There was a post in one of the cooking communities requesting recipes for Meatloaf.  This is the recipe I use when I make it at home.

Basic Meatloaf

2 lbs ground beef

1 egg

1 envelope onion soup mix

Ketchup

Barbecue sauce (or A1 or Heinz 57)

Bread crumbs

Thoroughly combine ingredients in a bowl, using enough ketchup and bbq sauce (or A1 or Heinz 57) to ( Read more... )

Dressing:
1 cup whipped topping (cool whip)
1/2 cup mayo
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp lemon juice

Fruit:
1 red delicious, diced
1 golden delicious, diced
1 granny smith, diced
1 fuji, diced
1 bartlett pear, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1/2 cup walnut, chopped

Mix dressing in large bowl, add in diced fruit, celery and nuts. Mix well to coat fruit and minimize ( Read more... )

Pepper Steak

1-1 ½ pounds of top sirloin or tenderloin, cut thin into 1-inch wide by 2 1/2-inch long strips

3 tbls flour

3 tbls oil (some recipes call for butter)

2-3 garlic cloves, diced

½ onion cut into lengthwise slices (not rings) (divided in half)

2-3 stalks celery, sliced (divided in half)

1 green pepper, sliced, lengthwise (divided in half)

1 can ( Read more... )

Beef Stroganoff

1-1 ½ pounds of top sirloin or tenderloin, cut thin into 1-inch wide by 2 1/2-inch long strips
3 tbls flour
3 tbls oil (some recipes call for butter)
½ onion cut into lengthwise slices (not rings)
½ pound of mushrooms, sliced (I use white ones)
1 can of beef broth or consommé
1-2 tbls tomato paste
4 oz sour cream
½ - 1 cup wine (I use a ( Read more... )

Pork and Broccoli

4 pork chops, cubed (boneless)

2 cloves garlic, diced

2 tbls water

¼ cup soy sauce

1 tomato, sliced

2 heads broccoli, broken into bite size pieces and rinsed

Brown cubed pork in a pan (use nonstick spray and about a tbls oil).  Stir in garlic.  Add in water and soy sauce, mix.  Pour broccoli evenly over pork.  Lay tomatoes over ( Read more... )

 
Lasagna

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Sauce

1 ½ to 2 lbs. ground beef

2 cloves garlic

½ onion, diced

½ green pepper, diced

1 jar prepared sauce (I like Safeway’s Organic brand marinara or tomato basil)

1 bay leaf

water

Cheese mix

Lg. carton of small curd cottage cheese

1 12 oz. ball mozzarella, grated

¾ cup cheddar, grated

¼ cup grated parmesan

Couple dashes ( Read more... )

 Pork noodles

4 pork chops, cubed (again w/ the boneless)
water

soy sauce

Chinese egg noodles

Boiled eggs

Place cubed pork in sauce pan, cover with water.  Season w/ about ¼ -  ½ cup soy sauce.  Bring to simmer.  Simmer on medium for about a half hour.

While the pork broth simmers, bring a large pot of water (containing eggs) to boil.  When water ( Read more... )

Sorry for all the posts.  My daughter has been asking for recipes and I won't have to keep retyping them if I post them in one central location.  These requests are home-cooking for my family ( Read more... )

Beef Stew

2 lbs beef stew meat

2-3 tbls flour

2-3 tbls oil

1 bay leaf

1 pkg beef stew mix

water

1 can diced, peeled tomatoes

2-3 potatoes peeled and diced

3 peeled, diced carrots

3-4 stalks celery, diced

½ onion, sliced (I add half during the first stage of cooking and half later)

½ can cream style corn

The beef is already cubed, but I cut it into smaller ( Read more... )

Chili

2 lbs ground beef

½ onion, cubed

½ green pepper, cubed

2-3 cloves garlic, diced (I add half of the onion, peppers and garlic during the browning stage and half later)

1 pkg chili mix

1 lg can tomato sauce

1 can diced, peeled tomatoes

water

½ can cream style corn

1 can dark red kidney beans, drained

1 can light red kidney beans, drained

1 can black beans ( Read more... )