Still here

I'm retired but I still don't have enough time to do all of the things that I want to do.  For the past week+ I've been re-taking photos of all the jewelry in my shop.  I needed to brighten things up and had set my mind on white backgrounds...again.  Before, when I took photos on white, the white always came out blue.  I've resorted to extreme editing using Paintshop Pro and it's working.  I'm so pleased with the results.  Go and have a boo.

I got one of these for Christmas:

I didn't ask for one but I remember saying what a great idea it was when I saw the ad on tv.  I've never made meatloaf since I've lived here.  I don't particularly care for it.  I usually only eat chicken and fish.  I did come across a great recipe from Rachel Ray.  I made it the other day and it was really, really good!  Here it is:

Turkey and Stuffing Meatloaf

Ingredients

• 2 McIntosh or Gala apples, peeled and cut into small dice
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 pounds ground all-white-meat turkey or a mix of dark and white meat
• 3-4 ribs of celery, finely chopped
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
• 1 large egg
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 2 cups stuffing mix ******
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)

Serves 4

Preparation

Pre-heat the oven to 400ºF.

In a large bowl, add the apples and lemon juice and toss together. Add the turkey, celery, onion, poultry seasoning, egg, salt and freshly ground black pepper.

In a medium size bowl, add the stock and the stuffing. Toss around, letting the stuffing soak up the liquid, then add it to the bowl with the turkey. Mix everything together well, then turn it out onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and shape it into a loaf. Coat with EVOO, transfer to the oven and roast until brown and cooked through, about an hour.

*******  Note:  I don't know what this stuff is.  I didn't have any so I just omitted it.  Also note that this recipe serves waaayyy more than 4!!!!

 BTW:  the pan was excellent!