Saturday, June 20, 2009

Seriously...

So I am not posting a recipe, I just want to vent for a little bit. Or for a long time maybe... Right now it is 10:45pm. Braylee feel asleep in the truck and when we got home, around 9pm, she of course woke up. Yeah love that! So I spent the next 25 min rocking her while the dumb dog barked forever and would not quit. Finally I had had enough and let the dog in the house, got Braylee a drink and said, "you have to go to bed, goodnight, love you, we will play tomorrow". Left her in bed kind of crying. She didn't cry long, so I took that as a good sign and that maybe she fell asleep.......WRONG. She is still talking/whining in her crib as I write this. What the Crap? This girl is a night owl or something. I usually start bedtime around 8pm and lately she will not fall asleep until 10pm or later. It should not take 2 hours to get a child to bed, should it? I don't have this problem with naps. I put her in bed, she cries for 5 min. and is out. What is the deal at night? She is in there talking like it the middle of the day and she's not tired at all. You know I don't think I would mind if she would sleep in in the mornings, but of course that never happens. I just might be going crazy. Seriously people, what the crap? So come 10pm when she finally falls asleep, I should be going to bed.....but I never do because there is always something that needs to be done and then I end up going to bed late and that just compounds the problem because then I am so tired in the mornings. I feel like I am tired all of the time and can never catch up. Anyway, she may be asleep now...if I'm lucky. Sorry about all of the complaining. Hopefully I will have a recipe soon!!!

BBQ Meatloaf

Barbecue Meatloaf Recipe

This is another easy meatloaf recipe, and it's smothered in barbeque sauce for a taste that is simply irresistible.

Barbecue Meatloaf Ingredients

• 1/2 pound each ground beef, pork, and turkey
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped mushrooms
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3 slices white bread torn into very small pieces
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup barbecue sauce

Barbecue Meatloaf Recipe Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients except barbeque sauce in a large bowl. Transfer mixture to a 5 x 9 inch ungreased meatloaf pan. Pour barbecue sauce over the tope of the meatloaf.

Bake meatloaf for 1 1/4 hours or until center is no longer pink. If using a meat thermometer, the internal temperature of the meatloaf should be 180 degrees.

Let meatloaf sit for 5 minutes before removing from pan to serve. You can serve with additional barbecue sauce if desired.