Very moist meatloaf. The taste is very mild so very delicious with hot tomato sauce.

(6 servings)

2 eggs

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup oatmeal

1 cup shredded zucchini

1/3 cup finely diced onion

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon dried basil

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/8 teaspoon dry mustard powder

700 g ground meat

1/2 cup hot tomato sauce

1 tablespoon grated Parmesan

Preheat oven to 175°C. Coat a large loaf pan with the vegetable cooking spray and set aside.
In a large bowl beat the eggs with a fork. Mix in milk, oatmeal and allow to rest for a few minutes. To the egg mixture stir in zucchini, onion, parsley, salt, pepper, basil, oregano and mustard powder. Add ground meat and gently combine. Place in prepared pan and press down slightly.
In a small bowl combine the marinara sauce and Parmesan cheese. Spread on top of meat. Bake for 1-1 1/4 hours. Allow meatloaf to rest for about 5 minutes before slicing.

Source: Eating Well… Living Thin

Cookies all alone are very deliciuos so my hubby tried to hide them in his stomach. And when he heard that they will be filled with chocolate he understood that he won’t be able to stop eating them… Sad, but he was wright.

(~50 single cookies or 25 if sandwiched)

1 1/2 cups (190 g) all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

170 g unsalted butter, room temperature

1 1/4 cups (240 g) granulated sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 large eggs

1 cup (80 g) unsweetened shredded coconut

Filling:

200 g chopped chocolate

1/3 cup heavy cream

Preheat oven to 190°C. Start the butter in a mixing bowl by whipping it on medium-high speed until smooth and creamy. Pour in the sugar and the vanilla extract and beat that in for another 30 seconds. Then add eggs one at a time, and allow each one to mix in completely before adding in the next. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Then add it to the mixing bowl. Stir it in on slow speed. Toss in the shredded coconut. Scoop tablespoon-sized mounds on to a parchment lined baking sheet. Space them about 5 cm apart since they spread like they mean it. Bake in the oven about 8-10 minutes or till you see golden edges.
For the filling. Melt chocolate in the microwave or in a double boiler. Nuke the heavy cream in a microwave safe glass for 40 seconds to get it hot like the chocolate. Pour it over and stir till ganache will be smooth. Fill a pastry bag oufitted with a plain piping tip. Scoop in ganache. Then pipe some ganache on cookie and cover with another cookie. Here you go – you have very tasty cookie sandwiches.

Source: Pastry Pal

It’s getting cold. And when it’s cold, we need something warm. So I thought about thick soup. This recipe I chose because I had leek that was sadly looking at me from the fridge, and other ingredients I had on hand. And preperation like almost in all my recipes – easy and quick. But when I tasted this soup I understood that there is something really special – I liked the thyme very very much. Even my hubby agreed with me. So this soup was added to our favourite soup recipes.

(3-4 servings)

~500 g potatoes

2 large leeks (white and light green parts chopped – should yield about 250 g)

2 cloves garlic

2 tblsps butter

1/2 tsp dried thyme

~800 ml water

1 1/2 tsp fine salt or to taste

freshly ground black pepper

Chop the garlic and leeks. Peel and cube the potatoes. Place a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat, add the butter and allow it to melt. Add the garlic and leeks to the pan, sauté over medium low heat until soft, about 5-7 minutes. Add the potatoes, thyme and salt, toss with the leeks and add the water, enough to cover the veggies. Increase the heat to medium, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 30 minutes or until the potatoes break up easily when pressed with the back of a wooden spoon. Remove from the heat, blend, taste for salt and add more if you like, along with a few twists of black pepper. The soup will be quite thick, so thin it with additional water or with milk if you like and gently reheat.

Source: The Daily Spud