Aunt Florence's Meatloaf

Mix together:
2lbs Ground Beef
Meat loaf mix
1Cup dry bread crumbs
1-1/2 cups milk
1 Egg beaten
2T Ketchup
1-1/2t salt
1/4t pepper
1/4t dry mustard
1 small onion grated or chopped
1t. celery seed
Worcestershire sauce to taste

Shape:
the Meat on cooking sheet. Squeeze ketchup and Sprinkle parsley on top.

Bake:
at 350 degrees for 1-1/2 hours

Enjoy!

Salad for All Seasons

Dressing

Mix:
2T orange juice
2T lime juice
2T Dijon mustard
2T honey
1/4 t salt
1/8 t black pepper

Salad

8 cups greens
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
Blue Cheese to taste
1 Large Granny Smith Apple, thinly sliced
1 small Avocado
Walnut to taste, if desired

Toss:

Salad and Dressing together.

Enjoy!

Mustard and Brown Sugar Marinade

Mix:

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup cider vinegar
3 T coarse grain mustard
2 T fresh lime juice
1.5 T fresh lemon joice
1.5 t Salt
Freshly ground pepper to taste

Pour over:

Chicken, Salmon, Shrimp or Pork

Enjoy!

Meat Lover's Spaghetti Sauce

Fry in a large Dutch Oven:
6 to 8 slices bacon

Brown:
24 Ounces Ground Beef (or blend of Meats, if desired)
1 large Onion
2 ribs celery, chopped
Season salt to taste

Stir in:
1(18-ounce) can diced tomatoes
1(14-ounce) jar artichoke hearts (optional)
1(14-0unce) can italian style stewed tomatoes
1(6-ounce) can tomato paste
1(2-ounce) can sliced black olives, drained (optional)
1 cup red wine

Add:
2 t black pepper
1 t oregano, crushed
1 t basil, crushed
1/2 t (or more!)ground red pepper
1 bay leaf

Simmer:
For one hour or to the desired consistency, stirring occassionally.

Taste:
Occassionally to make sure you have desired seasoning.

Discard:
The bay leaf and spoon the sauce over pasta of your choice.

Don't forget the Parmesan Cheese!

Kathy's Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Mix well and set aside:
1 cup oil
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 lb can pumpkin

Sift the following:
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg [I just use @2 tsp pumkin pie spice as a substitute for these three ingredients]
1/2 tsp cloves
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Mix:
Flour mixture into Pumpkin mixture

Pour:
Into a greased and floured 12 x 18 x 1" pan or 2 standard round cake pans.

Bake:
350 for 25 minutes.

Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe:

Beat until creamy:
1 stick butter 1
8 ounce cream cheese
1 lb powder sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Frost:
When cake is cooled.

Enjoy!

Best Steak Marinade

Mix:
2T Yellow Mustard
2t Lemon Juice

Spread:
Mix of Mustard and Lemon Juice on both sides of Steak. Sprinkle the Steaks with season salt of your choice. Put Steaks aside.

Combine in sauce pan and heat until mixed:
1/2 cup Ketchup
1/4 cup Water
1/4 cup Salad Oil
2T Soy Sauce
2T Red Wine Vinegar
3T Plum or Cherry Jelly
3T Brown Sugar
1/8t Pepper
Few drops of Tobasco Sauce

Cool:
The sauce and pour over coated Steak.

Marinate:
For at least 2hrs.

Grill:
The Steaks and baste with Sauce.

Houles

Sift:
2 cups Flour
2t Cream of Tartar
2t Baking Soda
Pinch of Salt

Cream:
1Cup Butter
1Cup Sugar
1Cup Brown Sugar
1Large Egg
1tsp Vanilla

Beat:
Flour mixture into Butter mixture slowly.

Roll:
The dough into walnut size balls

Dip:
One side of the ball into colored sugar. Place sugar side up on cookie sheet

Bake:
For 10 minutes at 350 degrees

Enjoy!