Oh, yes I did.
My friend Jaylee is going to read this and die that I went to so much trouble for an average Thursday night dinner.
I’ve been a bit less than pleasant as of late…grouchy some might say. Maybe I was trying to make up for it, or maybe it was the two vintage aprons I ironed and photographed today. Or, maybe it was the gajillion mile and hour winds ripping through town. I don’t know my justification, but I ended up putting a lot of effort into a mundane thursday dinner.
Meatloaf, mashed potatoes (from scratch) and green beans. With strawberry shortcake (from scratch with real whipped cream).
The meatloaf was SO good I just have to share, even the kids ate it.
1 egg
1/2 medium onion diced
3/4c bread crumbs
1/4c milk
1 can mushroom pieces (drained)
1/4c blue cheese crumbles
1t salt
1lb ground beef
Mix it all together and smoosh into a standard loaf pan, bake for 45-50min. at 350. The blue cheese was a last minute choice and SO worth it! Next time I think I’ll add a little dijion mustard!
happy mundane thursday (or friday if your waking up to this)
March 26th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Looks yummy, Heather! And the table looks so nice : )
March 27th, 2009 at 4:32 am
Just bought the ingredients yesterday for meatloaf and I think I will try this recipe. It will be a hopefully more than mundane Friday for us around here!
March 27th, 2009 at 8:46 am
It looks delish, and I love the table cloth. I think it’s the homemade whipped cream that puts me over the edge. At least the strawberries aren’t from your garden and you didn’t pasteurize your own cheese.
March 27th, 2009 at 8:59 am
When I make meatloaf I do everything like that too but I usually don’t make dessert and if I do, it is something simple like cookies I have been craving. I think I need to make a nice dinner tonight to help me get out of my mood (why does cooking help?). I think maybe I will make stuffed peppers and then the leftover filling can be burritos tomorrow night (Saturdays I usually don’t have time to cook dinner, which is interesting because Bryan is home all day).
March 27th, 2009 at 10:03 am
I love it. I need to make our dinners a lot lovlier around here also. Thanks for the inspiration.
March 27th, 2009 at 10:33 am
Delicious! Thanks for sharing your recipe. Your table looks great. Meatloaf is a favorite around here, I am going to have to try your version next. Thanks again!!
March 27th, 2009 at 10:35 am
And tell me you found those aprons at a thrift store?! You kill me with the awesome stuff you find! Those are so cool! I like the black one.
March 27th, 2009 at 11:29 am
I like the table cloth – I would have had it cut up into 3-4 projects, but it looks great on your table.