Pizza Casserole

This is what I am trying out for supper tonight:
http://formamas.blogspot.com/2011/08/pizza-casserole.html

I'm adding some onions and green peppers in with the ground beef. If I had mushrooms, I would add that too. I don't have enough pasta sauce, so I am adding half a can of tomatoes as well.

Creton

Have you heard of creton? It's a meat spread that is from Quebec and it is delicious on crackers or toast. It makes for a great protein snack and the recipe is quite simple.

1lb ground pork

1lb ground beef

1 package of onion soup powder

water

Directions:

Put the ground pork and beef in a medium saucepan (you can mash it all together with a potato masher)

Add the onion soup powder and add enough water to cover the meat

Simmer uncovered on medium-low heat until water is absorbed (stir occasionally)

Once it's done, use a hand blender to puree the meat to become spreadable

Allow to cool and put in a few containers and refrigerate or freeze

meatloaf

This meatloaf recipe was taken from the old hillbillyhousewife website. I can't find it on the new site. This is the only meatloaf recipe that I have made and we really like it.

2 pounds ground beef
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1 cup water or broth
2 carrots, shredded
1 onion, peeled and minced
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or 2 cloves fresh garlic, minced

In a large bowl, put the hamburger, bread crumbs, water or broth, prepared vegetables and seasoning and start mixing and mashing everything together with your hands until everything is uniformly distributed and the water is fully incorporated. Press the mixture into a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan and smooth out the top.

Wash your hands.

Bake this at 350° for 1 hour to 1-1/2 hours Remove the meatloaf from the oven and allow it to sit for a couple of minutes to firm up. Serves 8

From The Hillbilly Housewife