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Never Cook When You're Half-Asleep... or You'll End Up Burning the Meat Loaf !

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Real Estate Agent with New Home Hunters of Fort Worth and Tarrant County

I have been tired lately, so I have been taking quite a few naps.  Perhaps I took too many of them earlier today... because I woke up about an hour-and-a-half ago... and could not go back to sleep.  And... I was starving.

So... what does a nice girl from Cleveland do when she wakes up in the middle of the night and cannot go back to sleep ?  What else... she makes and bakes a meat loaf... and then starts making her comments on Active Rain.

Well... I am sitting here... writing posts, making comments, reading other Rainer's profiles, and actually found a few that I really liked.  So... I added them as associates, and subscribed to their blogs.

That puts me here at the keyboard... typing away... waiting for the "timer" to go off on the meatloaf.  It goes like this.  Type a comment, wonder about the timer, type another comment, wonder again about the meat loaf.

It got so that I just had to get up from my desk, turn on the oven light, and actually take a look at the meat loaf.  Then I looked at the oven timer.  I must have been so sleepy when I put the meat loaf into the oven... I forgot to set the timer.  

                       

Well... luckily... I must have gotten up and/or gotten curious at just the right time... cuz the meat loaf was just fine.  But that also brought out a new "old saying" for me to use from now on.  It goes like this...

Never Cook When You're Half-Asleep... or You'll End Up Burning the Meat Loaf !

ps... the meat loaf was really great !  :)

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Sun City Grand Homes Surprise AZ Real Estate Leolinda Bowers Designated Broker Leolinda Realty
Leolinda Realty - Surprise, AZ
Sun City Grand in Surprise Arizona

Your meat loaf looks yummy Karen.  Now you need to post the recipe.  BTW, I've burnt many a meal by being too tired when cooking.

Jan 11, 2009 09:35 PM
Randall Sandin
Carolina One Real Estate - Charleston, SC
843-209-9667 - Search for Charleston SC Real Estate

that was pretty humorous for my monday morning - thanks

Jan 11, 2009 09:53 PM
Norma J. Elkins
Elite Realty Group - Morristown, TN
Realtor - Elkins Home Selling Team

I want the recipe also - it looks delicious and I certainly have to use a timer 'every time" or it will be burned!!!!

Jan 11, 2009 10:00 PM
Susie Blackmon
Ocala, FL
Ocala, Horses, Western Wear, Horse Farms, Marketing

Ooooh, I'd love a good, old-fashioned meatloat sandwich!

Jan 11, 2009 11:04 PM
South Austin Real Estate Blog
Sky Realty South Austin - Austin, TX

Yummmmmmmm.. when is lunchtime?  Maybe if I left Austin right now I could make lunch?  I love meatloaf and the fact you didn't burn it says that women really do multitask!

Jan 12, 2009 12:42 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Karen Anne:  The meatloaf looks great.  Makes me hungry for a meatloaf sandwich.  You see, if I were the cook in our family, we would a lot more comfort food like this.  But my husband is the cook.  No meatloafs, no stews or soups.  No crock pot meals. 

Jan 12, 2009 01:41 AM
Steve Shatsky
Dallas, TX

Hi Karen Anne... I think the advertising slogan is something like, "Friends don't let friends cook half asleep."  I love meatloaf and it is at its peak the next day on a sandwich!  Yum!

Jan 12, 2009 02:44 AM
Carol Culkin
Diamond Partners Inc - Overland Park, KS
Overland Park Residential Real Estate

Karen Anne - That meatloaf looks better than mine. I make it about once a year. My family likes the recipe from the Lipton onion soup box. But, yours looks like it has green peppers in it. Yum!  

Jan 12, 2009 10:27 AM
Bill Gassett
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Hopkinton, MA
Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate

Karen Anne I am one of those strange people that love meat loaf. I liked your midnight tail of meat loaf and blogging:)

Jan 12, 2009 11:47 AM
Carol Smith
Casmi Photography - Mebane, NC

You could have bought some up here!  LOL  I love meatloaf - even at 3 AM!  LOL

Hope you're feelingl better.

Jan 12, 2009 01:13 PM
Carol Lee
Dilbeck Real Estate - Oak Park, CA
Realtor - Agoura, Oak Park, Westlake CA Homes

Pretty funny- I don't know that I would have thought to make a meatloaf in the middle of the night, but then again, I have never really liked meatloaf that much anyway!  If I get up in the middle of the night, a beer would likely be my choice!!  Or chocolate.  Or maybe both!!

Jan 14, 2009 04:43 PM
Eileen Begley
Coldwell Banker, DelMonte - Carmel, CA
Monterey Real Estate

Cute story Karen!  One of my problems is I need caffeine in the mornings. But being sleepy, I'm not very coordinated. Sometimes I forget to set the timer and the tea could walk by itself. Other times I set the timer and lo and behold, I forgot to put the tea bag in, or forgot to add the water!

Jan 15, 2009 02:15 PM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

Ok, some of us are on diets and you go showing your Texas prize winning meat loaf. Not really fare Karen!!!

Jan 16, 2009 01:35 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Karen - I did something similar the other evening.  I swim a couple miles several times a week.  It had been a busy day, and I had still managed to make it to the pool to swim after.  When I came home, I threw a frozen pizza into the oven.  But I immediately forgot it, crawled onto the couch to watch the evening news and fell asleep.  I woke an hour and a half later to the acrid smell of burned salami and cheese. 

Jan 17, 2009 11:42 AM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

Karen ~  That meatloaf looks so good.  I can smell the wonderful aroma.  I have done some similar things -- once I was talking with my manager and I set the microwave for 60 minutes instead of 6 minutes.  The smoke alarm went off after about 10 minutes.  We laughed so hard!  The food had turned into a charcoal briquette.

Jan 18, 2009 11:35 AM
Midori Miller
Talk 2 Midori, LLC - Daytona Beach, FL
Online Marketing For Real Estate Professionals

Karen-I love love meatloaf! :)  Did you save me a piece?  My husband follows behind me..I'm the worst..especially when I am tired. We burn pizza all the time if we don't use the TIMER!  Timers are awesome.   I really wanted to stop by and say hi..it seems the network is getting so big...and its really hard to keep up!  Hope you are feeling well and doing well. 

Jan 24, 2009 12:06 AM
James Wexler
wexzilla.com - Scottsdale, AZ

i did something like this once, meant to put a turkey in the oven before I went to sleep at midnight, woke up and it wasnt ready, why??  , cause i put it in the refridgerator because i was so tired

Jan 24, 2009 12:44 AM
Ellie McIntire
Ellicott City Clarksville Howard County Maryland Real Estate - Ellicott City, MD
Luxury service in Central Maryland

A little heavy for my tummy at the wee hours of the morning. But meatloaf is a great comfort food for me and it looks mighty tasty.

Jan 25, 2009 02:30 PM
Rick Tourgee
Robert Paul Properties, Inc. - Provincetown, MA
Provincetown and Cape Cod

Hello Karen!  Cute story!  I guess I am safe......since I don't cook, I let Bobby do all the cooking.  I only make the morning coffee.

Feb 01, 2009 08:35 AM