Crepes! My sister and I called them "skinny pancakes." So delicious. I'm 43 and still ask my Mom to make them for me when I see her.
i think it was a similar situation. if i remember correctly, my mom had gotten into the habit of making meatloaf on mondays. now my dad and brother didn't like meatloaf anyway, so it didn't take many of those monday meatloaves for them to have enough of it.
The very first meal that I made completely by myself was a New England pot roast. I was so proud of that dinner. Rick came home from work, saw what I had made, and you could actually see his face fall. "Oh, pot roast," was the response that I got. Needless to say, I was heartbroken. But how was I to know that every Monday night for DECADES, his mother made pot roast for dinner? He said he could tell exactly what day it was by the dinner on the table. Monday was pot roast, Tuesday was meat loaf, Wednesday was beef stew, and so on. It made him crazy and he swore that when he got married, he would never, ever eat pot roast again. Was that the same situation with your dad's and brother's response to meat loaf?
Well, we have pot roast for dinner from time to time. And meat loaf. And beef stew. And so on. I really try not to overdo menus, unless I know for sure that it's something Rick loves. I swear we could eat spaghetti every week and he'd be happy.
i think you're right!
I think meatloaf is a love or hate thing, I love it I think because it's a comfort food for me. Some people really hate it. I only make it when I am really craving it because I don't think it freezes very well, at least it doesn't for me.
I don't care for burgers that have so much mixed in them that they are almost like meatloaf. I tend to like burgers with just salt, pepper, and cheese on top.
i think you're right!
i don't bother to freeze my (extra) meatloaf, i always use it for meatloaf sandwiches. i love meatloaf sandwiches even more than i love fresh hot meatloaf!
I've made meatloaf just for the sandwiches. I haven't made one in ages though. DD doesn't really like it plus she's hardly ever here and now I no longer eat meat. DH adored meatloaf
There are times when I will make meatloaf for dinner, just because of enjoying meatloaf sandwiches afterward!Big, thick hunks of meatloaf, two slices of bread, slathered with mustard. Oh man. Yum.
My mom made the best meatloaf. I always bake mine in the oven, in a regular loaf pan with an insert to drain the fat. Mom made her meatloaves in the morning and stuck them in the fridge. Then in the afternoon, she heated up her electric skillet and put the loaves in the skillet to cook. About 90 minutes or so at 350 degrees. And those puppies never fell apart either....she had the knack for a delicious meatloaf. I loved it. There were five of us, so she always had to make two. My dad would take a meatloaf sandwich in his lunch the next day....he loved my mom's meatloaf. I wish I could make it like she did.
i've never tried a meatloaf sandwich with mustard. i do love mustard though! i've always made my meatloaf sandwiches with a little margarine spread on both pieces of bread -- that way the meatloaf sticks to the bread/stays put while i'm eating the sandwich! that's the way my mom always made her meatloaf sandwiches, so probably why i make mine the same.
There are times when I will make meatloaf for dinner, just because of enjoying meatloaf sandwiches afterward!Big, thick hunks of meatloaf, two slices of bread, slathered with mustard. Oh man. Yum.
My mom made the best meatloaf. I always bake mine in the oven, in a regular loaf pan with an insert to drain the fat. Mom made her meatloaves in the morning and stuck them in the fridge. Then in the afternoon, she heated up her electric skillet and put the loaves in the skillet to cook. About 90 minutes or so at 350 degrees. And those puppies never fell apart either....she had the knack for a delicious meatloaf. I loved it. There were five of us, so she always had to make two. My dad would take a meatloaf sandwich in his lunch the next day....he loved my mom's meatloaf. I wish I could make it like she did.
I know, a lot of things I remember as a kid and mention nowadays are never heard of!
When I was a kid, we used to eat Mrs Paul's fish cakes. They were also frozen and so good. I emailed them about them a couple a years ago and the rep that replied said that they had been discontinued a long time ago. So long ago that she had never heard of them.
I remember Table Talk pies!! They are still around http://www.tabletalkpie.com/home.htm
I know, a lot of things I remember as a kid and mention nowadays are never heard of!
I remember growing up with a lot of Table Talk Pies and loaves of fresh white bread with a lot of our suppers. When my Dad would come home from work, my mother would send him down to the store for a nice freash bread to go with supper. He would very often not resist buying a Table Talk pie. However, we were not so pleased when he found a prune-filled pie, (not our favorite) but he was so happy. Was his favorite. I can still taste how fresh the bread was. Nowadays, I hardly buy a loaf of bread like this.
I even remember taking a tour with our Brownie troop of the Table Talk pie factory and it was amazing!
I'm glad you know the Table Talk pies!! I see their small pies many places, but we have not had the big pies around here for a long time. I have never seen Ebinger's products, but that cake does sound good!
I remember Table Talk pies!! They are still around http://www.tabletalkpie.com/home.htm
I also used to LOVE Chef Boyardee roller coasters. Anyone remember those?
Another old friend was Ebinger's blackout cake.The best chocolate cake ever.
I also remember the Jello 1-2-3. I also remember mom using Dream Whip in different desserts. I think they still make that stuff.
One food combo I love now is chicken salad sandwich on pumpernickel bread, with muenster cheese, lettuce, dill pickle and COLE SLAW!
I'm glad you know the Table Talk pies!! I see their small pies many places, but we have not had the big pies around here for a long time. I have never seen Ebinger's products, but that cake does sound good!
My mother would also make for dessert something called Jello-1-2-3 and I loved it. You shook up the jello mixture, put it into glasses and it settled into three distinct delicious layers. I LOVED it!
Another combo I liked was my mother frying up thin egg noodles with ketchup!
The Table Talk pies I remember were the small ones. I've never seen a large one. They were sole in grocery stores. This is what I remember when I think of TT. They were usually like 2/$1.50 or so
Oh geez, I remember Jello 123. I don't recall my mother ever using it, but RIck's mom did. Rick's mom made Junket, too, kind of like a custard, I think. Rick really liked it. Dream Whip, too; there used to be a cake made with Dream Whip that, as I recall, was pretty darn good. I'm going to look for Dream Whip next time we hit the grocery store.
Does anybody remember Blend? It was a citrusy drink that came in a large can. Rick lived on that stuff when he was a kid. His mom had it all the time for them. She also made her own root beer with the Hires extract. It wasn't bad stuff.
Rick's mom also had a a lot of Chef Boy ar Dee pizza mixes in her pantry. They were considered a treat. Rick never had store-bought pizza, just the mix. He never had actual home-made pizza til he married me. I never, ever had a slice of pizza until I married Rick and his mom made a pizza mix one night.
I've never heard of a Table Talk pie. Was it just like a commercial-type pie in various flavors. Big? Small? That sounds interesting. Nor have I heard of Ebinger's products. Are they still around? I have heard of blackout cake....that's the really, really chocolatey cake, right? Originated in New York? I have recipes for blackout cake, but never made one.