Fibermania

The May Girls Party

A slideshow of the party for the May Girls yesterday is now viewable here.

Links: Frieda Anderson, Judy Perez, Emily Parson, Anne Lullie, and Laura Wasilowski
Recipes for the onion and sundried tomato dips, and the sidebar has the recipe for the No Knead Bread
The cocktail I devised is Put the Lime in the Coconut
I can Coco Loco coconut milk
I large can frozen limeade
32 oz pineapple juice
12 oz white rum
8 oz water
plenty of ice...blender whirl and drink!
Lime slices for garnish

Meatloaf ala Mel

one whole chopped onion carmelized in butter and olive oil
one bunch minced parseley
five cloves minced garlic
whirl these in the food processor until a paste forms

add to:

1.5 pounds of ground sirloin
1.5 pounds of ground pork
two eggs

1/2 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
1/2 cup red wine
lots of freshly ground black pepper, ground anise, and kosher salt
Mix by hand and form into a loaf

Bake in a 350 degree oven for one hour or until meat thermometer reads medium beef, about 140.

Mushroom sauce. Too simple for words. A pound of baby portobello mushrooms chopped, and sauteed in butter and olive oil with a few minced cloves of garlic. Add three cans of Campbell's Beefy Mushroom soup and two cups of good red wine (reduced by half, on the stove, not from sampling).
I let the meatloaf cool completely, then sliced it and added the cold sauce on top, and stored it in Gladware for a couple of days. To reheat for the party, just let it come to room temperture, and place in serving dish in the oven at 350 for 20 minutes. Delish!

Horseradish Mashed Potatoes...just add two heaping tablespoons prepared white horseradish to your regular mashed potatoes. It adds a nice zip.

Dessert: Brownies with coffee and Moose Tracks ice cream, hot fudge sauce from a jar, and cool whip.
Groan!