FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2015
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Complete crockpot dinner
( corn fl akes or
bread crumbs
work too)
1 envelope
onion soup mix
2 tablespoons
worcestershire
sauce salt, pep-
per, garlic or
your favorite
spices
1 onion sliced
( I like to add
Homemade Goodness
6 or so sliced
By Eileen Driver
mushrooms to
this part)
Where has the summer
4 medium
gone? School shopping
baking potatoes wrapped
time is here and the fi rst
in foil
day of school is looming
4 ½ ears of corn buttered
ahead. Soon the days will
& wrapped in foil
be a little less cluttered
Slice onions into rings
with kids to entertain and
and mushrooms into slices.
we will all have just a little
Place crockpot liner in
more time to get things
crockpot and cover bottom
done.
loosely with onions and
Just a little.
mushrooms. This will keep
Yes we love having our
the meatloaf from sitting in
kids around us, but be
liquid while cooking.
honest, you are ready for a
Mix meatloaf ingredients
little break. In the mean-
together and form into a
time the days are warm
loaf and place on top of
and beautiful and if you
onions and mushrooms.
want to squeeze in that
Loaf can be any shape you
one last day at the river
want.
or the park or you want to
Placed wrapped potatoes
spend the day getting all
and corn on top of meat-
that shopping done and
loaf.
not worry about getting
Cover and cook 8-10
home early enough to cook hours on low.
dinner, then you will love
Unless you want a salad
this idea.
or fruit to go with it your
It’s a complete dinner
dinner is complete when
in a crockpot—but not
you walk in the door ex-
the usual stew or roast or
hausted but happy from all
anything with gravies or
your adventures.
sauces.
I happen to have about
But this meal is defi nite-
10 ( might be an exag-
ly going to be a hit since it
geration but not by much)
is the ultimate in comfort
different sizes and styles
foods, exactly what you
of crockpots, and the size I
need after a day of fun
use depends on how many
without the work or very
I’m feeding and the size of
much expense.
the potatoes.
If you have a favorite
Of course you remember
meatloaf recipe please feel the fl avored butter recipe I
free to use it here and I
gave you a couple months
strongly suggest using a
back; it would be wonder-
crockpot liner with this as
ful rubbed on the potatoes
it makes getting the meat-
or the corn before wrap-
loaf out of the crock in one ping.
piece a snap.
I don’t have dessert with
Crockpot Meatloaf
dinner every day because
Dinner Meatloaf
if I did I would be much
1 lb. hamburger + 1 lb.
larger than I am but I do
sausage + 1 lb. ground
believe that special days
venison (use any kind or
deserve special treats.
combination of ground
So if a day out of the
meat you prefer)
house having fun with the
1 egg
kids is a special day for
¾ cup oatmeal, uncooked you try grabbing the ingre-
The
dients for this super easy
pie to serve with dinner.
The best part is that you
can make this any fl avor
you want, making it dif-
ferent every time and it is
also pretty dang healthy
and delicious.
Yogurt Pie
Prep time 5 min., Chill
time 1 hour
6 ounces greek yogurt
(any fl avor)
8 ounce tub cool whip
1 graham cracker pie
crust optional fruit to
match your fl avor for
garnish.
Mix yogurt and cool
whip together.
Pour into crust.
Chill.
Garnish with fruit eat!
What could possibly
easier than that? Of course
if you make up some gra-
ham cracker crusts ahead
of time and keep them in
your freezer your pie will
be even less expensive and
be on hand any time you
feel like having a pie.
Graham Cracker Crust
1 ½ cups graham cracker
crumbs
6 tablespoons butter
melted
⅓ cup granulated sugar
Put about 10 sheets of
graham crackers, enough
to make 1 ½ cups, in large
plastic baggie squeezing
out the air when you seal
it.
Roll over it with a rolling
pin or can of veggies until
all the crackers turn into
crumbs.
Place crumbs in medium
size bowl and mix in sugar.
Add melted butter and
mix with rubber spatula
until combined. It will be
thick and coarse like sand.
Pour into pie plate and
press fi rmly onto bottom
and sides with a fl at bot-
tom measuring cup or your
fi ngers.
Make sure it is packed
tight.
For baked pies pre-bake
at 300 degrees for 10
minutes. For cold or frozen
pies chill for 2 hours be-
fore fi lling.
These will keep in the
freezer for 3 months or so
till you need them. Or a
week in the fridge.
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