Dinner & Dessert Recipie

We had a great dinner last night and I had to share the recipie!  Also - I am so happy to have found the Glutino crackers at Walmart this week for 3.98 a box (as oppossed to $6 a box at EarthFare).  They seem to have come down on the Bob's Mill flour products also....yahoo!  My husband was SHOCKED to hear me say something nice about Walmart.....so, I guess pigs must be flying somewhere!

Mexican Meatloaf  (Cooking for Isaiah Cookbook)

1 (12 oz) jar roasted red peppers - drained, split, seeded and patted dry
1 1/2 cups finely crushed tortilla chips
6 tblsp. chopped fresh parsley
Salt & Pepper
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
2 lg. eggs. lightly beaten
1 (16 oz.) jar Salsa

Preheat oven to 375.  I spray a 9-inch pie plate with organic olive oil spray and line it with the red peppers.  In a small bowl; mix together 1/2 cup of tortilla chips and 2 tblsp. parsley;  season with 1/4 tsp. salt and 1/8 tsp. pepper.

In a large bowl, mix the beef, eggs, 3/4 cup salsa, the remaining 1 cup crushed tortilla chips, the remaining 4 tblsp. parsley, 1 tsp. salt and 1 tsp. pepper until just combined.  Press the meat mixture into the pepper-lined pie plate.  Spread the remaining salsa over the top, sprinkle with the tortilla chip mixture and drizzle with olive oil.  Bake for 45 minutes.  Let cool for about 15 min. before cutting into wedges and serving.

I use all organic & natural ingredients.  I also serve it with a side of broccoli or mixed veggies.  Yum!

Awesome Brownies   (adapted from recipie in Cooking for Isaiah)

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1/3 cup veggie oil
3 tblsp. water
1 cup sugar
2 lg. eggs, at room temp.
3/4 cup All Purpose Flour (see 2nd day entry)
1/4 tsp. salt

Preheat oven to 350.  Line an 8 inch square baking pan with parchment paper.  In a medium bowl, whisk together the melted chocolate, oil, and water until smooth.
In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar & eggs.  Whisk in the chocolate mixture.  Fold in the flour & salt until just combined; transfer the batter into the prepared pan and spread to edges.  Bake until set and the brownie edges pull away slightly from the sides of the pan; about 35 min.  Let cool in the pan.  Remove by using the edges of the paper and set out on a flat surface to cut into squares.

My family actually likes these brownies better than the boxed kind.  The inside of the brownie will be very moist but they harden with cooling.  The taste is wonderful!