Family Recipes Along the Way

This is just to easy to even call it a recipe. Its more of a "how I make it" thing.  I'm sure there are amazing meatloaf recipes out there but this is the one that my family loves, requests, and craves.  Everybody thinks I do something special to it.  I don't. Its embarrassingly easy.  In a large mixing bowl (I use the bowl to my Kitchen Aid mixer) add: 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 pounds of ground meat depending on how large of a meatloaf you want.  You can use what you like or a mix of various kinds of ground meat.  I use 80/20 ground beef.   2 eggs 1 envelope of dry onion soup mix (2 envelopes if you make a bigger loaf) 1 sleeve of saltines (crushed)  I smash them while they are still in the sleeve and pour them into the bowl Ketchup ( I eyeball it but I would guess around 1/4 cup) Mix well. A Kitchen Aid mixer does a great job and saves mushing it with your hands.  Shape it into a loaf and place in a 13x9 baking dis...

1 pie crust, baked 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 t. salt 1 1/2 cups water 4 eggs, separated 1/2 cup cornstarch 1/2 cup lemon juice lemon zest 3 T. butter 1/4 t. salt Preheat oven to 325 degrees  Combine 1 1/2 cups sugar, salt, and 1 1/2 cups water in a heavy saucepan. Place over high heat and bring to a boil. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and 1/3 cup water to make a smooth paste. Gradually whisk into boiling sugar mixture. Boil mixture until thick and clear, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. In a small bowl, whisk together egg yolks and lemon juice. Gradually whisk egg yolk mixture into hot sugar mixture. Return pan to heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in grated lemon rind and butter or margarine. Place mixture in refrigerator and cool until just lukewarm. In a large glass or metal bowl, combine egg whites, 1.2 teaspoon lemon juice per egg white, and a tiny bit of van...