What am I fixing this week? This week I am fixing pork chops for lunch, although on my chart from the first week doesn't have me fixing pork chops this week. My chart sounded good when I first made it, but I didn't plan out my weeks too well. Honestly I couldn't think of enough food to cook while I was making the chart. Of course once I got started doing my project and researching for recipes I start to see suggestions and I find more food that I want to cook and go that looks fun. How Did I Cook The Pork Chops While you can grill pork chops, and I originally planned to grill pork chops, mother nature had different plans. So instead of grilling pork chops I am fixing them in the oven. To cook the pork chops I first set the oven to 350. I then had to make a dip to put on the pork chops. The dip contained three and a half teaspoons of sugar, one and a half teaspoons of vinegar, and ketchup. Unlike with the meatloaf I carefully followed the recipe and I didn't do it by eye. I feel like over time I may be able to measure by eye, but I'm not there just yet. I also put a little pepper on the pork chops before I put the dip on the pork chops. I then covered the food with foil and put them in the oven to cook. I then waited for the pork chops to cook. About thirty minutes later I pulled the foil off the top of the pork chops so they can brown. I chose to pull the foil back half way through the amount of time that it took to cook the pork chops, so thirty minutes later they were done and ready to eat. How Were The Pork Chops? The pork chops were very good, and I am happy that I didn't mess the dip up this time like I did to the meatloaf. The dip added a sweet taste to the pork chops and it made the food really good.
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What am I fixing this week?On the chart that I published in my first blog I'm supposed to be cooking hamburgers and fries. I have already grilled hamburgers, so I made the executive decision to not grill hamburgers again as I already know how to grill them. Although I did have a lot of problems with getting the hamburgers off the grill, I am not going to fix them again because I know how to fix them and I think overtime I will be able to get stuff off the grill. So this week I'm going to fix steak and mashed potatoes. How did I fix the steaks?![]() After I made the decision to make steaks I immediately started to look for recipes for steak. To my surprise the recipes were fairly simple. In fact the one I found only had four steps. First step is to season the steak, the second is to grill it, the fourth step was to let it sit, the third is to serve it. Going into this week I seriously thought steaks were a lot harder to make! To season the steak I used McCormick steak seasoning. I put a good amount on both sides of the steak then I waited for the grill to heat up. After the grill heated up I put the steak on the grill then waited. Unlike almost everyone I know I like my steak well done, so it took a little bit longer for the steak to grill. After the steak was grilled I brought it inside and put it in a pan to rest. The secret to a good steak is to let it sit for a while to allow for the juices to go inside of the steak instead of leaking out of the steak when you cut into it. How did I fix the Mashed Potatoes?Going into the week if someone would have told me fixing mashed potatoes would have been harder than fixing steak, I would have thought they were joking. The mashed potatoes weren't hard to make, but there were a lot of step that went into making them. The first thing to do with the potatoes is to peel them. After peeling the potatoes I put them into a pot of cold water. The reason I did this was to wash the potatoes again. After a few minutes I took the potatoes out of the pot and cut them into a few small pieces. I then put the small pieces into a pot with new cold water. I then put the pot on the stove. After a while I removed the pot and put the potato pieces into a bowl and used an electric beater to mash the potatoes. The last step was to add butter and pepper. Was the food good?This week I am really happy with how my food turned out! The steak was awesome and I liked the mashed potatoes too.
What am I fixing this week? This week I have completely went against my chart and fixed meatloaf. I was looking back at my chart and I happened to realize that I didn't include meatloaf, which is one of my favorite meals. So this week I decided to fix meatloaf. How did I fix the meatloaf Fixing meatloaf is a lot more simple than I first thought, and it doesn't take a long time to fix it. Of course the most important ingredient for meatloaf is, meat. I used a pound and a half of meat for my meatloaf and mixed in salt, pepper, garlic, Worcestershire, Heinz 57, and ketchup. After mixing the ingredients up, I put them into a pan to cook in the oven. Before putting the pan in the oven, first you need to put a glaze on the meatloaf. The glaze is a combination of ketchup and brown sugar. I was supposed to use a cup of brown sugar, but I used about a cup and a half. After applying the glaze on top of the meatloaf, I put it in the oven. The oven is set at 350 degrees, and it will take about one hour for the meatloaf to cook. I got this recipe from my great grandmother rather than pintrest this week. I love my great grandmother's meatloaf so I knew that I had to follow her recipe. How was the meatloaf?To be honest, I wasn't a big fan of my meatloaf. It didn't taste like how my great grandmother fixes it. I think I put too much garlic powder into the meatloaf, or maybe I put too much brown sugar. It was still good, but it wasn't as good as I was used too. Hopefully I can fix my mistakes and make a better meatloaf next time I try to fix one.
What am I cooking this week?This week I am cooking hamburgers for my family. I know that on my schedule I wanted to do something else, but I changed my mind. So I'm probably going to continue my schedule as if this was the week I was supposed to grill hamburgers and combine what I originally planned to cook this week with another week. How did I fix the hamburgers?After starting the grill I went inside and started to make the patties. To do this I put ground beef in a bowl and added a few spices. Those spices were onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, and a gourmet seasoning packet that was bought at the store. I mixed the ingredients then with my hands I made the hamburgers. I only made two, because it was only my dad and I at home for dinner. I put the patties on a pan and waited for the grill to heat up. While I waited I cut lettuce, onions, and tomatoes to go on my hamburger. I then put the burgers on the grill. After waiting for a while, the burgers were ready and I struggled to get them off the grill. After a few attempts I was able to pick the burger up with the spatula long enough to put on the pan to take back into the house and put on a bun. Was the burgers good?I really enjoyed the hamburgers I made and I was proud that I was able to cook a meal by myself. I did use a few tips off of a various of apps that helped me a lot. I will say though, there is something about me cooking the hamburgers myself that made them taste better.
After this week I do have a new side goal to try to accomplish. I seriously struggled to get the burgers off the grill and broke a piece of one off. Over the next few weeks I want to be able to get the food off the grill without messing the food up. |
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