BOY!  Can they eat!!

We are on day 3 of summer vacation.  Not that I'm counting or anything, but I do look (and cook) to the not so distant future and wonder.  Where are we going to get the money to buy the food to feed these boys!  3 of them: 12 year old Alexander, 9 year old Dominic and 7 year old Ethan.  Now in Ethan's defense, he could live off peanut butter and be a happy camper, but the milk consumed by this little guy is unreal!  All of them really.  I should have a cow, well, buy a cow to be exact. :-)  So I went grocery shopping on Saturday. It was a marathon shopping day, because I went to two stores in an hour and a half.  Bought 4 gallons of milk, tons of vegetables and meat and chicken. No chips, no crackers, no juice...just the basics. I did not deviate from my list. I decided that Monday (today) I would cook enough to feed an army, at least my army of 3.  I started with the family pack of drumsticks all for $4.20.What a deal!  They are now skinned and marinating in the fridge. Next it was the pound of ground beef that I needed for the meatloaf.  You are probably thinking 1 pound, why not 2?  Because meat is expensive and once I add the veggies, it grows...recipe to follow.  Then, brown the short ribs (my grandma made these) to cook in the crock pot for dinner tomorrow and to put away in the freezer.  If I can continue cooking meals ahead to eat later, I might just make it through this summer and still have time to spend with my little men. Because that's what it's all about, right?

Eat Your Veggies! Meatloaf

1 pound ground beef
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup shredded zucchini
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
2 eggs
1 packet onion soup mix

Mix all and place in a glass loaf pan.  Bake in a preheated oven @ 350 for 45 minutes.