Mini Meatloaves & roasted veggies

I love meatloaf so when I heard of the mini portion control meatloaves I thought it was a great idea.  This is a healthier version of the meatloaf my mom makes, but it was still very good!

Ingredients:
1 slice bread ( I used whole wheat)
1/2 cup milk ( I used skim)
Onion
Baby spinach
1 1/4 lbs ground meat ( I tried turkey)
1 large egg
Ketchup
Brown sugar
Worcestershire Sauce
3 large carrots
3 potatoes ( I used Yukon Gold)
asparagus
chives
olive oil


Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Put the bread in a food processor and make your own bread crumbs. Afterwards add milk over the crumbs.

Heat oil up in a pan, the less you can use the better, add the onion. Was the onion is softened and golden add the spinach & stir until its wilted . Add this mixture to the bowl with the crumbs and milk mixture. Also add the meat and egg. Combine mixture until its well mixed.

Pack the mixture into a 1 cup measuring cup and put that onto the pan. Then form each into a meatloaf shape on the pan. Put the meatloaf into the oven for 40min.

While that is cooking chop up all of the veggies ( I left asparagus whole) and put them on a baking sheet. Drizzle some olive oil on them and put into the oven for 30 min. I also added some different spices to give them some flavor, or just a bit of salt and pepper will work as well.

While you have both things in the oven cooking mix together ketchup, brown sugar as well as worcestershire sauce. It all depends on how much sauce you would like as a topping. More ketchup in the bowl than the other two. Just mix until you have enough & spread the mixture ontop of the meatloaves and let cook remainder of the time.

Breakfast "Sandwhich"

Polenta
Eggs
Tomatos
Basil
Salt & Pepper
Extra Virgin Olive Oil

I cut up the polenta loaf and fried them in a pan. I did the same with the eggs. I carmalized tomatos adding a few dashes of basil, salt and pepper to them. I stacked it all together, so it almost looked like a sandwich.
I saw this in a cookbook & it is supposed to be a lower calorie breakfast option, but either way its very good!

& yes, I was to lazy to put it on a plate, I didn't want dishes.

Moms Bday Carrot Cake

     




 CAKE

4 eggs

1 1/4 cups vegetable oil

2 cups white sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 teaspoons ground cinnamon

3 cups  carrots ( I bought carrot match sticks & put them into a food processor)

         FROSTING

1/2 cup butter, softened

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

4 cups confectioners' sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup  pecans ( I only sprinkled them on half of the cake)

Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl mix all of the cake ingredients. I start with wet ingredients then added dry slowly.

Bake about 30 min. depending on what kind of pan you use

After the cake is cooled mix frosting all together and spread it onto the cake. Make sure to keep mixing and slowly add confectioners sugar little by little.

I got the original recipe online, I didn't change to much this time.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Carrot-Cake-III/Detail.aspx

& yea I know the cake is uneven... I was in a rush to finish it..

Yummy Orange Broccoli

I decided to change up the way I cooked regular broccoli today. Try it if you're sick of regular steamed broccoli!

What you will need:

Broccoli
1/2 cup orange juice
1 tsp corn startch
olive oil
2 cloves of garlic (more or less on your tastes)



Add a thin layer of olive oil to a pan. Heat it up and add the garlic. After about 1 min add broccoli to this mixture and stir. While doing that, add OJ & corn startch into a seperate bowl. Mix together. After mixture is made add it to the broccoli in the pan and put a lid over it on low heat. Leave it that way for 3-4 min or until broccoli is cooked. Now it's ready to be served!

(Sorry forgot to take pictures, will next time)