Cooking - for a new lifestyle (Our Test Kitchen)

This weeks cooking challenge was bacon. Although I am not a huge fan, I love the taste IN recipes. So, I chose this recipe as my family LOVES bacon. You can make these individual servings. or as a loaf for family dinner night. 2 lbs of ground chicken diced onions (to taste) garlic seasoning black pepper 3/4 cup of bread crumbs (mine was a mix of corn meal, crushed crackers and bread crumbs) 1/4 cup of oatmeal  1 package bacon Depending on how much sauce you like you can multiply this combination. 2 tbsp bbq sauce 4 tbsp ketchup shot of your favourite mustard 2 tsp vinegar 2 tbsp brown sugar ******************************************************* Mix the meat and onions and crumbs. *I had to add extra bread crumbs as chicken is VERY moist to work with. Line a loaf pan with bacon! Press mixture into pan being careful not to knock down the bacon. Top with more bacon. Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until bacon is crispy....

Or as I also like to call them, Mini meatloaf. This dish has been a staple since I was a kid. I even used it for a Food's class project. Everyone in my family loves these tiny treats and if it could make more than 8-10, I'm sure we'd all eat more than we should. Ingredients 1lb ground beef 2 tbsp minced onion 1/2 cup bread crumbs 1 egg- slightly beaten 1/2 cup milk Dash of sage Salt and pepper to taste 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup ketchup 1 tsp dry mustard Dash of nutmeg Makes 8-10. Directions Heat oven to 350F. Combine ground beef, onion, bread crumbs, egg, milk, sage, salt & pepper. Pat mixture into un-greased muffin tins. Make a hole using the small end of a wooden spoon in the center of each. Combine brown sugar, ketchup, mustard and nutmeg and place some in each. Bake for 25mins.

Followed the recipe... basically... Ingredients 1 pound macaroni 1 (11 ounce) can condensed cream of Cheddar cheese soup 1 1/2 cups milk 14 ounces extra sharp white Cheddar cheese, shredded, divided* 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes** 1/4 cup dry bread crumbs *I used whatever cheese we had left in the house. The mixed flavors were delicious. **I used diced tomatoes with Italian seasoning, gave the mac n cheese a bit of a bite. Direction...