Ketching Up

I made a goal for myself to start a blog AND make a recipe from the Taste Section of the paper every week. Well, I did start the blog and I did make recipes from every Taste Section. Now I just have to "blend" the two.

I usually work on my experiment in self discipline on the weekends trying to choose, shop for and make a recipe or two from that week's offerings. I'm not always able to make the recipes that week but I always grab the Taste Section from the Thursday paper for a future date.

I take pictures of all my efforts but my images don't adequately describe the aroma and flavor of the winners or the disappointments but you'll get the idea.

The first Thursday of the year, January 5, I chose to make Milanese Pot Roast that sounded interesting and we were not disappointed. It's a slow cooker recipe perfect for January weekends in Minnesota- actually any day of the week in January in Minnesota. The calories were reasonable at 354 per serving and served with mashed potatoes and a vegetable, it was heaven. We all wanted to drink the leftover gravy.

The next week was Mini Barbecued Meatloaves. These were a disappointment in that there was not a lot of flavor in them. They needed more garlic (we LOVE garlic) and salt. There were some great things about the recipe - making it in a food processor (all of it) and baking in a muffin tin. They bake in 15-20 minutes instead of almost an hour for traditional meatloaf. For both of those reasons, I think I will play with this recipe on my own and see if I can up the flavor.