November 12th, 2009
A Little Rain, Wind, and Flooding will not keep 3 friends from having breakfast at the Delaware Beaches…in Rehoboth Beach…
A little wind? Are you kidding? It is a Nor’easter!!! It has been blowing and raining since yesterday. In case you do not know what a Nor’easter is or think that I have misspelled the word, let me tell you that these are storms that usually happen between October and April. Northeast winds, with lots of rain and sometimes snow, depending on the month. The winds are hurricane-force, and there is a high surf, which causes beach erosion and coastal flooding. And, that is what has been happening.
But for these 3 friends it did not matter. We met a t GreenMan Juice Bar & Bistro on Wilmington Ave., in Rehoboth. I wrote a post on this restaurant on September 11th, in case you want to read more about it.
Again, it touches my heart to realize how lucky I am to have so many friends. I won’t mention their names since I don’t know if they would be happy about it. Some people are more private than others.
There was only another table occupied, so immediately we took over, talking and laughing and catching up. We have known each other for a long time and our own children are friends. Yeap, one native and 2 locals.
But, as usual, the conversation gravitated towards food. Being that is was so nasty today, we talked about meatloaf. I told them that another friend, Roberta, and I had found some years ago a very good recipe for meatloaf in the Southern Living magazine. It was different and very tasty.
So here is the recipe and I hope you really like it.
Sweet ‘n’ Saucy Meatloaf
For the Meatloaf:
1 lb. lean ground beef
1 lb. pork sausage
1 cup fine breadcrumbs
1 large egg, beaten
1 medium onion, diced
1/2 cup milk
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tbs. chopped fresh parsley
1 tbs. curry
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
For the Sauce:
2 tbs. butter
1 small onion diced
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup beef broth
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 tbs. instant coffee
2 tbs. rice vinegar
2 tsp. lemon juice
Combine: First 11 ingredients, shape into loaf and place in a lightly greased pan.
Sauce: Melt butter in skillet over medium heat. Add onion and saute for 5 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup ketchup and remaining ingredients.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
Bake: Put meatlfoaf in a pre-heated 375 degree oven for 30 minutes. Pour half of the sauce over and bake another 45 minutes.
To serve: Cut and make sure you pass the extra sauce around. I usually serve it with rice and a green vegetable.
Until later…keep dry…
Tags: Delaware Beaches, entrees, Recipe, Recipes, rehoboth beach
Gloria, so good to hear you are able to get out and about at the beach. The weather reports here are so scary and the ocean appears to be taking away the beach. Please keep all your rreaders posted on what is really happening! Love to read your posts.
The wind is just amazing. So strong and the rain keeps coming in spurts, but more wind than rain today. Rt. 1 is clear. Indian River Inlet bridge has been closed. Thanks for the comments.
I guess you had a pretty rough time with the weather. Time to come back!
The weather is still not great. See you soon and thanks.