What's Cooking?

[Flysmallie]

Is Amber wearing a scarf or a towel? I can understand a towel before digging into that but it's a little warm for a scarf. But I've got one and I know how they are about fashion.

[fishinwrench]

It IS a dish towel. I only wish her scarfs were that cheap.

[fishinwrench]

If that truly is a heat stain on a polyurethane finish, you can use the following technique. By only on a polyurethane finish, if it is varnish then do not try it.

Give it try on a small spot first to see if it works before doing all of them.

Hey! That's worth a try. THANKS!

[fishinwrench]

If you use that Liquid Gold, be sure the table is level. Otherwise, everything is gonna slide right off.

BTW -- I'm not gonna take any of your future food poor-mouthing seriously after seeing you put on a feast like that!

Horse Hockey, I can spell and pronounce every item in that pic.

Oh and sorry about the pink cup, Phil. I didn't catch that until just now. Profanity is such a huge part of my life..... But I'm working on that, promise.

[Chief Grey Bear]

I didn't blow the pic up until now to see what curse word cup you had.

What quickly caught my eye was the brown bowls.

We had that same set as a kid. I can't begin to tell you the pounds of brown beans I ate out of those bowls!

[BilletHead]

Wrench! Yowza!

Who cares about the table, It is the feast I like!

BilletHead

[rps]

Two racks of baby backs, well covered in home made magic dust, just went into the hickory smoke. My mouth is watering already.

[snagged in outlet 3]

OK, but before I do please confirm that you have a couch I can crash on for a few nights.

In a word "NO".

Good luck.

Pete

[Mitch f]

Great food RPS and Wrench

[Terrierman]

Everybody and their aunt has a meatloaf recipe. Alton Brown, Pioneer Woman, my Aunt Patsy ...

I usually throw a few things together and don't worry too much. However, I wanted to combine a few tricks I've picked up from different sources and use them all in a definitive meat loaf.

Ingredients:

2.5 pounds Boston blend ground meat (60% beef, 40% pork)

1 large onion diced fine

a stalk of celery diced very fine

a carrot diced very fine

4 large button mushrooms diced very fine

2 cloves garlic minced

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 teaspoon Old Bay

1 teaspoon Cavenders Greek seasoning

1 large egg beaten

1/4 cup plain yoghurt

large splash Worcestershire sauce

1 cup panko

1 Tablespoon olive oil

First Loaf Paint and Wrap:

1 or 2 Tablespoons Yellow mustard

6 strips thin sliced bacon

Second Loaf Paint:

1/2 cup ketchup

1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar

1 rounded Tablespoons brown sugar

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon dry mustard

sriracha or Franks Hot Sauce to taste

Method

Do your vegetable dicing or throw it in a food processor and pulse until diced fine (don't make a paste!)

Gently saute the vegetables in the olive oil until translucent. Add half the Old Bay, Cavenders, salt, and pepper as they sweat. Allow the vegetables to cool to room temp and place in a large bowl. Add the panko and mix. Combine the yoghurt, Worcestorshire sauce, Franks, and the beaten egg and mix. Add that to the vegetables and panko. Add the ground meat and mix without compacting the mixture. I use my bare hands because my fingers can break apart the lumps as I mix. Season with the remaining Old Bay and Cavenders.Put a piece of parchment on a tray pan and place the meat mixture in the middle. Gently shape a rectangle loaf without pressing the meat tightly together.Use a pastry brush to paint the outside of the loaf with yellow mustard. Lay the bacon strips side by side over the loaf and tuck the ends in. Heat the oven to 350 degrees and bake 30 minutes. Paint the exterior with the second loaf paint and bake until done, approximately 30 minutes more. Remove from the oven and paint the loaf once more and rest 15 minutes before slicing.

I love meat loaf. Use the bacon thing myself. Use ground venison. Also do it on the smoker. Not bad if I do say so myself.