Nikita Living in Bulgaria has left me with an insatiable appetite for all things American. I want a beefy GRILLED Cheeseburger with crisp lettuce, sweet tomato, spicy red onion, and all the normal condiments - mayo, must, ketchup! To complete the plate, a huge Kosher Dill Pickle would need to be cold and crunchy awaiting that first mammoth bite. It would be a dream-come-true if I could wash it all down with an ice-cold 20oz Coke. *le sigh* These are my big dreams lately. Instead, I have to settle for "Black Angus" beef that has been patty-pressed and pan seared. I'm not sure it's really Black Angus beef because it never tastes like the beef we have at home. Notice my lack of big kosher dill pickles too. We only have what tastes like bread & butter pickles which are not popular with me. The real stars in our 'Murica dinner was the perfectly sweet and tart lemonade and the "best dutch apple pie ever," said Matt & Christopher. I've shared the lemonade recipe above, but you'll have to come back to Sunday Bakery for the apple pie recipe. You won't want to miss it! Amy Little did you all know but I undertook this food challenge about four years ago. And dear readers it was one of the most difficult food challenges of my adult life. As some of you know, I work in a casino. About four years ago a coworker and I campaigned to have tater tots added to the menu in the casino's cafe. You'd think it would have a no-brainer. Ohhhh contraire. What should have taken a couple of weeks took months and months and months. My fellow tater tot enthusiast created a dance and I a song to harass the person in charge of ordering the food stuff. You'd think we were requesting kobe beef and lobster tail. I have no idea why they finally caved in but victory is ours. To this day the tots are still on the menu. Today I felt dangerous and ordered my tots with cheese lovingly melted on top. It's better than a sharp stick in the eye! Georgia The hubs and I had a cheat night with this meal. Dogs & tots Nothing fancy, no recipe. Just dogs and tots Murica! Jen Amanda Our all time comfort food, will always remind me of home food, is meatloaf. Most Sunday dinners growing up my Mom or Grandma would make it and we would all help with the sides. Mainly peeling potatoes for the mashed potatoes. I just love getting together, sharing about our week and catching up on all the gossip. I was gifted a Cookbook called 365 All-American Classics when I got married and have been making the meatloaf recipe from there for about 19 years now. This recipe is basically the same as the book. The only differences are 2 pounds of ground beef instead of 1 1/2, cut the ketchup down to 2 tablespoons and use a stand mixer to mix the meat together just until combined. The book also instructs to put a glaze on top made with 1/2 cup ketchup, 1 tablespoon mustard, brown sugar and apple cider vinegar. Bake 15 minutes with the glaze and let cool 10 minutes before eating. Amazing! Happy Saturday! Amanda How can you not love a food week dedicated to the fun foods of America?
Nikita, Georgia, Jen, Amanda & Amy
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