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I am so glad you stopped by. A couple of months ago I saw the movie Julie & Julia, where a young woman decides to take a year and make every recipe in Julia Child's French Cookbook. I enjoyed the movie very much and became intrigued. Maybe I could do something like that, so, I got out my barely used, 13 year old, Better Homes Cookbook and started flipping through. Thus began my cooking experiment.

Cooking is something I have always hated to do, it was a chore for me, not a pleasure. I am not a professional cook, and never will be, but the movie ignited a spark in me and revealed a new discovery, cooking can be fun!

I am learning that with patience, motivation, and good recipes anyone can be a good cook. Believe me, if I can do it, so can you! I hope you will experiment along with me and let me know what you think of the recipes I share.

I will post each new recipe I try along with a picture (I can't stand cookbooks that don't include pictures!) so you can see the final product. I will also share tips that I have learned along the way. For you seasoned chefs, the tips may seem like common sense, but for those of us who are dummies in the kitchen, they are epiphanies.

Happy Cooking!
Nancy

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Cheese-Stuffed Meatloaf




I love meatloaf, but not all meatloaf, so I was a bit hesitant to try this new recipe. I am happy to report, however, that we really enjoyed it! The only problem I had was that it needed to cook longer than an hour, I would cook for at least 90 minutes.


Ingredients:


1 1/2 lb. ground beef (or pork)
15 oz. can spaghetti sauce
2 eggs
1 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup onion chopped
1 1/2 tbsp. dried parsley
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella

Directions:

Combine ground beef, one cup spaghetti sauce, and remaining ingredients, except cheese. Mix well. Divide meat mixture into thirds; spread 1/3 in bottom of an ungreased 9x5 loaf pan. Cover with 1/2 the cheese. Repeat layers, ending with meat. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Spread meatloaf with reserved sauce. Bake for an additional 30 minutes.

Servings: 4 to 6


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None of the recipes posted on this site are mine, they are all taken from other sources, or given to me to try. I am not nearly creative enough or good enough in the kitchen to have come up with any of them.

I also cannot promise that any of these recipes are going to turn out good, or taste good for that matter, so you try them at your own risk.

Enjoy!!! Nancy SmileyCentral.com