Meatloaf with Mashed potatoes.

The gelatin helps keep the meatloaf more moist and keeps it from splooging out grease onto the pan.

• 1 onion, diced fine
• 2 tsp garlic, minced fine
• 1 tsp dried or 2 tsp fresh thyme
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 c steak sauce or 3 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 c dried bread crumbs or crushed crackers
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb ground pork
• 1 tsp unflavored gelatin (optional)
• salt and freshly-ground pepper to taste

Topping:

• 1/4 c ketchup
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Sauté the onion until translucent and add the garlic and thyme right at the end and cook until fragrant. In a medium bowl, mix the egg, onion mixture,  and steak or Worcestershire sauce. Add the breadcrumbs, beef and pork,  gelatin salt and pepper and mix until just mixed. Don’t overmix or the meatloaf will get a funky texture.

Place the meat mixture on a cookie sheet and form into a rough square about 2 inches thick.

For the topping, mix all ingredients, and spread over the top of the meatloaf.

Bake for 1 hour.

• 4 chicken leg quarters (drumsticks and thighs attached)
• 1 bottle favorite barbecue sauce
• salt and pepper to taste
• hamburger buns or bread
• garnishes, such as pickles, onion, lettuce, cole slaw, etc.

Preheat oven to 350° F. Arrange chicken on a sheet pan, and add salt and pepper as desired. You can coat the chicken in sauce now, but if you do, I would add some foil so it doesn’t burn. I usually add the sauce at the end, though, because the chicken exudes quite a bit of liquid, and will make the whole thing runny.

Remove the chicken from the oven after about 2 hours, or when it is fall-off-the-bone tender. Let it sit until it is cool enough to handle and remove the meat from the bones and place it in a bowl. Reserve the bones and any leftover liquid for soup stock later.

Shred the chicken with your fingers or 2 forks. Add barbecue sauce to taste and serve.

• 1 – 15 1/2 oz. can pink salmon, bones and skin picked out (unless you like these)
• 2 packages cream cheese, softened
• 1-2 tsp. liquid smoke

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and spread on toasted bagels.

Here are some additional ingredients that I have added over the years, which I think enhance the experience:

• 2 tsp. lemon juice
• 1 tsp. lemon zest
• 1 tbsp. minced capers
• 1/2 c. grated or finely diced red onion OR diced green onion
• 2 tbsp. minced fresh or 1 tbsp. dried parsley
• salt and black pepper (freshly ground) to taste

Of course,  if you want to make a non-ghetto version, use a small fillet of natural smoked salmon.

Es gezunterhayt! (Yiddish for “bon appétit”)

a spinach and mushroom salad with tomato, basil and mozzarella cheese salad

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“I wish for everyone to help create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.” – Jamie Oliver

• steak
• salt
• black pepper
• butter

To make it like a Dutch Steak, top with the following, and broil. Leave your steak nice and bloody if you plan on adding this topping. It should only need two minutes on each side.

• Mix together the following:
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon sweet hot mustard
  • 3 tablespoons Parmesan

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• 1 English muffin or 2 slices of bread
• 1 egg
• 1 slice bacon
• 1 slice cheese
• 1 tsp butter (optional)

Place the English muffin or bread in the toaster. Line a plate with those napkins you still have from the last time you got take out. Place the bacon on and microwave for 1 minute. Crack the egg in the bottom of a bowl, and beat with a fork. Remove bacon when done and discard the napkins.  Put the egg in the microwave for 45 seconds. It should be almost done. Place the cheese slice over the egg and microwave another 10 seconds. When the muffin or toast is done, butter it, and add the egg-cheese and bacon.

Alternate: Sausage breakfast sandwich

For this, skip the bacon part of the above recipe. Add some sausage to the bottom of a bowl, pressing it into the bow’s bottom. Crack the egg over it beat with a fork. Microwave for 1 minute. Add cheese. Continue to microwave until sausage is done. Finish as above.

16 oz prepared red cabbage with apple bits

Mix everything except the cabbage and paprika in a bowl. Knead until every item is distributed evenly. Place cabbage on bottom of baking dish. Sprinkle paprika. Spread meat mixture on top of cabbage. Cover and cook in oven for one our at 350 degrees. Forty minutes in, feel free to drain. With ten minutes left, cover with sauce.

Sauce for meatloaf

• 4 tablespoons minced onion
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 4T of brown sugar,
• 4T vinegar,
• 2T Worchestershire Sauce
• 1 teaspoon basil leaves

Simmer everything in a small sauce pan and stir constantly. Serve with meatloaf.

• 3 russet potatoes
• 4 garlic cloves
• bay leaves
• sprig of thyme
• vegetable stock
• salt
• black pepper

I made these because I didn’t have any butter.

Boil some water. Add salt, bay leaves and thyme. Quarter potatoes and place in boiling water. Boil until you can squish a piece of potato between your forefinger and thumb, easily. Make sure to use tongs and cold water before attempting to handle the hot potato. While the potatoes are boiling, cook the garlic in a little bit of oil to soften. Once the potatoes are cooked use either a large fork or a potato masher or a wooden spoon or whatever works best for you. Add the garlic and slowly add stock while mashing. The potatoes will fluff up and absorb the moisture so just add more stock as you mash until you reach the desired consistency. Salt and pepper to taste.