I know what you must be thinking...
that I've had one too many lattes...
or stayed up late picking the perfect color of paint for my master bedroom...
but bare with me a second and my title will make perfect sense...
On Monday, the day I declared a cooking day, little things began to change without my knowledge...
When I announced to my family during a feast of waffles dipped in Nutella that I was making my very first Meatloaf for dinner while they were at school my chickadees looked at me and continued eating...
darling husband's response was,
good luck with that...
his polite words for
eewwww
I never ate that as a kid...
But something told me to not listen to the lack luster response and
make Emeril's Turkey Meatloaf in my latest Everyday with Martha magazine...
I still don't know what possessed me to pick that recipe...
I've never been a fan of Meatloaf myself
but that was the recipe that got me into my kitchen for some serious cooking.
As I chopped
sauteed
defrosted
mixed
added
mixed some more
the universe was working it's magic...
I actually had fun preparing the meatloaf
I went ahead and prepped the salad
tossed in a bucket load of veggies
ahhhh summer time veggies are the best!
set the salad aside
diced some red skinned potatoes
rolled them in EVOO {sorry I couldn't help my self.... I'm on a cooking roll}
sprinkled them with Mediterranean Sea Salt
popped them in the oven to bake...
sat back
and declared it a good
day
one day of cooking down
but whose counting...
{ me, actually }
It was now time for pick up
I hit the High School first
parked the car in the usual spot
prayed for good news
a smile
anything positive to tell me my daughter's world is finding it's balance again...
She hops in the car...
and declared it...
the best day yet!
{She told me not to get too excited, that's not great but she felt better}
my ears heard....
happiness
which I then proceeded to belt out my best rendition of
Alleluia!!!!!
all to the noise of
Oh Mom STOP!
nope, my heart has taken a beating....
I can sing if I want too!!!
Next stop...
Elementary School
i see smiles as my children's names are called...
giggles over how their new school pronounces our last name over the intercom...
It's long...
with loads of vowels...
they pile in the car
talking all at once
high fives from my fifth grader
sweet
it was perfect 10 from my second grader
melt my heart
&
a little fist holding a treasure of bubbles from the treasure box
a big Awards sticker
placed smack dab in the middle of my
little Kindergartner's chest
with a beaming smile
words mixed with laughter while trying to explain what happened...
being the first boy in his class
to be carded to Blue
which means
Above and Beyond Outstanding Behavior for the entire day!!!
Victory!!!
Holy Cow
or
in this case
Holy Turkey
all this in one day
while I was making
Turkey Meatloaf
I've declared it my Official Lucky Meal!!!
It's a keeper!
It's now going to be on a rotating bases of meal planning
It's down right Tasty
the perfect comfort food
that had my taste buds approving of my cooking skills
all
to the groans of my family!!!
If you are interested in the recipe just say YuM
I'll be more then happy to pass it along and spread a dose of goodness to your day and let it work its magic in your home!!!
xo,
Dear September, 
