Saturday, August 13, 2011

Ree and I Made Meatloaf!

I had hamburger thawed in the refrigerator today and decided I'd make meatloaf.  It was either that or Shepherd's Pie and we had that last night at Heather's house.  Elmer doesn't like my meatloaf so much.  It's pretty plain.  So, now that Ree and I are such a good team (ok, not so much) I decided to see what she had for a recipe.

It was called My Favorite Meatloaf.  I read the recipe and had all the ingredients I needed and none of them were expired so I thought I'd give it a try.  I have to admit, I was a bit sceptical when I saw that Ree's favorite meatloaf is covered in bacon.  Never heard of that, but I happened to have some bacon.

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Ree's finished product...




Mine...


She should however, have put in a little note somewhere of how I'm supposed to ever get this pan clean without getting my hands wet.  That sauce and bacon is cooked on there good.

Believe it or not, Elmer said it was the best meatloaf he ever ate.  Get outta here! 

The only thing I'd change is not adding so much bread.  I think I'd only add 3 slices instead of the 6, but I have to admit, it was good!  Want the recipe?

Elmer had also brought home some fresh green beans that someone at work had given him.  I would have just put them in a bowl and steamed them until they were mushy done, but what the heck, I'd thought I'd see what Ree had for green beans too.  These were to DIE for! 

Sorry Ree, but I wasn't about to cook bacon for the grease and not chop the bacon and cook it with the beans.  I also didn't have any red pepper so I left those out.  But they were the best green beans I've ever had.  I'll definitely be making these again.  Here's the recipe.

Ree's...



Mine...



I've been told by Sheri and Kate  a few people that I won't mention, that my photos are "shoddy."  I do need a new camera and I would imagine that you two critics could probably find me a pretty nice, new camera on Amazon.   I think today I would have made Ree proud (except for the photos).

I hope I don't start getting good at cooking or Elmer might expect me to do it every day.  I hate to cook...
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5 comments:

  1. SheriAugust 14, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    Your meatloaf picture is actually way better than hers! Made my mouth water....I'm checking out that recipe. The beans on the other hand........

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  2. JodiAugust 14, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    So the bean picture wasn't so good. But the taste was soooooo yummy! I would suggest if you try the meatloaf that you cut the bread and milk in half. Delicious!

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  3. kateAugust 16, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    Wow! Look at you with the cookin'. I'm impressed! See, we don't need mom to teach us how to cook; we have Ree!

    Do you have her cookbook?

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  4. DeeAugust 18, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    I fully agree w/Sheri----your meatloaf pic was way better----far more appetizing . The meatloaf looked professional----yummmmy.

    Oh, and Kate, good ol' Mom has completely forgotten how to cook anything. If it doesn't come in a ziplock package or box or can, I'm lost. Its very sad. awwwwwwww

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  5. DeeAugust 26, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    Just looked up P W on Facebook and her cooking show will be on Sat. 9:30 our time on , of course, the Food Network . Its her first ! yeaaaa ---you can learn even more.

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