Suddenly Sunday

I woke up (finally) at a little after 8:00 PM on Sunday. I put on a pot of coffee, turned on Sunday Morning, Over Easy and filled in the rather extensive Blog entry. I had another cup of coffee sitting on the couch, listening to music.

I finally got off my butt and finished the weekend wash. While that was going through, I did minor chores like wind the clock, clean out the kitty litter, take out the trash, etc.

I shaved and showered and then made that white sausage gravy and some drop biscuits for my brunch. The biscuits were a little hard, but with the gravy, it all worked out. I had waited too long, so I ate too much.

I watched a Food Network Special “Thanksgiving Live” from noon to 2:00 PM. It was informative and entertaining as well.

Then I got my coat on and went outside. I used the grass whip in the very back garden and cut down most of the weeds. Then I cut the three remaining roses back and covered them with their Styrofoam winter covers. I filled up the bird feeder and went back inside.

I got a call from Jake, who invited me down for Thanksgiving. Actually, he invited me to come down on Friday and bring all my leftovers! Hmmm… If I had the money and they made insulated suitcases, I might have taken him up on that.

I washed up and started making my Sunday supper, meat loaf. I had thawed out the remaining 3/4 pound each of the ground sirloin and the ground pork. So, I chopped up a yellow onion and some of the green peppers I froze in the fall. I soaked two shredded hot dogs buns in some milk. I squeezed out the milk and put the buns in a bowl with the onions, green peppers, some dried thyme and dried Rosemary and a splash of Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.

I added in the meat and an egg, and then mixed everything together. I put it in a loaf pan, lined with tin foil. I usually form it into a loaf and put in on a rack over a half sheet pan, but I don’t feel like dealing with the mess tonight.

While the oven was preheating, I scrubbed four russet potatoes, punched some holes in them with a fork and smeared them with butter. When the oven was ready, I put the meat loaf in and placed the potatoes directly on the upper rack (with a half sheet pan on the rack below to catch any drips). I set the timer for an hour.

When the timer went off a little after 6:00 PM, I checked on the food. The potatoes needed a bit more time and the meatloaf was swimming in grease (which is why I don’t normally use this method – shame on me for being lazy!)

I poured off the grease as best as I could, squirted some ketchup on top (my substitution for a glaze, another bit of laziness) and set the timer for 15 more minutes. I steamed some frozen sweet corn while I waited.

Finally it was time and plated everything. My potato was perfection! The corn was good (hard to screw up frozen sweet corn, lol!) But, the meatloaf was incredibly BLAND! All I tasted was the meat and onions. No herbs or seasonings. I should have used way more of both, I guess.

I adjusted the salt and pepper level on each piece (I ate two), but it was pretty disappointing – filling, but disappointing. Oh well, next time…

I watched my Sunday night shows and went to bed around midnight. Oh, the late night news said it was snowing pretty hard in Minnesota. Sorry, Amy!