Italian Meatloaf


As usual prepare this my family especially my picky kids loves this.  Anothe A+ for me.  :-)


Ingredients:

2 lb ground beef
1 pkg (6oz) stuffing mix for chicken
1 can (14 1/2 oz) Italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained
2 gloves garlic minced.
  •   I used food chopper to minced the garlic and add the tomato because my kids hate tomato. Because o this they even did not noticed that there is tomato on this recipe.
2 eggs lighty beaten
1 cup spaghetti sauce, divided (1/4 cup & 4/3 cup)
1 1/12 cups shredded mozarella cheese, divided (1/4 cup & 1 1/4 cup)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375'F.  Mix all ingredients except 1/4 cup of spaghetti sauce and 1/4 cup of cheese.

Shape into loaf or if you prefer you can make 6 mini loaves.  this is what i did w/ my family.  The girls taught it is cool doing this way. 

Bake 
  •  50 mins for 1 loaf.  Top the remaining 1/4 sauce and 1/4 cheeese.  Bake for another 10 mins or until loaf is cooked through 160'F.

  • 40 mins for 6 mini loaves. Top the remaining 1/4 sauce and 1/4 cheeese. Bake for another 5 mins or until loaf is cooked through 160'F.






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whoopie Pies

Recipe from my coworker. We all love this. 





Ingredients:
Cookies:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup oil

Mixture for filling:

1 stickbutter ( soften)
4 cups confectionary sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 or 3 oz cream cheese

Or

1 stick butter ( soften)
4 cup confectionary sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3 to 5 heaping spoon of marshmallow fluff or more


Mix all together. Use electric beater.


Directions:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Start w/ oil, flour, baking soda,  cocoa, sugar, vanilla, egg. Mix with milk. Can mix by hand or use electric mixer.

  • Bake for 10 minutes.
  • When the cookies have cooled completely, pair them up by size. Spread (or pipe) a dollop of the filling on the flat side of one cookie from each pair. Sandwich the cookies, pressing together to push the filling to the edges.

  • Store the whoopie pies in an airtight container.

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Tres Leches Cake

Ingredients:

1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix
1 1/4 cups water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 eggs
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
1 cup whole milk or evaporated milk
1 cup whipping cream
1 container Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white frosting (or you can use you fav frosting or you can make your own)

Directions:

1.Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease and flour or spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan.


2.In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.

3.Bake 29 to 35 minutes or until edges are golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes. Poke top of hot cake every 1/2 inch with long-tined fork, wiping fork occasionally to reduce sticking.

4.In large bowl, stir together sweetened condensed milk, whole milk and whipping cream. Carefully pour evenly over top of cake. Cover; refrigerate about 1 hour or until mixture is absorbed into cake. Frost with frosting.







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