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Celebration Meal Plans: Company from Scotland- America's comfort food

Mom's Best Meat Loaf | Garlic Smashed Potatoes | Fabulous Coleslaw | Betty's Buttermilk Pie

Mom's Best Meat Loaf

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Easy
Serves:6
Category:Easy Recipes I Can Cook
Meal:Company from Scotland- America's comfort food (Celebration Meal Plans)
2lbbeef, ground
0.5cupbreadcrumbs ,dried white
2largeegg
0.5cupsour cream
1cupchili sauce
1wholeonions, diced
2Tbbutter, salted
1tspsalt, table
1pinchpepper, fresh ground
4slicesbacon
2tspsugar, brown
 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine beef with breadcrumbs, eggs, sour cream, and one half cup of chili sauce. Sauté onion in butter until soft and add to mixture. Mix in salt and pepper and from into a loaf shape in greased 9 by 13 baking dish. Mix remaining chili sauce with brown sugar and spread over meat loaf. Cover top with bacon slices. Bake in a 350-degree oven for one hour or until juices run clear.

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Garlic Smashed Potatoes

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Easy
Serves:6
Category:Starch / Pasta
Meal:Company from Scotland- America's comfort food (Celebration Meal Plans)
2lbpotatoes, red
1wholegarlic, whole head
0.5cupcream, half and half
0.25cupbutter, unsalted
0.5tspsalt, table
1pinchpepper, fresh ground
 

Cut washed red potatoes into quarters- no need to peel but remove eyes. Cover them with cold water and 1-teaspoon salt in saucepan. Add 2 peeled garlic cloves to the potatoes and water. Boil covered, until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and return to saucepan. Pour over half and half and melted butter- heat until warm and simmering, being careful not to burn. Mash potato mixture with mixer until smooth and add salt and pepper.

Fabulous Coleslaw

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Medium
Serves:10
Category:Salad
Meal:Company from Scotland- America's comfort food (Celebration Meal Plans)
8cupcabbage, shredded
1mediumcarrots, fresh, whole
2Tbonions, diced
0.33cupsugar, granulated
0.5tspsalt, table
0.25tspNature's Seasonings
1pinchpepper, fresh ground
0.25cupmilk, whole
0.5cupmayonnaise
0.25cupbuttermilk
1.5Tbvinegar, white
2.5Tblemon, juice of
 

Shred one medium carrot and mix with shredded cabbage and minced onion. In a separate bowl, combine sugar, salt, Nature's Seasonings, pepper, milk, buttermilk, vinegar, lemon juice, and mayonnaise and beat until smooth. Add cabbage mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Betty's Buttermilk Pie

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Medium
Serves:8
Category:Dessert
Meal:Company from Scotland- America's comfort food (Celebration Meal Plans)
1recipePie Dough
8Tbbutter, unsalted
1.25clovessugar, granulated
0.125tspsalt, table
1tspvanilla
4largeegg
1ptbuttermilk
5Tbflour, all-purpose
 

Cream room temperature butter with sugar, vanilla, and salt. Add egg yolks and mix well. Add buttermilk and flour and beat until blended. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into 9 unbaked pie shell. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees and bake for 25 minutes. Cool and serve.

Note: Be sure to add the pie dough recipe to your shopping list.