• Family Recipes: Grandma’s Western Meatloaf

    Grandma Willa has an amazing recipe for Meatloaf.  I am so thankful for the many opportunities to spend time cooking with my Grandma’s.  If you are looking for a great meatloaf recipe, you should try it out!  Please note:  this recipe does make a large amount (for several loaf pans).  Adjust the amount if you are wanting to make a smaller amount.  Although, it does freeze well for all of you meatloaf lovers who like to prep meals in advance!

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    Grandma’s Western Meatloaf

    Grandma Willa has an amazing recipe for Meatloaf.  If you are looking for a great meatloaf recipe, you should try it out!
    Prep Time30 minutes
    Cook Time1 hour
    Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Grandma, Meatloaf
    Servings: 20

    Equipment

    • 3 4x9 Loaf Pans

    Ingredients

    Meatloaf

    • 5 lbs Ground Beef
    • 2 1/4 cups Rolled Oats
    • 2 Onions (diced)
    • 3 tsp Salt
    • 3/4 tsp Pepper
    • 3 Eggs
    • 6 slices Bread (broken into fine pieces)

    Sauce

    • 6 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
    • 6 tbsp Vinegar
    • 4 cups Ketchup
    • 1 cup Water
    • 12 tbsp Brown Sugar

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    • Mix the meatloaf ingredients together in a large bowl.
    • Split into 3 to 4 large loaf pans.
    • Mix the sauce in a bowl, then pour evenly over the loaves.
    • Bake at 350 for one hour or until the meet is cooked throughout.
    • Broil an additional 5 to 10 minutes until the top is carnalized.

    Notes

    This is a large batch meal.  Once the loaves have cooled, they can be removed from the loaf pans and wrapped in foil to be frozen.  To reheat, thaw in refrigerator overnight, then bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
    The refrigerated meatloaf can also be sliced for great meatloaf sandwiches.  Just slice into 3/8 inch slices, serve on white bread with Mayo.

  • Family Recipe: Homemade Egg Noodles

    Grandma Willa makes the best Egg Noodles!  She received this recipe from her Mom, my Great Grandma Joedemann.  If you are wanting some great tasting homemade egg noodles these are amazing.  The ingredients are ones you typically have on hand and it is easy to make.

    Egg Noodles:

    • 4 Eggs
    • 1 1/2 cup Flour
    • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
    • 1/4 teaspoon Pepper
    • Optional – dash of garlic salt or caraway seed

    Mix and place on a floured pastry sheet roll out & cut.  You may need a little more flour depending on the moisture of the dough.  The dough should be pretty thick you want it just enough to roll it out.  Use the noodles immediately or let them dry for a few minutes before using with your favorite dish.

    Photo by msufal

  • Book: Better Homes and Gardens

    Grandma Willa gave me this cook book –  Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book as a wedding gift and we use it all the time.  Grandma Willa is one of the most amazing cooks I know.  I am thankful for the times we had cooking together.  Grandma is still cooking a lot of meals for family and friends but due to distance I am not able to participate in her cooking adventures as often as I like.  Below is the note she put in my cook book, which I treasure even more then the cook book itself:

    What’s Cooking?

    Bridgette,

    My Aunt Zell Body, gave me a BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS cook book as a Wedding gift.  It was my first and faithful cook book, and I found it to have many helpful hints as well as great recipes.

    I and the girls wore one out, and almost the second one over the many years.  If I couldn’t find something, needed to substitute, know cuts of meat etc….. I’d go to old faithful BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS.  I hope this new version is as good or better than my old one was.

    Happy Cooking!!!

    Love,

    Grandma Willa

    “And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life he that cometh to me shall never hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.” – John 6:35