A friend's daughter is facing a tough row to hoe coupled with a very
tall mountain to climb. (See link in my sig line * for background read
her first couple journal entries). My friend is meeting herself coming
and going. Last night I brought a couple meals for her and her husband
(for my friend -- her daughter has her own network of help). I'm
thinking of making some meatloaf.

One plan: Make and bake a full size meatloaf (a couple pounds of meat)
and deliver maybe 1/3 of it intact for them to enjoy soon and include
the rest of the meatloaf in bagged slices for the freezer with heating
and serving instructions.

Another plan: Make the meatloaf and deliver it raw for the freezer.
If I do this I'm thinking I'll make small loaves ‹ likely sized for
individual portions - to be baked at will. IF I go that route, what
baking instructions do I include? Bake from frozen for x amount of time
(to allow for frozen state) where x is what?? Can I form them into
salisbury steak-like shapes?

Let's say those portions are maybe 1/3#. Heck, at that weight, I can
shape the meatloaf mixture into patties and have her grill them like
burgers. What do you think of that possibility? (It just came to me;
I'm not devoted to the thought but am willing to offer it to my friend,
though I think it's too much like having "to cook something for dinner."

I'm leaning to baking first; the less my friend has to do to put food on
the table, the happier we'll both be.

Whaddaya think?
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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
A friend's daughter is facing a tough row to hoe coupled with a very
tall mountain to climb. (See link in my sig line * for background read
her first couple journal entries). My friend is meeting herself coming
and going. Last night I brought a couple meals for her and her husband
(for my friend -- her daughter has her own network of help). I'm
thinking of making some meatloaf.

One plan: Make and bake a full size meatloaf (a couple pounds of meat)
and deliver maybe 1/3 of it intact for them to enjoy soon and include
the rest of the meatloaf in bagged slices for the freezer with heating
and serving instructions.

Another plan: Make the meatloaf and deliver it raw for the freezer.
If I do this I'm thinking I'll make small loaves ‹ likely sized for
individual portions - to be baked at will. IF I go that route, what
baking instructions do I include? Bake from frozen for x amount of time
(to allow for frozen state) where x is what?? Can I form them into
salisbury steak-like shapes?

Let's say those portions are maybe 1/3#. Heck, at that weight, I can
shape the meatloaf mixture into patties and have her grill them like
burgers. What do you think of that possibility? (It just came to me;
I'm not devoted to the thought but am willing to offer it to my friend,
though I think it's too much like having "to cook something for dinner."

I'm leaning to baking first; the less my friend has to do to put food on
the table, the happier we'll both be.

Whaddaya think?

I think I'd very much like to have you as my friend. Baking it first
would be the easiest for her. You could slice part of a big one and pack
the slices for freezing. Then all she would have to do is nuke the
frozen slices to defrost and heat them.

If you use gravy or sauce on the meatloaf, I'd make up a few small
containers of the sauce or gravy for her to nuke with the slices.

There are some pretty palatable mashed potatoes that come in something
like a margarine tub in the dairy case of the market. A container might
go nicely with the meat loaf.

I hope all goes well for your friend and her family.

Janet (the Texas one)

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Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

In article ,
Janet Wilder wrote:

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
A friend's daughter is facing a tough row to hoe coupled with a very
tall mountain to climb. (See link in my sig line - for background read
her first couple journal entries). My friend is meeting herself coming
and going. Last night I brought a couple meals for her and her husband
(for my friend -- her daughter has her own network of help). I'm
thinking of making some meatloaf.

One plan: Make and bake a full size meatloaf (a couple pounds of meat)
and deliver maybe 1/3 of it intact for them to enjoy soon and include
the rest of the meatloaf in bagged slices for the freezer with heating
and serving instructions.

Another plan: Make the meatloaf and deliver it raw for the freezer.
If I do this I'm thinking I'll make small loaves Ð likely sized for
individual portions - to be baked at will. IF I go that route, what
baking instructions do I include? Bake from frozen for x amount of time
(to allow for frozen state) where x is what?? Can I form them into
salisbury steak-like shapes?

Let's say those portions are maybe 1/3#. Heck, at that weight, I can
shape the meatloaf mixture into patties and have her grill them like
burgers. What do you think of that possibility? (It just came to me;
I'm not devoted to the thought but am willing to offer it to my friend,
though I think it's too much like having "to cook something for dinner."

I'm leaning to baking first; the less my friend has to do to put food on
the table, the happier we'll both be.

Whaddaya think?

I think I'd very much like to have you as my friend.

:0-) I'm a really shitty housekeeper but if you my help for anything
but that, I'm usually available. Also, (and this ought to jack up some
of the folks here but I do hope they'll keep it to themselves), my
faith is pretty strong and I like to operate out of these verses from
the Bible: James 2:14 What good is it, my friends, if a man claims to
have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a
brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says
to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing
about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by
itself if it is not accompanied by action is dead. " My pastor and I
have had some "conversation" about those verses and my interpretation of
them and I know that they are taken out of context and i don't much care
but it's what I hang my hat on. It's what my mom, who had nothing,
taught me to do. And let me make abundantly clear that I know that
Christians don't have a lock on being do-gooders. :-) And don't think
for a minute that I hold myself to be a stellar example of Christianity;
I'm too much of a snot for that. grin

Baking it first would be the easiest for her. You could slice part of
a big one and pack the slices for freezing. Then all she would have
to do is nuke the frozen slices to defrost and heat them.

And I, who hates meatloaf, found that when lightly browned in a hot
skillet, it makes a damn fine sandwich!

If you use gravy or sauce on the meatloaf, I'd make up a few small
containers of the sauce or gravy for her to nuke with the slices.

Oh, excellent idea, Janet; thank you.

There are some pretty palatable mashed potatoes that come in something
like a margarine tub in the dairy case of the market. A container might
go nicely with the meat loaf.

Oh, that's a good idea, too! Any particular brand you can recommend?
I've used Simply Potatoes hashbrowns and find them quite acceptable. I
think they make mashed potatoes for quick heating, too.

I hope all goes well for your friend and her family.

Thanks. She's got a 3-1/2 year old and a 1-3/4 year old. I hope so,
too. Her cancer is not curable but has been treatable. The spinal
tumor growth has been a real kick in the shorts for all of them.

Janet (the Texas one)

OK, I've decided. I'm baking the meatloaf in the morning. (Ground
chuck is on special this week). :-0) I brought over chicken soup
with homemade noodles, and hotdish last night. :-0) Hotdish. One
word. In freezable bags. Others in our group are making meals, too.
:-0)
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com; I Think I've Seen it All, 2/24/2008

On Mar 5, 8:37*pm, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
A friend's daughter is facing a tough row to hoe coupled with a very
tall mountain to climb. (See link in my sig line * for background read
her first couple journal entries). * My friend is meeting herself coming
and going. *Last night I brought a couple meals for her and her husband
(for my friend -- her daughter has her own network of help). *I'm
thinking of making some meatloaf.

One plan: *Make and bake a full size meatloaf *(a couple pounds of meat)
and deliver maybe 1/3 of it intact for them to enjoy soon *and include
the rest of the meatloaf in bagged slices for the freezer with heating
and serving instructions.

Another plan: *Make the meatloaf and deliver it raw for the freezer. *
If I do this I'm thinking I'll make small loaves ‹ likely sized for
individual portions - to be baked at will. * *IF I go that route, what
baking instructions do I include? *Bake from frozen for x amount of time
(to allow for frozen state) where x is what?? * Can I form them into
salisbury steak-like shapes?

Let's say those portions are maybe 1/3#. *Heck, at that weight, I can
shape the meatloaf mixture into patties and have her grill them like
burgers. * What do you think of that possibility? *(It just came to me;
I'm not devoted to the thought but am willing to offer it to my friend,
though I think it's too much like having "to cook something for dinner."

I'm leaning to baking first; the less my friend has to do to put food on
the table, the happier we'll both be. *

Whaddaya think?

Freezing raw meat loaf is not food safe. Bake it in those giant
muffin tins, then freeze.... zap 3-4 minutes each meat muffin in the
nuker they'll be piping hot. Goes well with mashed taters, gravy, and
harvard beets.

In article
,
Sheldon wrote:

I'm leaning to baking first; the less my friend has to do to put food on
the table, the happier we'll both be. *

Whaddaya think?

Freezing raw meat loaf is not food safe. Bake it in those giant
muffin tins, then freeze.... zap 3-4 minutes each meat muffin in the
nuker they'll be piping hot. Goes well with mashed taters, gravy, and
harvard beets.

Good enough ‹ except for the beets. You pervert. I wouldn't eat 'em
and I wouldn't offer 'em. That's how it goes. If Anita wants beets,
she'll have to get them from some other source, :-P

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com; I Think I've Seen it All, 2/24/2008

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

In article
,
Sheldon wrote:

I'm leaning to baking first; the less my friend has to do to put food on
the table, the happier we'll both be. *

Whaddaya think?

Freezing raw meat loaf is not food safe. Bake it in those giant
muffin tins, then freeze.... zap 3-4 minutes each meat muffin in the
nuker they'll be piping hot. Goes well with mashed taters, gravy, and
harvard beets.

Good enough ‹ except for the beets.

Okay, Yale beets. Can't please everybody.


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Killing all posts from Google Groups
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Blinky: http://blinkynet.net

"Melba's Jammin'" wrote in message
...
A friend's daughter is facing a tough row to hoe coupled with a very
tall mountain to climb. (See link in my sig line * for background read
her first couple journal entries). My friend is meeting herself coming
and going. Last night I brought a couple meals for her and her husband
(for my friend -- her daughter has her own network of help). I'm
thinking of making some meatloaf.

One plan: Make and bake a full size meatloaf (a couple pounds of meat)
and deliver maybe 1/3 of it intact for them to enjoy soon and include
the rest of the meatloaf in bagged slices for the freezer with heating
and serving instructions.

Another plan: Make the meatloaf and deliver it raw for the freezer.
If I do this I'm thinking I'll make small loaves likely sized for
individual portions - to be baked at will. IF I go that route, what
baking instructions do I include? Bake from frozen for x amount of time
(to allow for frozen state) where x is what?? Can I form them into
salisbury steak-like shapes?

Let's say those portions are maybe 1/3#. Heck, at that weight, I can
shape the meatloaf mixture into patties and have her grill them like
burgers. What do you think of that possibility? (It just came to me;
I'm not devoted to the thought but am willing to offer it to my friend,
though I think it's too much like having "to cook something for dinner."

I'm leaning to baking first; the less my friend has to do to put food on
the table, the happier we'll both be.

Whaddaya think?

I would bake individual ones that could be reheated, eaten cold (my
favorite), frozen or whatever she wants to do with them.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
A friend's daughter is facing a tough row to hoe coupled with a very
tall mountain to climb. (See link in my sig line * for background read
her first couple journal entries). My friend is meeting herself coming
and going. Last night I brought a couple meals for her and her husband
(for my friend -- her daughter has her own network of help). I'm
thinking of making some meatloaf.

I'm leaning to baking first; the less my friend has to do to put food on
the table, the happier we'll both be.

Whaddaya think?


I agree. Reheating seems a lot easier than cooking when
you're under the
kind of stress they are.

gloria p

On Mar 5, 7:29*pm, Sheldon wrote:
On Mar 5, 8:37*pm, Melba's Jammin' wrote:





A friend's daughter is facing a tough row to hoe coupled with a very
tall mountain to climb. (See link in my sig line * for background read
her first couple journal entries). * My friend is meeting herself coming
and going. *Last night I brought a couple meals for her and her husband
(for my friend -- her daughter has her own network of help). *I'm
thinking of making some meatloaf.

One plan: *Make and bake a full size meatloaf *(a couple pounds of meat)
and deliver maybe 1/3 of it intact for them to enjoy soon *and include
the rest of the meatloaf in bagged slices for the freezer with heating
and serving instructions.

Another plan: *Make the meatloaf and deliver it raw for the freezer. *
If I do this I'm thinking I'll make small loaves ‹ likely sized for
individual portions - to be baked at will. * *IF I go that route, what
baking instructions do I include? *Bake from frozen for x amount of time
(to allow for frozen state) where x is what?? * Can I form them into
salisbury steak-like shapes?

Let's say those portions are maybe 1/3#. *Heck, at that weight, I can
shape the meatloaf mixture into patties and have her grill them like
burgers. * What do you think of that possibility? *(It just came to me;
I'm not devoted to the thought but am willing to offer it to my friend,
though I think it's too much like having "to cook something for dinner."

I'm leaning to baking first; the less my friend has to do to put food on
the table, the happier we'll both be. *

Whaddaya think?

Freezing raw meat loaf is not food safe. *Bake it in those giant
muffin tins, then freeze.... zap 3-4 minutes each meat muffin in the
nuker they'll be piping hot. *Goes well with mashed taters, gravy, and
harvard beets.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I'm not sure why you think freezing uncooked meatloaf is not safe. As
long as the ingredients are fresh, there should be no problem with
bacteria.

On Wed 05 Mar 2008 06:37:57p, Melba's Jammin' told us...

A friend's daughter is facing a tough row to hoe coupled with a very
tall mountain to climb. (See link in my sig line * for background read
her first couple journal entries). My friend is meeting herself coming
and going. Last night I brought a couple meals for her and her husband
(for my friend -- her daughter has her own network of help). I'm
thinking of making some meatloaf.

One plan: Make and bake a full size meatloaf (a couple pounds of meat)
and deliver maybe 1/3 of it intact for them to enjoy soon and include
the rest of the meatloaf in bagged slices for the freezer with heating
and serving instructions.

Another plan: Make the meatloaf and deliver it raw for the freezer.
If I do this I'm thinking I'll make small loaves ‹ likely sized for
individual portions - to be baked at will. IF I go that route, what
baking instructions do I include? Bake from frozen for x amount of time
(to allow for frozen state) where x is what?? Can I form them into
salisbury steak-like shapes?

Let's say those portions are maybe 1/3#. Heck, at that weight, I can
shape the meatloaf mixture into patties and have her grill them like
burgers. What do you think of that possibility? (It just came to me;
I'm not devoted to the thought but am willing to offer it to my friend,
though I think it's too much like having "to cook something for dinner."

I'm leaning to baking first; the less my friend has to do to put food on
the table, the happier we'll both be.

Whaddaya think?

I think a version of your first option is best. Bake the entire meatloaf,
but deliver it whole. Suggest that they might want to freeze portion
slices of what they don't initially eat.

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Wayne Boatwright wrote in
3.184:

I think a version of your first option is best. Bake the entire
meatloaf, but deliver it whole. Suggest that they might want to
freeze portion slices of what they don't initially eat.


And Just What Is Wrong with cold meatloaf, mustard and onion sandwiches?
Said with fire in my eyes and that no nonsense tone of voice.

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

A man in line at the bank kept falling over...when he got to a teller he
asked for his balance.

On Mar 5, 5:37*pm, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
A friend's daughter is facing a tough row to hoe coupled with a very
tall mountain to climb. (See link in my sig line * for background read
her first couple journal entries). * My friend is meeting herself coming
and going. *Last night I brought a couple meals for her and her husband
(for my friend -- her daughter has her own network of help). *I'm
thinking of making some meatloaf.

This is for Amy's mother?

The story is quite amazing about the beautiful family.

It's a nice thing that you're doing to bring food. I am sure everyone
will like what you bring

Karen

"hahabogus" wrote in message
...
Wayne Boatwright wrote in
3.184:

I think a version of your first option is best. Bake the entire
meatloaf, but deliver it whole. Suggest that they might want to
freeze portion slices of what they don't initially eat.


And Just What Is Wrong with cold meatloaf, mustard and onion sandwiches?
Said with fire in my eyes and that no nonsense tone of voice.


Nononono......it's cold meatloaf, onion and KETCHUP sandwiches on toast!
LOTS of ketchup!


helen

"chefhelen" wrote in message
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"hahabogus" wrote in message
...
Wayne Boatwright wrote in
3.184:

I think a version of your first option is best. Bake the entire
meatloaf, but deliver it whole. Suggest that they might want to
freeze portion slices of what they don't initially eat.


And Just What Is Wrong with cold meatloaf, mustard and onion sandwiches?
Said with fire in my eyes and that no nonsense tone of voice.


Nononono......it's cold meatloaf, onion and KETCHUP sandwiches on toast!
LOTS of ketchup!



Nope. White bread and butter. With onions.

On Wed 05 Mar 2008 11:21:00p, hahabogus told us...

Wayne Boatwright wrote in
3.184:

I think a version of your first option is best. Bake the entire
meatloaf, but deliver it whole. Suggest that they might want to
freeze portion slices of what they don't initially eat.


And Just What Is Wrong with cold meatloaf, mustard and onion sandwiches?
Said with fire in my eyes and that no nonsense tone of voice.


Where exactly did you read that I said anything against cold meatloaf? I
even like chunks of it plain with just a bit of salt and pepper, as well as
in a sandwich with mustard and onion.

I suggested they might freeze portions if they wanted another hot dinner.

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