Cooking with Demarle

I'm sure someone has thought of this before, but I came up with it a while back when I wanted grilled cheese and had the stuff for a Caprese salad (mozzarella, tomatoes, basil and balsamic). So, why not??!! What came was a yummy, delicious sandwich!!! You make it just like plain old grilled cheese. I suggest using Sourdough bread, butter it, then layer thin slices of mozzarella, bold flavored tomatoes (like from the vine), basil (I use freeze dried), a little salt & pepper, balsamic glaze (I used a thicker balsamic vinegar so it doesn't spread all over your pan...which it sizzles a lot when it hits that hot pan), then put one more layer of thin slices of mozzarella, and grill to perfection! This would probably be good with some grilled chicken as well. There's not a whole lot of substance in this sandwich; it doesn't fill me up, but it is just oh so good! Would be great as an appetizer for a dinner party or finger food dish. So yummy; enjoy :)

So, I'm not a big "Meatloaf" fan...something about the name has always turned me off. I don't mind my mom's, but it's never something I would order at a restaurant. I'm just not that into meat. However, my family is...specifically Joe and Felicity. Every once in a while I'll try making it, usually trying to make it healthier by using Turkey. It's edible, but nothing to write home about ;) So, today I discovered creating a brown sugar crust on top...um, OK, I'll give that a whirl. I found about 5 recipes that I used ingredients or ideas from, so here's my version...in the Demarle Muffin Tray...with a yummy brown sugar spin!! Joe thought we should call them Meat Muffins ;) 2 lbs lean ground beef (I used 10% fat) 2/3 cup Brown Sugar, split 2/3 cup ketchup, split Pepper (maybe 1/2 tsp) 1 1/2 cups crushed Ritz Crackers (or good old fashioned bread crumbs) but the Ritz were yummy! 2 eggs 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp onion powder (or dic