Coco Vine and Turkey meatloaf

I've been trying new things and over the Holidays I went to Arkansas with my family and spent a couple of days. Went to Eureka Springs. I love Eureka Springs, that is where Greg and I got married. On our way there we saw this HUGE building and it was called Macadoodles and we even commented on the name, come to find out it was a huge liquor store and wine cellar. So on night we decided to go see what they had. Oh My Gosh the wine selection was absolutely huge!  I made away with a bottle of Coco Vine which happens to be a Dutch chocolate red wine made in Holland. So we took it back to my nephews, chilled it and sipped on a small glass. It was terrific! You can't have a very big glass of it because it is so rich. Its like drinkinga very rich Chocolate Martini.

I kind of  pushed my diet over the holiday but not excessively but now I am back on track. My biggest challenge is eating 6 small meals a day and eating clean. Who wants to eat salad in the winter? I was in the mood for home cooking today since it snowed last night and it is bitter cold. I was craving Meatloaf and mashed potatoes. So I decided to try my hand and making a meatloaf with ground turkey. WOW you couldn't even tell the difference.  There was little to no grease when I pulled it out of the oven. I used:


2lbs ground turkey
1 pkg dry Lipton onion soup mix
1 can tomato sauce
Ground whole wheat bread crumbs (4 slices in food processor)
2 eggs
1/2 t. sea salt
1/2 t. black pepper
1 t. all purpose Greek seasoning
1/2 t. garlic powder
1/2 chopped onion
1 green pepper diced


Mix everything in a bowl reserving 1/3 can tomato sauce. Form 2/3 of the mixture into a loaf and flatten, make a shallow indention across the loaf and add cheese. You can add any kind you want. I have to use 2% slices or Fat free. Today it was 2%. Spread remaining meat mixture over the top of the loaf and seal the edges. Pour remaining tomato sauce over the top. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.  Perfect!


For the mashed potaotoes I added a little chicken broth, heated milk, garlic powder, salt and pepper. No fat! I didnt even miss the butter. 


Now it's on to working on my new Journal. I did make the first page yesterday but wasn't pleased with it at all and I'm not sure if I want to continue using this particular Journal. It is made of a textured watercolor paper. I may switch over to a regular moleskin. . I can always make another first page. I feel sooo rusty. I will continue to push myself though even if it looks like poo at first because I know the more I do it, the better it gets! Heck by spring it ought to be a masterpiece! In my world anyway :)