Hi Everyone!

Tonight we are going to enjoy an old fashionead meatloaf dinner with Mashed Garlic Potatoes, Southern String Beans, Creamed Corn, Gravy and Dinner Rolls. And for dessert, a delicious cake Carolyn from NJ once posted.

Happy Weekend!

Gina

Cottage Style Meat Loaf
serves 6

lb. ground sirloin
1/2 c. ketchup
1/3 c. tomato juice
1/2 t. salt and pepper
1/8 t. cayenne pepper
2 eggs beaten
1 c. bread crumbs
1/4 c. finely minced onion
2 t. mustard
1 garlic clove, minced

Topping:
1/4 c. ketchup
1/2 t. mustard
2 t. brown sugar

Combie ketchup, tomato juice, salt, pepper, red pepper, eggs, bread crumbs, onion, garlic and mustard. Mix well. Add the meat and mix gently. Line a loaf pan with foil. Press in the meat. Combine topping ingredients and put over the meat. Bake at 400 for 45 minutes. Drain any fat and let rest for 5 min. before cutting.

Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes
serves 6

6 garlic cloves, whole
3 lbs. potatoes, peeled and quartered
2 t. salt, divided
1/4 c. warm whipping cream
1/4 c. parmesan cheese
3 T. butter, softened
1/3 c. fresh chopped parsley
1/2 t. white pepper

Bring potato quarters, garlic cloves, 1 t. salt and water to cover to a boil and cook for 25 min. or until potatoes are tender. Drain and mash. Stir in warm whipping cream, butter, parsley, white pepper, & parmesan and blend all together.

Southern Green Beans

1 lb. fresh green beans, ends snapped off
2 large onion slices, chopped
1 garlic clove
2 bacon strips
2 T. veg. oil
pepper
salt
1-2 drops of hot sauce
splash of red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar

Cook bacon pieces with onion in a med. pot. After 3 min. add the oil and stir. Add seasonings and garlic clove. Add vinegar and beans, stir to coat. Cover and lower heat to med-low. Check after 5 min., stir, and lower heat to low. Cook for about 25 min or tender. You should have a delicious brown sauce coating the beans when they are ready.

Carolyn-NJ (08:06:37) : Even though this is from a boxed cake mix, it is one of my favorite chocolate cake recipes. Beware, though, that you?d better be a chocoholic ? it is very, very rich. But I sure hope I can still whip one up once I get to heaven!

SUPREME SOUR CREAM CHOCOLATE CHIP CAKE

1 box Duncan Hines Devil?s Food Cake Mix
1 small box instant chocolate pudding
4 eggs
? cup oil
1 cup water
1/2 to 3/4 pint sour cream
6-oz. bag chocolate chips (semi-sweet)

Mix all ingredients except the chocolate chips until smooth and creamy. Fold in chocolate chips. Pour into a well-greased and floured Bundt or tube pan. Bake at 350? for 55-60 minutes. Remove and let cool. Refrigerate if keeping more than a day or two (it won?t last that long).

I have served this plain with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream but often I add still more chocolate by making the following glaze to drizzle over the top:

CHOCOLATE GLAZE

2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 tablespoons Hershey?s Cocoa (not instant)
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon light corn syrup
1 cup confectioners? sugar, sifted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat; add cocoa and water, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Add corn syrup. Do not boil. Remove from heat; blend in confectioners? sugar and vanilla. About 1/2 cup glaze. Immediately drizzle over bundt cake.

Note: My hubby likes to pop a slice in the microwave just a few seconds to re-melt the chocolate chips.