Island Kitchen Party

1/4 cup of bread crumbs ( I use Pastene Italian breadcrumbs ) 2 1/2 pounds ground beef 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and diced 2 cloves garlic minced 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley 1 large egg 1 cup ketchup (half for the meat loaf the other half is for the sauce ) 3 teaspoons mustard ( I use French's Bold 'n Spicy Deli Mustard) (2 for the meatloaf 1 for the sauce ) 1 teaspoon coarse salt 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper 6 slices of bacon( the thinner the better ) 2 tablespoons brown sugar Heat oven to 350 degrees. place the ground beef, and bread crumbs in a large bowl add onion, garlic and parsley to meat mixture, using hands to mix well. Add egg, 1/2 cup ketchup, 2 teaspoons dry mustard, salt, and pepper; use hands to combine thoroughly. Place in a loaf pan. Wrap the bacon around the loaf and tuck ends under the bottom of the loaf. Sauce- Combine remaining 1/2 cup ketchup, 1 teaspoon dry mustard, and brown sugar in a bowl; stir until smooth. Brush mixture over meatloaf. P...

I love comfort food especially when the weather turns cooler, I think there is no better way to warm up on cool fall evenings then with some corn chowder....Here is my recipe. We have been enjoying this for years! I hope you give it a try! 4 slices of bacon chopped 1 medium onion chopped 1 ½ cups of raw potato diced 1 large can of creamed corn 3 cups of hot water 1 can of evaporated milk 1 tsp each of ... salt ... pepper... red pepper flakes... and paprika 1 Tablespoon butter In a heavy frying pan saute bacon and onions until bacon is cooked. Place in a large pot, add potato, corn and water cover and simmer until potato is Cooked. Add can milk and butter. Salt peper and red pepper flakes. Simmer for 15 mins. If chowder is too thin... Thicken with flour. Add Paprika and Serve Hot! Makes 6 Servings

I have to thank my son in law Mike for introducing this awesome pot luck meal to our family. Walking Tacos 1 lb ground beef 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning 1 (12 1/2 ounce) bag Doritos shredded cheddar cheese shredded lettuce diced bacon chopped tomato sour cream salsa Brown the meat until it is no longer pink. Drain the grease. Add in taco seasoning, following the directions on seasoning package. in a 9x9 casserole place a layer of Doritos A layer of meat,a layer of sour cream,a layer of salsa, a layer of cheese. Add any other toppings you desire (lettuce chopped tomatoes diced bacon) .

Thaw a 2L tub of Cool Whip or whip up a 1L carton of whipping cream 1 pound Cake cut it into 1" cubes. Hammer to crumble up 2 SKOR bars (or use a package of SKOR bits) Mix up 2 packages of chocolate pudding mixes In trifle bowl layer: Half of the cake cubes Half of the pudding Half of the Cool Whip/Whipped Cream Half of the SKOR bar bits Repeat layers. Made Cari's Bridal Shower

My Hubby will be working on Father's Day so we're celebrating today here is a recipe for his favourite Summertime drink! 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup water 1 cup lemon juice (4 Lemons) 3 to 4 cups cold water (to dilute) My Hubby will be working on Father's Day so we're celebrating today here is a recipe for his favourite Summertime drink! 1 mix sugar and water until the sugar is dissolved completely. 2 While the sugar is dissolving, squeeze the juice from 4 lemons, enough for 1 cup of juice. 3 Add the juice and the sugar water to a pitcher. Add 3 to 4 cups of cold water, more or less to the desired strength. Refrigerate 30 to 40 minutes. If the lemonade is a little sweet for your taste, add a little more straight lemon juice to it. Serve with ice, sliced lemons. Serves 6.

This is a recipe passed to me by my sister...So easy and incredible good! 1 box brownie mix 1 1/3 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 c. creamy peanut butter 3 Tbsp. butter 3 c. crispy rice cereal a batch of butter cream Icing Bake brownies according to package directions in a greased 9×13″ baking pan.cool and top with Butter cream icing, Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine chocolate chips, peanut butter,and butter. Heat & stir until chocolate is melted (or melt all in microwave, 100% power, for 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until fully melted).Stir in cereal. Pour evenly over Butter cream icing.Cut into bars using greased knife to make cutting easier Butter cream Icing 2/3 cup (150 mL) butter, softened 3 1/3 cups (825 mL) sifted icing sugar 3-4 table spoon milk 1/4 tsp (1 mL) vanilla Preparation: In large bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy. Alternately beat in sugar and milk, making 2 additions of sugar. Beat in vanilla.

1 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 2 cups chocolate chips 30 crackers (saltines or graham wafer) Line a well greased cookie sheet with crackers or line a cookie sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray. Melt 1cup butter, add 1cup brown sugar and whisk until well mixed. Pour sugar mixture over crackers and bake at 350 F for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over top of crackers. Return to oven for 1 minute. Spread chocolate over crackers. Let cool for 5 minutes and place in freezer for 1 hour.