Meat Loaf & The Weekend

With all the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping,

planning,

dreaming,

and decorating,

We really think it's time for some comfort food.

 Meat Loaf is a comfort food, right?

It is in our book anyway.

Meat Loaf is so versatile.

You can eat it just as is in the photo,

or you can make 

cold meat loaf sandwiches,

add it to a grilled cheese,

brown it in a skillet for breakfast,

crumble it and add in taco shells,

and the list goes on......

 We went out three times over the weekend 

to torture ourselves in the madness of Christmas shoppers.

Stocking stuffers always kill the pocket-book.

Our kids out-grew the stockings years ago.

They have advanced to large Christmas bags.

And they are stuffed full!

 We spent some time at Kay's Jewelers.

Johnie was doing a lot of sneaky business with the sales person......

Does that look like a bunch of Kay's boxes under the tree?

And I am being tortured to WAIT.

Kay's was having a really awesome holiday sale. 

We got all the adult girls some beautiful jewelry. 

 Then we went to Hobby Lobby.

Can you believe I have NEVER been in a Hobby Lobby?

First time ever on Saturday.

I was in crafty heaven.

I put together this bouquet of flowers to dress up our newly painted bathroom.

I also got some really cool candle holders.

And their clearance isle.....

Well, that filled most of the Christmas bags. 

 So after endearing all the madness, we created ourselves some comfort.

MEAT LOAF

 Meat Loaf is a "dump all" kind of food.

All the flavors meld together to create goodness.

 And some of the things we added to this one gave it just a little kick.

 Meat Loaf

1 1/2 lb. ground pork (seasoned)

1 1/2 lb. ground chuck

1 c. salsa (of your choice)

2 eggs

2 TBS hot pepper jelly

1 c. crushed, Duoz Cheez-Its

1/2 sleeve soda crackers, crushed

salt and pepper to taste

4 TBS Worcestershire sauce

1/4 c. prepared mustard

Mix ingredients all together.

Using two loaf pans, divide meat mixture.

Press meat mixture in to both pans.

Bake in a 350 degree F. oven for 50-60 minutes. 

Definitely the comfort we needed.

See Ya'all Soon