last week, i made turkey meatloaf and mashed potatoes with broiled asparagus. i have never made meatloaf before, but i love it. i've never found a good recipe for turkey meatloaf, and we all know i can't have it with pork or meatballs in it. so i perused those and came up with my own. Jessie LOVED it. she came back after a show for more! the trick? olives. there were big ole' green olives in that hunk, and they made all the difference. also had onions, garlic, and breadcrumbs. i used plain tomato sauce on the top, with ketchup being too sweet, and also afoul to Bunny.

i totally didn't take good pictures, because by the time i got the loaf made, we were all starving- it took much longer to cook than i expected. i think i could have stood to raise the oven temperature by 50 degrees, but oh, well. note for next time. hence the "half eaten" pictures.

this week dinner was chinese food. i had to make 100 chocolate covered strawberries for a bridal shower, and after that and a hospital trip for friend who was mugged this weekend (he'll be okay, thank you, god), i was not making dinner. i didn't take pictures of the strawberries- they turned out really quite ugly. but they tasted quite good. they are also relatively easy, if you want to try it and have a double boiler. just give yourself LOTS of cooling time for them so the chocolate can harden- that was my problem.

hope everyone is well.

xoxox