This week's meal includes Glazed Meatloaf, Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes, Spinach Salad, and Oatmeal Cookies. It's all about Old School Classics!
My Glazed Meatloaf is classic. Nothing fussy about it. It's a mixture of ground beef and ground pork, puréed onions and garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and thyme. I cover my meatloaf with ketchup because is it even meatloaf if it isn't glazed with ketchup?!
The Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes are a fancy twist on regular twice-baked potatoes. The recipe is inspired by Ina Garten and one of my favorites from her. I start with baked sweet potatoes because I love sweet potatoes. I mix the cooked inside of the sweet potato with sautéed shallots, butter, fresh thyme, and taleggio cheese. The mixture is put back into the sweet potato shells and baked again until the mixture puffs slightly and the cheese melts. They are delicious!
The spinach salad is my go-to simple spinach salad. It's just fresh baby spinach with a lemon vinaigrette. It helps balance the richness of the meatloaf and sweet potatoes.
My Oatmeal Cookies are a favorite in our house. They are exactly what I want in an oatmeal cookie. They are chewy, moist, oaty, and not too sweet. I brown the butter, which gives them a deep nutty flavor, and add a little extra salt to keep them from being too sweet. There is also less flour and more oats than most oatmeal cookie recipes, so they are extra oaty. Just the way I like them!