Dinner

March 9th, 2011

I was in the kitchen tonight getting ready to make dinner.  I had thawed ground sirloin and was trying to deciding what to make with it.  We hadn't had meatloaf in awhile and everybody loves it so I decided to go with that.  I heated the oven to 400 degrees and put the meat in a bowl.  Then Julia walked into the kitchen and asked if she could help.  "Of course!" I said.  She keeps growing up on me and I am finding it difficult to spend time with her. She is always busy and doesn't have time for her mom. Ariana and I have our photo challenge but Julia and I have nothing.  When she asked to help I was thrilled!!!!

I went to get the eggs and discovered we were out so we were just going to have to wing it.  When I cook I like to change things up a bit and I hate to measure.  That might be why I don't like baking.  We added Montreal Steak Seasoning, some chopped onions, chopped garlic, and salsa.  Julia then started mixing it all up.  She loved it!  She said it was like playing with play-doh.  LOL.  Next she divided the meat into four quarters and made four small loaves.  This makes it cook quicker.  We put it in a baking dish, drizzled some EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) over it, and popped it in the oven.

Julia and I peeled potatoes next to make mashed potatoes to go with it.  You can't have meat loaf without mashed potatoes.  Ariana then came into the kitchen and wanted to help.  We already had enough potatoes but we let her peel an extra one.

Julia was so proud tonight.  Her dinner was amazing.  We all loved it.  Who knows maybe she will love cooking and this can be our "thing".