Carin wanted meatloaf. I don't keep much meat in the house, so I told
her if she bought the meat and potatoes, I'd make meatloaf and potatoes.
She jumped at that deal.

Didn't use a recipe, but I used the meat she brought (1 pound Italian
sausage and 1.75 pounds ground beef) and mixed it with some eggs,
parmesan cheese, ketchup, oats, salt, and pepper. James and Carin NEED
their meatloaf to be topped with ketchup, and I don't care, so it'll be
topped with ketchup in the last half hour of cooking. We'll see how it
turns out. For the potatoes, I sliced them and layered them in a
buttered pan with onions, butter, salt, and pepper, then poured a
mixture of buttermilk and whole-milk yogurt over the top. Going to add
cheese to the top at the end of cooking.

I didn't get to the store today, so this will be a rare meal -- no green
veggies in sight. Oh, wait, I think I have some romaine in the fridge
and a couple tomatoes in the fruit bowl...

Serene
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"I think I have an umami receptor that has developed sentience." -- Stef

On Tue 01 Jul 2008 06:24:42p, Serene Vannoy told us...

> Carin wanted meatloaf. I don't keep much meat in the house, so I told
> her if she bought the meat and potatoes, I'd make meatloaf and potatoes.
> She jumped at that deal.
>
> Didn't use a recipe, but I used the meat she brought (1 pound Italian
> sausage and 1.75 pounds ground beef) and mixed it with some eggs,
> parmesan cheese, ketchup, oats, salt, and pepper. James and Carin NEED
> their meatloaf to be topped with ketchup, and I don't care, so it'll be
> topped with ketchup in the last half hour of cooking. We'll see how it
> turns out. For the potatoes, I sliced them and layered them in a
> buttered pan with onions, butter, salt, and pepper, then poured a
> mixture of buttermilk and whole-milk yogurt over the top. Going to add
> cheese to the top at the end of cooking.
>
> I didn't get to the store today, so this will be a rare meal -- no green
> veggies in sight. Oh, wait, I think I have some romaine in the fridge
> and a couple tomatoes in the fruit bowl...
>
> Serene

Sounds like a very nice homey meal, Serene. I like sausage in meatloaf.
I'd like to make those potatoes. Did you add enough buttermilk/yogurt to
cover, or?

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Tue 01 Jul 2008 06:24:42p, Serene Vannoy told us...
>
>> For the potatoes, I sliced them and layered them in a
>> buttered pan with onions, butter, salt, and pepper, then poured a
>> mixture of buttermilk and whole-milk yogurt over the top. Going to add
>> cheese to the top at the end of cooking.

>
> Sounds like a very nice homey meal, Serene. I like sausage in meatloaf.
> I'd like to make those potatoes. Did you add enough buttermilk/yogurt to
> cover, or?

No, just what I had on hand, which was a pint of buttermilk and about a
pint of yogurt. It didn't cover the potatoes, but it came close to the
top. I covered the baking dish for the first 45 minutes or so, and now
I've added two kinds of cheese to the top and I'm cooking them another
15-30 minutes until they're done.

I'm going to do the meat loaf until it's 160F in the middle unless
someone tells me to do it differently. I don't cook meat much.

Serene

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"I think I have an umami receptor that has developed sentience." -- Stef

On Tue 01 Jul 2008 06:47:36p, Serene Vannoy told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Tue 01 Jul 2008 06:24:42p, Serene Vannoy told us...
>>
>>> For the potatoes, I sliced them and layered them in a
>>> buttered pan with onions, butter, salt, and pepper, then poured a
>>> mixture of buttermilk and whole-milk yogurt over the top. Going to add
>>> cheese to the top at the end of cooking.
>
>>
>> Sounds like a very nice homey meal, Serene. I like sausage in meatloaf.
>> I'd like to make those potatoes. Did you add enough buttermilk/yogurt
to
>> cover, or?
>
> No, just what I had on hand, which was a pint of buttermilk and about a
> pint of yogurt. It didn't cover the potatoes, but it came close to the
> top. I covered the baking dish for the first 45 minutes or so, and now
> I've added two kinds of cheese to the top and I'm cooking them another
> 15-30 minutes until they're done.

Thanks, Serene. I'm going to make this to serve with ribs this weekend.
Sounds delicious!

> I'm going to do the meat loaf until it's 160F in the middle unless
> someone tells me to do it differently. I don't cook meat much.
>
> Serene
>

I think that's on target.

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Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Tue 01 Jul 2008 06:47:36p, Serene Vannoy told us...

>> No, just what I had on hand, which was a pint of buttermilk and about a
>> pint of yogurt. It didn't cover the potatoes, but it came close to the
>> top. I covered the baking dish for the first 45 minutes or so, and now
>> I've added two kinds of cheese to the top and I'm cooking them another
>> 15-30 minutes until they're done.
>
> Thanks, Serene. I'm going to make this to serve with ribs this weekend.
> Sounds delicious!

Well, wait and see if it actually works out, hon. :-)

>> I'm going to do the meat loaf until it's 160F in the middle unless
>> someone tells me to do it differently. I don't cook meat much.
>>
>> Serene
>>
>
> I think that's on target.
>

Thanks!

Serene
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"I think I have an umami receptor that has developed sentience." -- Stef

On Tue 01 Jul 2008 06:54:42p, Serene Vannoy told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Tue 01 Jul 2008 06:47:36p, Serene Vannoy told us...
>
>>> No, just what I had on hand, which was a pint of buttermilk and about a
>>> pint of yogurt. It didn't cover the potatoes, but it came close to the
>>> top. I covered the baking dish for the first 45 minutes or so, and now
>>> I've added two kinds of cheese to the top and I'm cooking them another
>>> 15-30 minutes until they're done.
>>
>> Thanks, Serene. I'm going to make this to serve with ribs this weekend.
>> Sounds delicious!
>
> Well, wait and see if it actually works out, hon. :-)

Okay, I'll look for your report. :-)

>>> I'm going to do the meat loaf until it's 160F in the middle unless
>>> someone tells me to do it differently. I don't cook meat much.
>>>
>>> Serene
>>>
>>
>> I think that's on target.
>>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Serene

You're welcome!

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My watch stopped. I think I'm down a
quartz. --George Carlin
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Serene Vannoy wrote:
> Carin wanted meatloaf. I don't keep much meat in the house, so I told
> her if she bought the meat and potatoes, I'd make meatloaf and
> potatoes. She jumped at that deal.
>
> Didn't use a recipe, but I used the meat she brought (1 pound Italian
> sausage and 1.75 pounds ground beef) and mixed it with some eggs,
> parmesan cheese, ketchup, oats, salt, and pepper. James and Carin NEED
> their meatloaf to be topped with ketchup, and I don't care, so it'll
> be topped with ketchup in the last half hour of cooking. We'll see
> how it turns out. For the potatoes, I sliced them and layered them
> in a buttered pan with onions, butter, salt, and pepper, then poured a
> mixture of buttermilk and whole-milk yogurt over the top. Going to add
> cheese to the top at the end of cooking.
>
> I didn't get to the store today, so this will be a rare meal -- no
> green veggies in sight. Oh, wait, I think I have some romaine in the
> fridge and a couple tomatoes in the fruit bowl...
>
> Serene

The ingredients sound fine. I know you'll make the meatloaf turn out
spectacularly. :~)

kili

On Jul 1, 6:24*pm, Serene Vannoy > wrote:
> Carin wanted meatloaf. [snip]
> ....
> Didn't use a recipe, but I used the meat she brought (1 pound Italian
> sausage and 1.75 pounds ground beef) and mixed it with some eggs,
> parmesan cheese, ketchup, oats, salt, and pepper. [snip]

I like sausage and ground beef for grilled hamburgers. For meatloaf I
prefer plain pork and veal. And I have never have had good luck with
oats in meatloaf--it always seems to just sit there by itself, not
integrating into the mixture. Still, meatloaf is unpredictable, yours
may turn out terrific. The potatoes sound very good.

Here it was simple tonkatsu, very much as I've posted before. I did
squeeze some lemon juice into the ketchup/worcestershire mixture,
which was good, and this time I made short grain Japanese style rice.
Well, the package calls it medium grain but it's short grain to me.
-aem

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Tue 01 Jul 2008 06:54:42p, Serene Vannoy told us...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Tue 01 Jul 2008 06:47:36p, Serene Vannoy told us...
>>>> No, just what I had on hand, which was a pint of buttermilk and about a
>>>> pint of yogurt. It didn't cover the potatoes, but it came close to the
>>>> top. I covered the baking dish for the first 45 minutes or so, and now
>>>> I've added two kinds of cheese to the top and I'm cooking them another
>>>> 15-30 minutes until they're done.
>>> Thanks, Serene. I'm going to make this to serve with ribs this weekend.
>>> Sounds delicious!
>> Well, wait and see if it actually works out, hon. :-)
>
> Okay, I'll look for your report. :-)

The potatoes are yummy, though if you're using red potatoes, as I was,
cook them MUCH longer than an hour. Possibly as long as two hours.

Serene
--
"I think I have an umami receptor that has developed sentience." -- Stef

aem wrote:
> On Jul 1, 6:24 pm, Serene Vannoy > wrote:
>> Carin wanted meatloaf. [snip]
>> ....
>> Didn't use a recipe, but I used the meat she brought (1 pound Italian
>> sausage and 1.75 pounds ground beef) and mixed it with some eggs,
>> parmesan cheese, ketchup, oats, salt, and pepper. [snip]
>
> I like sausage and ground beef for grilled hamburgers. For meatloaf I
> prefer plain pork and veal.

I don't eat veal, but usually, I make meatloaf from either beef/pork or
beef/pork/lamb. This time, I wasn't the one buying the meat. It turned
out really well.

> And I have never have had good luck with
> oats in meatloaf--it always seems to just sit there by itself, not
> integrating into the mixture.

I've never had that problem.

> Still, meatloaf is unpredictable, yours
> may turn out terrific.

It was really really delicious. Nearly three pounds of meat, three eggs,
and the other stuff, and the four of us demolished it. Good thing we
took a long walk afterwards, or you'd have to roll me to bed.

Serene

--
"I think I have an umami receptor that has developed sentience." -- Stef

On Tue 01 Jul 2008 08:21:57p, Serene Vannoy told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Tue 01 Jul 2008 06:54:42p, Serene Vannoy told us...
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>> On Tue 01 Jul 2008 06:47:36p, Serene Vannoy told us...
>>>>> No, just what I had on hand, which was a pint of buttermilk and
>>>>> about a pint of yogurt. It didn't cover the potatoes, but it came
>>>>> close to the top. I covered the baking dish for the first 45 minutes
>>>>> or so, and now I've added two kinds of cheese to the top and I'm
>>>>> cooking them another 15-30 minutes until they're done.
>>>> Thanks, Serene. I'm going to make this to serve with ribs this
>>>> weekend. Sounds delicious!
>>> Well, wait and see if it actually works out, hon. :-)
>>
>> Okay, I'll look for your report. :-)
>
> The potatoes are yummy, though if you're using red potatoes, as I was,
> cook them MUCH longer than an hour. Possibly as long as two hours.
>
> Serene

Thanks, Serene. And, yes, I will probably be using red potatoes. Looking
forward to it!

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Wayne Boatwright
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