Recipe(tried): Saturday Night Supper in Cool Florida...

Hello Everyone,

We are enjoying some chilly nights in Florida and they are great! We decided to have comfort food, so we dined on:

72nd Market Street Meat Loaf and Gravy, Creamy Mashed Garlic Potatoes, Sweet Peas, Buttered Corn Niblets, Spinach Kugel, Honey Wheat Rolls, Aunt Edith's Pumpkin Cake and Ginger Almond Iced Tea. What a delightful meal was had by all!! Hope you enjoy also!

72nd MARKET STREET MEAT LOAF AND GRAVY

This recipe by 72's first chef, Leonard Schwartz, remains the restaurant's most popular dish. After you try it we are certain it will become one of your favorites at home as well. It's also great for sandwiches too!

1 tablespoon butter
3/4 cup minced green onion
3/4 cup minced white onion
1/2 cup minced carrot
1/2 cup minced celery
1/4 cup minced red bell pepper
1/4 cup minced green bell pepper
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cumin
3 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup half and half
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1/2 pound lean ground pork sausage, with no herbs or seasonings added
3 /4 cup prepared bread crumbs
Meat Loaf Gravy (recipe follows)
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Heat the butter in a heavy skillet and add the green onion, white onion, carrots, celery, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, and garlic. Cook, stirring often, for 10 minutes, or until the moisture has evaporated. Cool.

3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, nutmeg, cumin, and eggs and mix well. Add the ketchup and half and half. Blend thoroughly.

4. Add the ground beef, ground pork, bread crumbs, and the vegetable mixture. It might be easier to mix this with your hands.

5. Grease a loaf pan and add the meat mixture, pressing it into the corners. Put the loaf pan in a larger pan filled 1-inch-high with boiling water. Cook at 350 degrees F for 45 to 60 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving. Serve with Meat Loaf Gravy.

Serving Size: 6

Meat Loaf Gravy

2 tablespoons butter
4 shallots, minced
1 sprig thyme
1 bay leaf
Dash of crushed peppercorns
1/4 cup chopped red bell peppers
1/4 cup chopped yellow bell peppers
1 cup dry white wine
1 cup veal or beef stock
1 cup chicken stock
2 Roma tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and diced
Salt and pepper
1. In a heavy pan, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter, and saut the shallots, thyme, bay leaf, peppercorns, and red and yellow bell peppers over medium-high heat for 3 minutes.

2. Add the wine and simmer over high heat until reduced by three-fourths, to make a glaze.

3. Add the beef stock and chicken stock, and simmer, uncovered, over high heat until reduced by one-fourth.

4. Add the tomatoes and bring to a slow simmer. Cook, covered, for 20 minutes.

5. Stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter and season with salt and pepper to taste.

6. Strain, discarding bay leaf and thyme before serving.

Serving Size: 10

SPINACH KUGEL

1 pkg. 8 ozs. noodles (fine or medium)
1 onion, chopped
8 ozs. sour cream
2 pkg Birds Eye Creamed Spinach, thawed and cooked accord. to dir.
2 eggs, beaten
bread crumbs to sprinkle on top
1 stick butter
salt and pepper to taste

Saute your onions until golden in 1/2 stick butter. Cook noodles according to directions on pkg. Drain noodles and toss with the other 1/2 stick of butter, blend with the spinach, sour cream, sauteed onions and eggs. Salt and pepper to your taste. Blend well. Pour into a buttered casserole dish and sprinkle with the bread crumbs. Bake 350 for 45-60 minutes. YUMMY!!!
This recipe can easily be doubled.

AUNT EDITH'S FRESH PUMPKIN CAKE

2 c. honey
1 c. oil
2 c. cooked pumpkin, pureed
4 eggs, lightly beaten
3 c. whole wheat flour
2 T. cinnamon
3 t. baking powder
2 t. baking soda
2 t. almond extract
1 t. salt
1 c. chopped nuts
1 c. raisins

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Blend well.

Pour into a well-greased tube pan. Bake 1 hour and 25 mts. at 350.

GINGER ALMOND ICED TEA
yields 3 qts.

1 c. boiling water
5 reg. size tea bags
1 c. sugar
4 c. water
1/2 c. lemon juice
1 t. vanilla extract
1 t. almond extract
1 qt. ginger ale, chilled

Pour boiling water over tea bags, cover and steep 5 mts. Remove tea bags, squeezing gently. Stir in sugar and next 4 ingredients, chill. Stir in ginger ale just before serving. Serve tea over ice.