Meatloaf

I have been trying to master meatloaf for sometime now. Every time I made it it always fell apart! Well last week I nailed this MOFO!!!! It stayed together...nice and firm and it wasn't dry either! I'm so proud of myself! ;) I wanted to serve mashed potatoes with it but I was out of potatoes so we had mixed veggies and seasoned rice! Since I chopped up too much onions and peppers I added the rest to my rice.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup yellow onions, finely chopped
1/2 cup green bell peppers
1/2 tsp ground pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 Italian seasoning
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 bread crumbs
1 1/2 lbs ground beef
About 2 splashes of Worcestershire Sauce
EVOO

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small nonstick sauce pot or pan, heat EVOO over medium high heat. Once oil is hot add onion and green peppers and saute for about 5 minutes. Set vegetable mixture aside and allow to cool.


Combine ground pepper, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, Italian seasoning and paprika in a small bowl. In a large mixing bowl combine seasoning blend, eggs, milk, half of ketchup and Worcestershire Sauce. Beat mixture well using a whisk or fork.

Next form meat mixture by adding together all ingredients to the ground beef. Now using your hands or a wooden spoon, mix all the ingredients together until uniform. Form meat mixture into a loaf by lightly packing into the loaf pan. Slightly round off the top of your loaf for presentation purposes. pour the remaining ketchup over the top of the loaf. Evenly spread the ketchup over the top using a spatula or spoon.


Bake at 350 degrees for about 2 hours. Don't allow meat to dry out. Let meatloaf stand for about 12 minutes before slicing. This was truly delish!!!!



See....still in tact!  Love it!!!!  Go Jill!  Go Jill!  LOL


Enjoy!


Jill's Comfort Zone

Herb Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters

So last night I had no choice but to cook what I had left in my freezer! LOL! I'm so serious...my freezer is so empty right now. I'm heading to the market in a few minutes. I just haven't been in the mood to go food shopping but enough is enough. I don't usually by dark meat but I saw a recipe months ago that I wanted to try which me me buy these quarter legs a few weeks ago. And can you believe I forgot what recipe I was going to use for these? SMH! Well I saw this recipe on this food blog, http://www.cookingbytheseatofmypants.com/ and thought I'd give it a try! It was quick and simple. I truly enjoyed it and so did the girls. You can find the recipe at the link listed above. And I did more than rinse my chicken...I CLEANED it! I hope that's what the blogger meant. :/ I added some cayenne...you know I love my food spicy! ;)

I served this with some Great Northern Beans and Jasmine rice. This is what we're having for dinner tonight along with some salad and strawberry muffins.

Enjoy!

Jill's Comfort Zone

Fish Tacos

I just love me some fish tacos! I need to make a trip to Wilkinsburg one of these weekends so I can go to this Asian shop to buy some more Mahi Mahi! It is perfect for fish tacos! The first time I made fish tacos I used Mahi Mahi...they were delish! Every time I make these I try to jaz it up a bit or do something different. This time I finally used the red cabbage. I never brought red cabbage before because I didn't know what to do with the rest of it after I used it for the fish tacos. I've been looking at quite a few red cabbage recipes that I want to try but that's another blog adventure coming up! ;) Anyway, we truly enjoyed the fish tacos a few weeks ago. I used Tilaopia this time.

It's me!!!  Loving my new home!  I think once I get all the decorations out the way I'll blog more frequently!  Just so much to do and so little time!  ;)

Ingredients:
1/2 cup EVOO (add more if needed)
3/4 lime juice
1/4 tsp chili powder
1 Tbsp garlic, finely chopped
Pinch or two cayenne pepper
Salt
8 large tortillas Salsa (Your choice)
Sour cream
Sauteed onions, sliced
1 small head red cabbage
A cap full apple cider vinegar
5 fillets tilapia or the fish of your choice
 
In a bowl, mix together the EVOO, lime juice, chillie powder, cayenne and garlic. Place fish in a dish, pour mixture in and allow to marinate for at least 30 minutes but not longer than 2 hours.



Thinly slice cabbage. Put in a small bowl. Sprinkle with vinegar and some salt. Mix together and set aside.


Pour a little EVOO in a pan and saute the onions. In the same pan, add more EVOO. Once heated, fry the tilapia (make sure you patted it dry) on both sides for about 5 minutes each side. Place fish on a plate cover with paper towel to soak up the grease. Break up the fish using a fork into chunks or you can cut them into strips and transfer to a warm plate.

Heat the tortillas in a pan on both sides. I set up a little try with all the toppings and it's just that simple! Everyone add what the like with the remaining ingredients and dig in! Delish!!!!

Enjoy!


Jill's Comfort Zone