Rempel Family Meatloaf

God bless the Rempels and their meatloaf. This stuff hits the spot on a chilly fall night! Double the recipe and deliver half as a mercy meal to a family who could use some extra help and loving.
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1/2 cup crushed buttery round crackers
3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1 (1 ounce) package [...]

Roasted Dragon Meat on Hobbit Bread

Also known as “Slow Cooked Italian Beef Sandwich” by Karma Larsen. Check out my blog for an explanation of the more creative title.
Ingredients

2-3 lb boneless beef roast
2 T crushed basil
2 T crushed oregano
1 C water
1 env dry onion soup mix
hard rolls

Directions

Add ingredients to a crockpot and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
Shred meat and [...]

Elegant Apricot Chicken Breasts

A NZC (New Zion Cookbook) recipe from the kitchen of Amy Vogel. Amy recommends serving the chicken alongside wild rice and steamed veggies for a simple, yet delicious meal.
8-10 chicken breasts
1 C Dorothy Lynch salad dressing
1 pkg Lipton’s Dry Onion Soup Mix
1-16oz jar apricot preserves
Preheat oven to 350. Place uncooked chicken breasts in greased baking [...]

Kroppkaka

Kroppkaka is old-school Swedish food and one of my very favorite family food traditions. It’s basically a potato dumpling stuffed with bacon and allspice. It can be eaten plain but is much yummier cut in slices and fried in (lots and lots of) butter. We don’t get kroppkaka very often — maybe once every couple [...]

Pork Tenderloin

A favorite from the old Zion Cookbook  – this was our Christmas Eve dinner.
Ingredients

3-4 pounds pork tenderloin
1/2 teaspoon rosemary
1/2 teaspoon dill week
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon basil
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced

Directions
Combine all ingredients and rub onto meat. Marinate overnight.  Place meat in a baking pan and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes per [...]

DPP 2008: December 8 (Chicken Satay with Homemade Peanut Sauce)

Tonight, for our Life Group, we made chicken satay. Or as Jason likes to call them, “chickensicles.” This isn’t the recipe we used (we just kind of made it up and used peanut sauce from a jar), but next time I might try to make them properly.
Chicken Satay with Homemade Peanut Sauce
Ingredients

1 pound skinless, boneless [...]

Meatloaf

This is Tanya Hsu’s recipe for Disappearing Meatloaf. It’s a standby from the OZC, and it’s on the menu for this week.
2 pounds ground beef
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 medium onion, chopped (or 2 tablespoons dried onion flakes)
1 teaspoon beef bouillion
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup oatmeal
2 eggs
1 [...]

Dijon Salmon Bake

It’s been awhile since we’ve posted new recipes, but you’re in luck. My church is creating a new cookbook and I’m pulling together a few recipes to contribute. Since they’re already typed up, voila, Needs More Butter will receive a few new posts.
3 T Dijon mustard
1/4 C butter, melted
1 1/2 T honey
1/4 C fresh bread [...]

Juicy Roasted Chicken

Snagged from Allrecipes.com, this was my first attempt at roasting a chicken–and it turned out moist and delicious! My family enjoyed a very yummy butterific meal between this roasted chicken, the carrot recipe below, green peas and brown rice.

1 (3 pound) whole chicken, giblets removed
salt and black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon onion [...]

Butter-Baked Masterpiece

Via Bad Banana Blog.