Line the bottom of the pan with foil to avoid a big mess!)
Lay bacon slices over the top, tucking them underneath the meatloaf.
Make the sauce: add ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, and hot sauce in a mixing bowl. Stir together. Pour 1/3 of the mixture over the top of the bacon. Spread with a spoon.
Bake for 45 minutes, then pour another 1/3 of the sauce over the top. Bake for another 15 minutes. Slice and serve with remaining sauce.
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