sodium is only bad for you if you have high blood pressure or you're sodium-sensitive

or if you don't want to get bloated

4/22/2010 2:09:26 PM

too much sodium in your diet will cause you to retain more water though, right?

4/22/2010 2:10:53 PM

for the life of me, i'm drawing a blank on all the stuff i throw into meatloaf

i wanna say i mix the Lipton Beefy Onion soup mix with a little bit of water before adding it to the mix. then there's the worcestershire. that might be the only liquid i put in it. i can't remember

4/22/2010 2:14:43 PM

meat?

4/22/2010 2:16:37 PM

ive become a fan of using quick oats instead of breadcrumbs

just sayin

4/22/2010 2:16:54 PM

I saw some recipe that used crushed pretzels instead of bread crumbs on some chicken son. Looked pretty good son.


MMMMM, CRUSHED WASA MULTIGRAIN COATED BAKED CHICKEN BREAST SON.

4/22/2010 2:18:24 PM

well yea
i meant liquid-wise

typically my meatloaf is 2lbs of meat (turkey, pork, 80/20 beef, meatloaf mix)
2 eggs
breadcrumbs (i do this by sight, maybe 1 cup?)
1 large chopped onion
1 large chopped green pepper
lots of fresh chopped garlic (4-5 cloves at least)
1 packet Lipton beefy onion soup mix with 2-3 tbsp of water mixed in
worcestershire sauce (again by sight, no clue - maybe 1/4 cup?)
pepper (NO SALT)
parsley/basil/oregano (just basically italian seasonings)

.....


i think tha's it?


OATS! i'ma do that instead of breadcrumbs this time!

ooh crushed pretzels. also a neat sounding alternative. as long as they're salt-free that could work.

4/22/2010 2:19:36 PM

OK, NO MORE

4/22/2010 2:21:35 PM

hahaha i just edited to comment on the pretzel post son, chill out

4/22/2010 2:22:14 PM

OK NO MORE what?

i don't get you SaabSon.

4/22/2010 2:24:25 PM

using crushed pretzels just screams for them to get soggy

no one likes soggy pretzels

4/22/2010 2:25:20 PM

Oh, I was saying "ok, no more (angryface)".

At first it said, "(angry face)".

Then I adjusted it to say, "ok, no more (angryface)".

4/22/2010 2:26:52 PM

^^ooh good point. quick oats it is. how much for 2lbs of meat Chef P?

^no more angry face? i'm confused.

[Edited on April 22, 2010 at 2:27 PM. Reason : .]

4/22/2010 2:26:56 PM

3/4cup

4/22/2010 2:27:42 PM

You see now son?

4/22/2010 2:28:07 PM

^^rock on

if it's perty i'll take a picture

^i guess *shrug*

[Edited on April 22, 2010 at 2:28 PM. Reason : .]

4/22/2010 2:28:14 PM

I was basically saying "Oh, now I'm not (angryface) anymore son".

I was just being silly son.

4/22/2010 2:28:57 PM

cover the top with canned tomato sauce and part of your onion thinly sliced, for the pretty factor

4/22/2010 2:29:17 PM

these pretzels are making me thirsty

4/22/2010 2:29:27 PM

top it that way after it's cooked right?

mama used to put ketchup on top halfway through the baking process and it always made me

4/22/2010 2:31:29 PM

KETCHUP IS NAYUSTY SON.

4/22/2010 2:32:14 PM

nah yo

in your meatloaf tin, leave room at the top, then just cover with the sauce, and sprinkle the top with the onions

the onions will cook and crisp and the sauce will leave a nice red coating




[Edited on April 22, 2010 at 2:33 PM. Reason : e]

4/22/2010 2:32:52 PM

you promise it won't turn out like the half-baked ketchup sludge that mama always had on top

ok that looks pretty

i should totally make a thread for you to answer cooking questions

4/22/2010 2:33:22 PM

your momma does in fact always sludge on top

(or something)

4/22/2010 2:34:28 PM

4/22/2010 2:34:49 PM

advice needed:

my bff wants me to go on a cruise at the end of june with a bunch of our friends

but I went on the same cruise in Jan

and I'm doing the same cruise at the end of may

but this will be one wild, fun weekend

what to do?

(PS--I'm moving to a cheaper place, so my roommate/money crunch got solved)

4/22/2010 2:38:15 PM

personally, i wouldn't wanna go on the same cruise 3 times in 6mos

4/22/2010 2:51:00 PM

Yeah, I kind of want to go someplace new

But this will be a really fun group of people, so I'm torn

But I suppose I can hang out with them here on the cheap anyway

4/22/2010 2:54:11 PM

well, if it's with a group you wanna hang out with, then location shouldn't really matter

4/22/2010 2:59:04 PM

then perhaps the location should be cheaper

4/22/2010 3:05:06 PM

oh absolutely

but if the whole group is set on this cruise then you can't really make the whole group do something else

or can you?????


honestly, you don't wanna miss that cruise. if it's a close group of friends you know they'll have a blast, and you'll be hella jealous when they come back talking about how great it was.

[Edited on April 22, 2010 at 3:07 PM. Reason : .]

4/22/2010 3:06:41 PM

But I'd rather save my $$$ for an awesome Nicaragua Thanksgiving vaca.

4/22/2010 3:10:38 PM

well then by all means, save money for Nicaragua. i am taking the whole week off, so we should be able to spend 5 days down there at least

4/22/2010 3:13:12 PM

bring sunscreen

4/22/2010 3:17:03 PM

i brought sunscreen to FL

4/22/2010 3:17:21 PM

bring wear sunscreen

4/22/2010 3:20:16 PM

I always wear sunscreen if my entire body isn't covered in clothing. Always 50 or 70 spf.

Quote :

"well then by all means, save money for Nicaragua. i am taking the whole week off, so we should be able to spend 5 days down there at least "

What will you do w/your vaca time if Nicaragua falls through?

4/22/2010 3:46:14 PM

I figure we'll know in a couple weekends if Nicaragua is on or off. If it's off, then I'll distribute them elsewhere. I have no idea what I'll do though Probably a week at Christmas or something.

I wanna go to Nags Head and spend a week doing nothing in a really swanky waterfront hotel!

Aww look at this!

4/22/2010 3:49:49 PM

I don't know that there are swanky oceanfront hotels in Nags Head. Maybe a rental house?

4/22/2010 4:00:09 PM

Haha perhaps swanky wasn't the right word. Houses are too expensive for just me and Buck. So, a hotel with an oceanfront room on the highest floor they've got - that'll make me happy.

4/22/2010 4:06:31 PM

http://myjelloamericans.blogspot.com/

4/23/2010 9:15:26 AM

OMG that's amazing!

4/23/2010 9:18:52 AM

I'll be at Nag's Head on the week of May 10th.

4/23/2010 9:20:43 AM

^That's our 2yr wedding anniversary

4/23/2010 9:26:49 AM

See you there, then?

4/23/2010 9:27:28 AM

I can't wait to see the babies next week!

4/23/2010 9:29:30 AM

mighty big nipple you got there

4/23/2010 9:30:09 AM

I miss that retarded calf sometimes. It was the third calf of the only set of triplets we ever had born on the farm.

4/23/2010 9:36:54 AM

Quote :

"See you there, then?"

No, our May is completely booked without going anywhere for our anniversary.

4/23/2010 9:37:21 AM

Shame on you to talk about Lucy like that.

4/23/2010 9:37:23 AM