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[likes2watchU]

Phase 2 is in 23 minutes, when I put rhe chocolate and regular sides together. Thats almost always the source of the cussing.

Update in 30 minutes

We wish you every succcess... and if that cannot be achieved, we wish you ever success with Creative Cussing

 

[Wonderer67]

Wat's Tactical Meatloaf:


1 cup fine fresh bread crumbs. You may use canned at your peril
1/3 cup whole milk. I often substitute half and half if it's in stock at the house.
2 medium onions
1 medium green pepper
2 eggs, extra large preferred
1/2 cup Paul Newman's own marinara
5 cloves garlic. You may substitute the jar kind if need be. I use 2 tablespoons if I do.
2 heaping teaspoons salt. Sea salt is better to open
1.5 teaspoons black pepper - your call
2 tablespoons olive oil - use the better stuff and not the cheap shit
1 tablespoon Dash - and a touch more for good measure
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon Sauer's BBQ sauce
1 tablespoon A1
1 tablespoon good Italian dressing - I like Newman's Own
1 pound ground chuck, or sirloin if it's available.
1 pound mild Italian sausage - hot if you prefer, but you might want to hold off until you've made this version first and tried it.

Preheat oven to 375*F

Soak breadcrumbs in the dairy bit in a mixing bowl.

Finely chop the onions and pepper. Put the oil in a frying pan and saute the onions, green pepper and garlic. Add a bit of the salt and black pepper as it cooks. 5-8 minutes is usually good.

Add this mixture to the mixing bowl. add half of the marinara and the remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. I use a power mixer as stirring 2 pounds of meat gets old quickly. It also seems to blend things better. Pack mixture into a loaf pan and add the other half of the marinara on top. Bake for 75 minutes.

Note: I have added bacon strips on top, but it doesn't cook to a very satisfying texture, so I stopped using it. You might like it - who knows? You'll be in awe of the meatloaf.

This looks fab. Mine is similar, but instead of milk I used eggs - I was told it was a binding agent to keep it all together. Maybe milk does the same?

I know ai is all the rage, but didn’t think you could put it in meatloaf.

Who knew??

 

[Missk_2022]

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I just talked to my mom and apparently gracie is sleeping in the chair i normally sit in

 

[Missk_2022]

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I am officially out of sugar
This will be the last batch of baking until shopping happens

I ran out mid recipe.... had to go to the dollar general for more

 

[Missk_2022]

No I havent but Date Brownies sounds good.

I am making date walnut bread
My mom says tastes like grandmas (huge compliment)

 

[Missk_2022]

Dates are a common sub for sugar unless your bakery item needs to retain a lighter, whiter color.
Eaten alone they will spike my blood sugar but I like baking with them.
While it's an extra step, I prefer to remove the pit myself. In truth buying them with the pits already removed may not dry them out. There's a great Middle Eastern Deli about a half hour drive from me that sells scrumptious Medjool Dates in bulk. They're like Nature's Caramels

I get pit in and they are so much better

 

[Nightbird]

I am making date walnut bread
My mom says tastes like grandmas (huge compliment)

My Mom when she was still alive used to make a two layer chocolate cake and in the middle was a date filling it tasted so good.

 

[Missk_2022]

The replacement daily driver is ordered. Arrives in about 4 weeks.

What did u order?

 

[Missk_2022]

My Mom when she was still alive used to make a two layer chocolate cake and in the middle was a date filling it tasted so good.

I have a recipe for a cake that uses chocolate orange and dates... called an orange refresher cake

And i make a date mixture i use to fill a butter cookie.... yum

 

[Missk_2022]

All the stuff i baked the orange loaves are a little flat... so are the cookies.... hope everything tastes good

 

[Nightbird]

I have a recipe for a cake that uses chocolate orange and dates... called an orange refresher cake

And i make a date mixture i use to fill a butter cookie.... yum

Sounds really good.

 

[Wonderer67]

Urgh. No cussing and swearing but the two doughs rolled up for shit.

They’re gonna suck (visually) but I’m sure they’ll taste good.

I am not a baker.

 

[Nightbird]

Urgh. No cussing and swearing but the two doughs rolled up for shit.

They’re gonna suck (visually) but I’m sure they’ll taste good.

I am not a baker.

Who cares what they look like..

 

[Wonderer67]

Who cares what they look like..

I do, but I sorta don’t give a shit.

They’re supposed to look very specific.

This was from Christmas.
How they’re supposed to look:

https://imgur.com/a/uLK7fgT

How they turned out.

https://imgur.com/a/pVEl6Z3

https://imgur.com/a/hos7KXg

 

[Nightbird]

I do, but I sorta don’t give a shit.

They’re supposed to look very specific.

This was from Christmas.
How they’re supposed to look:

https://imgur.com/a/uLK7fgT

How they turned out.

https://imgur.com/a/pVEl6Z3

https://imgur.com/a/hos7KXg

They look delicious to me I would eat them.

 

[Wonderer67]

They look delicious to me I would eat them.

They do taste pretty good!

 

[likes2watchU]

I know ai is all the rage, but didn’t think you could put it in meatloaf.

Who knew??

I just talked to my mom and apparently gracie is sleeping in the chair i normally sit in

Of course she is

I ran out mid recipe.... had to go to the dollar general for more

oooh - I hate that! I hope it was at a point where you could just pause and not have to toss everything up to that point and start over Because that game is really fun

I get pit in and they are so much better

I agree... my arthritis/tendonitis sometimes stages a protest

Urgh. No cussing and swearing but the two doughs rolled up for shit.

They’re gonna suck (visually) but I’m sure they’ll taste good.

I am not a baker.

I'm sure they taste just fine. I've never tried making these, but have read the instructions. No judgment here

They do taste pretty good!

See?!? And half your batch look just fine... that's the half you give away. My family? Some would intentionally screw up half the batch because clearly that's not "company worthy" and must be held back
Wait a minute...

 

[Missk_2022]

I do, but I sorta don’t give a shit.

They’re supposed to look very specific.

This was from Christmas.
How they’re supposed to look:

https://imgur.com/a/uLK7fgT

How they turned out.

https://imgur.com/a/pVEl6Z3

https://imgur.com/a/hos7KXg

I will eat the weird ones

 

[Missk_2022]

My orange bread tastes a bit bitter... too much zest?. I am going to put some frosting on it tomorrow.... if it still sucks it can go to dads dialysis nurses.... or in the garbage

Fuck... now i question it all

 

[likes2watchU]

I will eat the weird ones

Yeah... okay... but there's a line already

 

[likes2watchU]

My orange bread tastes a bit bitter... too much zest?. I am going to put some frosting on it tomorrow.... if it still sucks it can go to dads dialysis nurses.... or in the garbage

A thin confectioner's sugar glaze will fix that right up
Poke a few little holes in the cakes, too... narrow ones like from a bunch of toothpick pokes
Isn't that what they call those Poke Cakes that are so popular?

 

[Missk_2022]

Good night i have to work then go to my parents tomorrow

 

[likes2watchU]

Good night i have to work then go to my parents tomorrow

Sweet dreams, @Missk_2022
Say "hi" to Gracie for me... and your folks

 

[likes2watchU]

Yeah... okay... but there's a line already

I think it goes @Nightbird, @likes2watchU, then @Missk_2022
But... if you use your feminine wiles? I'll let you skip ahead

 

[dkak001]

The replacement daily driver is ordered. Arrives in about 4 weeks.

What did ya get?