merryb wrote:

On Nov 6, 12:19 pm, "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article > ,
> > "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
>
> > > Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > > > Today I'm going to use 2# of ground chuck roast (ground at Cub --
> > > > they've put in real butchers and a meat counter in addition to their
> > > > regular cooler stuff > ground pork.
>
> > > > I chopped and cooked some celery, sweet red bell pepper, carrots,
and
> > > > onion and will incorporate that into the mixture, too. I'm thinking
> > > > scalloped potatoes (use the oven efficiently, doncha know).
>
> > > > I don't know why I keep torturing myself like this.
>
> > > Okay, wot's so hard about making meatloaf? And in another thread Steve
> (or
> > > somebody) is going on about finally getting pickled green beans
> > > "right"...both are fairly simple, not too complicated.
>
> > > So what's the big difficulties here...???
>
> > > ;-)
>
> > Nothing difficult about making meatloaf. MY difficulty is in making one
> > I'd willingly eat and enjoy. :-/ I think success has to do with
> > ingredients (right combination of meat), additions (fillers, vegetable
> > enhancements and contributions), and seasoning (herbs/spices), and maybe
> > technique.
>
> As the wise old sage once said:
>
> "Each meatloaf is unique in all the world..."
>
> [actually that was the advertising tagline for the 1961 Thunderbird...]
>
> > My biggest problem may be a congenital inability to follow a recipe.
> > :-/ Mostly, I make meatloaf the way I make beef stew. . . .
>
> I rarely follow recipes...the "acid test" is when someone asks, "Hey, I
want
> your recipe", and I'm like "DUH..."...
>
> > I'm thinking about trying Wayne's *recipe* next time. And I'll try
> > very hard to follow it to the letter. That I'm not fond of meatloaf
> > doesn't help the process, I think.
>
> I can't imagine cooking something that I don't like or care for, I'm of
the
> "food is love and all that jazz" school...
>
> --
> Best
> Greg- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I totally agree- I never cook anything I don't like! I hate tuna
casserole, but my husband & son love it. So I decided to make one to
see if it's as bad as I remembered as a kid, and it was! They really
enjoyed it, and I'm glad because I will not ever make it again!
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GM replies:

It has been decades since I've had tuna casserole but some of my gang are
thinking of doing a "casserole party" and I'd actually like to make the
tuna. I want to "modern" it up from what I remember Mom making, should be
fun checking out the myriad of recipes that must be out there...


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Best
Greg