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Roxee’s Home Cooked Recipes

1 tsp Kosher salt
Nan’s Mea
tloa
f
1 tsp black pepper Nan’s Meatloaf
1/2 cup Ketchup
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 ̊ . Line a baking sheet
with foil.
2. Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium
By Roxanne Prevost
to high heat. Add onions and cook, stirring
Everyone looks for comfort food; well, this often, until softened and golden brown. Add the
meatloaf fits right into that category. garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for about 1
Ingredients: minute. Add the tomato paste and cook stirring
1 tbsp olive oil often, until the tomato paste turns deep red in
1 large onion, diced color. Remove the pan from the heat and let the
3 cloves garlic, minced onion mixture cool to room temperature.
2 tbsp tomato paste 3. In a large bowl, stir together breadcrumbs
1 cup breadcrumbs and milk. Add the ground beef, eggs, parsley, Photo Submitted
1 cup whole milk Worcestershire, thyme, salt, and pepper. Add the
2 lbs ground beef onion mixture and use your hands to combine.
2 large eggs, beaten Do not overmix!
1/2 cup fresh parsley, roughly chopped 4. Shape the beef into a 10x5 inch loaf and place 5. Bake the meatloaf until the top is browned;
1 tbsp Worcestershire on the prepared baking sheet. Brush the top and about 50 to 60 minutes.
1/2 tsp dried thyme sides with Ketchup. 6. Slice and serve. ENJOY

Continued from page 37 springtime is often a mix of sunlit, long as your house temperature if planting date – when all chance
and dreary days. Because of this, fairly consistent. The best results of frost is over. Move the plants
for most.
growing seedlings would benefit come with soil temperature that is to a sheltered, semi-shaded
Plant your seeds at the from a type of light, such as an LED between 18–22 ̊C . Without a mat, outdoor environment, starting
recommended depth on the seed or fluorescent. You need lights germination may take a bit longer, with about an hour a day for the
package. During the germination that fall under the blue/purple, or that’s all. first few days. Then slowly add
period, the seeds do not need extra full spectrum, for ideal growing time day by day, until you are
light-time. They do best in a light/ assistance. A little research will Fertilizer - It is important to begin leaving them out all day long. Be
dark situation. While germination help you find a good type of light fertilizing the young seedlings. sure that the plants do not dry out
takes place, you can cover the source. Or you can buy specific Begin with a mild/small dose of during this time. The conditions
trays/containers with a plastic grow lights. Keep your lights about a balanced blended fertilizer such may be more conducive to water
covering of some sort. Saran wrap 12-14 inches/30-35 cm above the as 20-20-20, fish emulsion, or evaporation, with the wind and
will do, if you do not have another plant trays, on at dawn, off at dusk. compost tea. Be sure to dilute the sun.
type of plastic cover. Be sure to Be careful not to burn the plants by fertilizer to half strength for the
poke some holes in the plastic, having the lights too close. first few feedings, and gradually Remember, this is a very general
to allow for air circulation. Once work up to full strength. Feed the outline. There may be more
seeds have sprouted, this may be If you are using only natural seedlings weekly. specific steps that you may wish
light, be very diligent in turning to incorporate, again, research…
removed. Moving Outdoors - Soon it will
your trays on a regular basis, to the internet, books, or your local
VERY IMPORTANT – Don’t avoid leggy plants. The closer be time to think about transplanting Gardeners group will all be good
forget to label your plantings! that you can have the trays to the your plants to containers or gardens. resources.
The first thing you will need to do
Light and Temperature - window, the better. is ‘harden’ off your seedlings. This Now your seedlings are ready
The general consensus is that You can also buy specific means allowing the seedlings to for their permanent home in your
seedlings require 12 - 16 hours of heating pads for starting seeds. adapt to the outdoor environment. garden. Congratulations, you did
daylight/light. Unfortunately, our This is not absolutely necessary, as Start about 7 – 14 days before your it! Happy Plotting!