comfort food

Today i cooked meatloaf, green beans, white and red potatoes, Hot chocolate topped with whipped cream and Carmel, followed by my version of dirt cake. I call it dirty cheese cake. I started by making my cheese cake first because it needs a few hours to chill in the refrigerator. I began by pouring two boxes of instant cheese cake pudding into a bowl and add two cups and a half of cold milk in a mixing bowl. I mixed until the pudding became thick . Next i added one 8 ounce package of  soften cream cheese into the bowl with the pudding and milk. Then i  mixed until it was smooth and creamy. Then i added one container of cool whip and mixed well. After that i poured the mixture into a ready made gram cracker crust and then topped it with already cooked apple slices and Carmel sauce.Then i put it in the refrigerator for two to three hours. Then i started to make my meat loaf.  I put one large package of ground beef into a bowl. I finely chopped one half of a bell pepper and a half of a small white onion. I added the onion and bell pepper to the bowl with two eggs and a cup of bread crumbs, and a half cup of tomato sauce. I mixed the ground beef and egg and other ingredients well. I also added salt, pepper  and garlic power to taste. Once everything was mixed i put it in a baking dish  and patted it into a oval shaped. I baked it in a 350 degree oven for a hour and a half. Half way through the cooking process i topped the meat loaf with  about a half cup of tomato sauce and let it finish cooking. I put one package of frozen green beans in a pot with a little water. I washed and sliced about six small potatoes leaving the skins on and added them to the pot with the green beans added salt and pepper to taste. Cooked on medium heat until potatoes were soft. After the food was done i let every thing cool for about 15 minutes i plated it and  and served it. I follow the directions on the hot coco package. Let it cool down and poured it into pretty glasses  and topped with whip cream and drizzled a little Carmel sauce on it . This dinner served a family of four on a modest budget. This is a stick to your ribs  meal. Its the kind of meal that memories are made of.