Surplus Cats » nsfv http://www.surpluscats.net occasional updates, always elizabeth Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:07:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 What’s cooking. NSFV (Not safe for vegetarians) http://www.surpluscats.net/2008/12/whats-cooking-nsfv-not-safe-for-vegetarians/ http://www.surpluscats.net/2008/12/whats-cooking-nsfv-not-safe-for-vegetarians/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:53:51 +0000 Liz http://nfw.ohmazing.net/?p=146 Continue reading →]]> The holiday was good. The trip was successful. I did not wreck the car despite hitting a whiteout somewhere in New York. (I would tell you where, except the signs were covered in snow, and all I got was that we were 11 miles to somewhere at one particularly scary point. But we sort of are all the time, I suppose.)  The family cat slept through most of the trip in her tranquilized haze only mewling a few protests when I opened the window at tollbooths. When we arrived at the final destination around 3am, I realized that the past 14 hours had been the scariest of my life. It was the longest I’ve been behind the wheel, and today I pretty much feel like I could drive anywhere and through anything. But I don’t want to anytime soon.

Since I made the wise decision to clean everything before we left we came home to a relaxed weekend with nothing to do but restock at the grocery store. I’ve started cooking again this week and it’s wonderful not having anywhere I have to be after work and being able to make things the way I want them and not as prepared by grumpy greasy spoon cooks. Monday night I made stuffed red peppers, and last night I made my signature meatloaf. I wasn’t entirely pleased with how it turned out last night (I forgot to account for sausage shrinkage – ahem), but I must say that it made for a darned fine sandwich for lunch today. I’m proud enough of it that I will provide some actual content here by way of my recipe:

Eliza’s Extra-Hot Meatloaf

Mix ground beef and ground hot Italian sausage (in whatever combination you like, keep in mind that the sausage will shrink up more though) with:

This kittenloaf served approx 10 at a party one year.
This kittenloaf (with bacon collar) served approx 10 at the 2005 Thankskitten party.
  • Diced red onion
  • eggs
  • Sriracha
  • Packet of onion and mushroom soup mix
  • Your favorite crushed pepper blend

Add to this mixture enough breadcrumbs (I like the Italian blend crumbs) to make it all stick together in a pre-cooked meatloaf-esue form. Shape into loaf in a baking dish. I usually go with a duck or a cat shape for the shock value, but do whatever feels right. Mom makes heart shaped “meatloves”. Cover and bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes. Uncover for the last ten or until nice and dark on the top.

You see I haven’t included measurements. This is due to having to adjust for different numbers of servings and learning how to just tell by how it feels when mixing. Last night I made enough for 2 +leftover sandwiches and I used 2 eggs and not all of the beef was defrosted so I put some back in the fridge to use for something tonight. Not very professional. My point is though that this meatloaf has flavor, or as D put it, “doesn’t taste like bread” so I don’t think you can really go wrong with any combination of these ingredients.

And make enough for sandwiches!

The Doctor and Donna, Series 4. (credit: BBC)
The Doctor and Donna, Series 4. (credit: BBC)

Today I’ve found myself in one of those awesome dilemmas that one really oughtn’t complain about: My signed (!!!) copy of Dr. Phil Plait’s Death from the Skies! arrived just in time for my Netflix’d Doctor Who Series 4 discs to show up.  Something tells me that Dr. Plait would understand perfectly if I delved right into some Whovian goodness with my sweetie and got those most sought after discs back in rotation for all the other fans too. Widely overlapping circles and all!

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