Mini Meatloaves

This is not your traditional meat loaf. The glaze made with ketchup, honey mustard, brown sugar and barbecue sauce makes for a tangy surprise for your taste buds!

What you will need

1lb ground meat(beef,turkey,chicken)

3/4 cup milk

1 egg

1/2 cup oatmeal

1tbsp prepared honey mustard

1 tsp garlic salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

1 cup shredded cheese(I used mozzarella)

1tbsp prepared glaze

Glaze

1 cup ketchup

1 tbsp prepared honey mustard

1/2 cup barbecue sauce

1/4 cup brown sugar

Preheat oven to 375*. Start by combining all of your ingredients together in a bowl, mix well. Once you have finished combining all of your ingredients, form them into "mini" loaves(I got 7 loaves out of this recipe). Place in a baking dish.

Next make your glaze(I use a good amount of glaze, if you don't like a lot, you can cut this down).

Spoon your glaze over your meat loaves. Bake for about 35 minutes.

Cake Mix Cookies

I am generally all about homemade everything, but in a pinch this is a nice go to cookie to make. They are really good and really versatile. You choose your cake mix and add in whatever you like. ie: chocolate/chocolate chip, vanilla/chocolate chip, vanilla/toffee chips, strawberry/vanilla chips, chocolate/peanut butter chips

What you will need

This is just the basic recipe, add in whatever you like

1 cake mix

2 eggs

1/2 cup oil

1tsp vanilla(I add but not necessary)

Mix together cake, eggs and oil.

Next roll the cookie dough into balls.

Bake at 350* for 6-8 minutes.

Bow tie Chicken Pasta

This is a very refreshing, healthy pasta for a warm spring or summer day. Add in asparagus, carrots, broccoli or spinach for a more filling pasta.

What you will need:

1 chicken breast

3/4 lb of bow tie pasta

1/2 cup of frozen sweet peas

1/4 cup zesty Italian dressing

1 tsp garlic salt

freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Start by grilled your chicken, season chicken with garlic powder and black pepper and cook in a tbsp of butter. While cooking your chicken, boil the water for your pasta, in this dish it isn't necessary to season the water.

After your chicken is finished cooking, set aside and allow it to rest for a few minutes before cutting.

During the last 20 second of the pasta cook time, pour your frozen peas into the boiling pasta. Make sure you don't used canned peas here, it will alter the taste of the dish.

Drain your pasta and peas. If you would like this to be a cold dish, rinse your pasta under cold water. If not, leave warm

Dump pasta into a bowl and coat with your dressing, stir. Add in your sliced chicken and stir again. Now, freshly grate Parmesan cheese and serve.

Roasted Red Pepper Burgers

We love burgers on the grill and I am always looking for something to make them taste a little different. We wanted red pepper mayo, so I made these.

What you will need:

1 lb ground meat(sub ground turkey,chicken)

1 large roasted red pepper finely chopped

1 tbsp honey Dijon mustard

1 tbsp ground cumin

1 tsp garlic salt

1/2 tsp ground pepper

Chop your red pepper. Next mix all ingredients together and form hamburger patties. I made large square like burgers since we were using ciabatta bread.

To make the mayo

1 cup mayo

1 large roasted red pepper chopped in food processor

mix these ingredients together