Make It Classic

And Rock It!

(Scroll down to "The Playlist" and hit play before reading... works better that way!)

Been a long time since you Rock 'N Rolled?... Then let's get busy.  They call it "Classic", because some of this stuff just never gets old.

Today we want to take you back... meatloaf, classic rock and an ice-cream float. It just doesn't get any better kids.

Remember pulling out your records, reading the liner notes and hanging the poster on your wall? Man, I miss the good old days of vinyl. Nice to see that it's making a come back.

So, go put on your favorite old jeans, that old concert t-shirt and drag out that old vinyl. As the old DJ's use to say- "Crank it up and rip off the knob."

The Pots Are On!

The Plate...

The Ultimate Classic Meatloaf

Man, I love a good old fashioned meatloaf, especially making sandwiches the next day with the leftovers.

We're doing it a little different today... going "free-form" with bacon. Come on, everything taste better with bacon. It really does make it so moist and juicy... I think you're gonna love it.

I promise we will get back to "healthy" later. Time to rock it kids.

What you need... 

2 lbs ground beef (80/20)

1 pound ground pork

1 tbsp vegetable oil

1/2 medium white onion / finely chopped

3 garlic cloves / minced

4 sprigs of thyme 

2 large eggs

1/2 cup buttermilk

2 tbsp Dijon mustard

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp salt

1 tsp fresh ground pepper

1 cup crushed saltine crackers

1/4 cup italian parsley / finely chopped

8 strips of bacon

What you do...

Heat your oven to 400 degrees.

Line a baking sheet with foil. 

Saute' onion, garlic and thyme with oil in a small pan.
Take a large bowl and whisk together the eggs, buttermilk, mustard, Worcestershire, salt and pepper.
Now add the onion mixture, ground beef, pork, cracker crumbs and parsley.
Mix thoroughly.
Put on the baking sheet and form a loaf.
Lay the bacon across the top of the loaf.
Bake until the internal temperature is about 155 degrees (about 1 hour).
Remove and let it cool before slicing. 

The Playlist...

Make It Classic

Isn't it funny how music just takes you right back to that certain moment in life.

Starting us off is the mothership Led Zeppelin and "Rock and Roll"... Oh Yeah!    Remember where you were when you first heard these guys?

We got some old favorites and some deep cuts. Some cuts (Ted Nugent's "Stranglehold") should be played with caution; especially while driving. Ok, maybe the majority of these are best played while rolling down the highway with the windows down.

So, break out the air guitars and sing like there's no tomorrow. Rock On!

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The Bar...

Bourbon Root Beer Float

It doesn't get any more classic than a good ole root beer float. Loved em as a kid, but this is ain't your mother's root beer float.

What you need... 

8 oz root beer
2 oz bourbon
2 scoops french vanilla ice cream

What you do...

Put the ice cream in a tall glass.
Mix the bourbon and root beer together and pour over ice cream.
Sit back and crank up the tunes.

Rock On!

Please... Day Drink Responsibly 

& 

Keep On Cookin'!