This year, my grandchild has started piano lesson and since she is within walking distance from her school, she come for her piano practices during the week. Since her mom works most evenings, I also plan for suppers. I am always looking for a recipe that came be done in the oven and still be able to spend time with the grandchild.
A recipe video I came across was called "Cheeseburger Meatloaf" was not much different from my meatloaf recipe. The difference is how it is put together.
Ingredients
- Ground beef
- Ground lean pork*
- Salt and pepper
- 1 egg
- Spices, such as Italian seasoning
- Rolled Oats, bread crumbs
- Slices of cheese*
- 1 onion, sliced
- 2-3 mushrooms, sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced
Topping
- 1/2 c of Ketchup or BBQ sauce
- 1-2 T of Brown sugar or Honey
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
*I always mix pork with ground beef for extra flavour
* Thin slices of cheese worked perfectly
Method:
- Caramelized the onions.
- Saute mushroom, green pepper in Olive oil
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Mix all the ingredients.
- Line a cookie/baking sheet with foil.
- Press the meat mixture into the pan
- Layer slices of cheese. Leave a space at one edge and the edges to help seal the meat roll.
- Layer the vegetables over the cheese
- Using the foil to form the pinwheel, roll the meat tightly.
- Lift the meat careful and place in a cast iron pan.
- Bake for 20 - 30 minutes covered
- Uncover
- Mix Ketchup, Brown sugar and nutmeg
- Add to topping to the meatloaf
- Bake for 30 minutes, until meat is cooked.
Gravy was made from the dippings for the meat loaf and oven baked rustic red potatoes!
This recipe is a keeper as the grandkids loved it. The thin slices of cheese worked perfectly as added just enough fat to the dish.
I find different cuisines fascinating and love been introduced to them through different bloggers. I especially like when I can make some dish with the granddaughter when I babysit them. I came across a recipe on Korean Sweet pancake and in reading the article found that this sweet pancake was a version of Cinnamon rolls. Sweet dough that is stuffed with Cinnamon, Brown sugar and Walnuts.
This Korean Street food originated from the Chinese living in Korea. This is a delightful video of different styles and ways of preparing this pancake which I found after make the Cinnamon and sugar filled pancake. I was interested to find that you can cook them differently using little or a lot of oil and all so baking them. The fillings varied also and the savoury pancake with dipping sauce looks delicious!
Fried dough was something that my Mom would do when we out of bread and her bread was not baked yet. She would pan fry stretched out dough on a hot pan. This was day before Pizza was part of everyone's diet! I loved this bread with cheese whiz and the last one with home made jelly.
Since I had refrigerator dough, I thought I would use this to maker this fried bread for a snack after school. My grandchild informed me that her Korean grandmother had made them and that she "didn't like them". And yes, they were filled with fruit and sugar! But this grandmother knows that food is so much better and tastier if you make it yourself!
Using the dough from the refrigerator, I let it come to room temperature.
Roll out or stretch the dough so you can place a filling of cinnamon, walnuts and lots of brown sugar. Currants were added to one of the pancakes as the youngest loves currants.
The filling is carefully sealed and added to a hot cast iron pan to fry in a bit of oil. Don't worry if the seal is not perfect. Using a spatula, press down on the bun shaped roll to form a flattened pancake. A circle tool much like the press for frying hamburgers is used. I found the spatula worked fine, just make sure it is oiled and heated to press down the bread dough. Fry the pancake until a golden brown and the kitchen is filled with the smell of cinnamon and sugar!
Since my oven was on, I finished the pancakes in the oven as I am not a fan of frying things.
Serve warm and slice for the kids to enjoy!
