Hello Mates, are you able to imagine I am again once more so quickly? I’ll attempt to be higher about posting this yr….now that I’ve settled right into a routine with working from house and I do know it is for the foreseeable future.  

It has been brutally chilly on the mountain prime with wind chills within the -30’s F at occasions….the proper nights to heat up with some final consolation meals meals. 

I all the time plan my meals across the climate – if it is intensely chilly I like to make use of the oven to assist warmth the home. If it is solely reasonably chilly (20F and above) I am going to use both the oven or the range prime. 

Any of you who’ve been following my super-sporadic weblog posts for any size of time know I’m an enormous foodie. I get up within the morning considering instantly of what I am making for dinner that night time. Fortunately I’ve a sweetie who will eat something I put in entrance of him, and completely loves it after I experiment with a brand new recipe. 

I have been on the hunt for an excellent meatball recipe for my total grownup life, and I feel I’ve lastly discovered it, which delights me (I do know, I am so lame!) I not too long ago learn this publish the place 4 prime meatball recipes have been in contrast facet by facet and this one gained, arms down – I knew proper then I needed to give it a attempt to I am so glad I did – it is a keeper for positive. 

The recipe is Anne Burrell’s Glorious Meatballs and they‘re certainly aptly named. 

I admit I didn’t attempt her sauce recipe which can also be included in that hyperlink – these days I have been utilizing this recipe by Cookie & Kate and it is so easy and scrumptious. In the summertime when I’ve recent tomatoes I am going with a unique recent tomato sauce recipe….when I’ve basil however no recent tomatoes I make Marcella Hazan’s Tomato Basil Garlic Sauce from her cookbook The Necessities of Traditional Italian Cooking which is a wonderful guide, though no images. 

Again to the meatballs – they have been superior! The recipe made lots so I’ve some within the freezer for future meals as nicely, which I really like. 

I used this mix that my market had on sale not too long ago: 

I picked up three packages when it went on sale, and I grabbed one out of the freezer not too long ago to make meatloaf, which I hadn’t made in what felt like eons. 

I seen there was a recipe for meatloaf on the again, and after I checked out it it was so near the way in which I all the time made my meatloaf I made a decision to present it a attempt. 

I am not one for overthinking meatloaf – I am very old skool in my perception that it ought to be a easy mix of onions, eggs, breadcrumbs, milk, salt & pepper, and topped with beef gravy (I left off the ketchup on this recipe.)

Properly, this recipe was just about that besides with the addition of a tablespoon of parmesan cheese and a bundle of onion soup combine. I solely had beefy onion soup combine in the home, so that is what I used and that is my new GO-TO meatloaf recipe! Notice there is not any salt listed on this recipe as there’s sufficient within the soup combine that it is not wanted. This was AMAZING!! 

I made two smaller meatloaves and froze one, so I reduce the cooking time to 60 minutes after which checked it with a meat thermometer to verify it had reached 160 within the heart. 

We had this for dinner final night time, and we each have leftovers for tonight and I am unable to wait! 

One other of my frequent winter recipes is that this Cheddar Broccoli Soup from Averie Cooks – I have been making this for just a few years now, and it by no means disappoints. 

It is wealthy and hearty and extremely tasty on a chilly winter’s night time! I normally serve it with a batch of cornbread straight from the oven, and we each like it. Such a easy meal, soup and bread, but so satisfying certainly! 

I am positive you all know by now that I am an enormous HUGE fan of Ina Garten’s recipes as nicely – I’ve 7 of her cookbooks and I’ve her 2018 guide Prepare dinner Like A Professional sitting in my procuring cart on Amazon proper now! I’ve tried SO MANY of Ina’s recipes and have by no means had one fail, she’s so persistently superior. 

That is what’s been on the menu right here…it is a quiet night time tonight, Sweetie and I’ll each be having fun with leftover meatloaf in our respective houses….he’ll be watching soccer, little doubt, and I will be watching Ozark on Netflix – what a terrific present! 

What’s taking place in your neck of the woods?