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Not your Mamma’s Meatloaf – Recipe

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I will warn you this is not your Mamma’s meatloaf recipe. I took some ideas from other recipes over the years and put them all into one. I am not a chef by any means but I have made and tested this beauty myself. It contains some unconventional ingredients but trust me its fiance approved and I call him Picky McPickerson when it comes to food. We are only cooking for 2 so these portions might be good for 2 and a couple of leftovers but its easy to double.

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  • 1lb of hamburger (I use 94%/6%)
  • 1 cup of bread crumbs
  • 1 egg
  • 1 package of recipe secrets – onion
  • 1 heaping spoonful of minced garlic
  • 1 bag of REAL bacon bits (4.5 oz.)

In regard to the REAL bacon bits I recommend using them vs. trying to make your own bacon and chopping it. I have actually tried that and its nearly impossible to get the pieces as small as they do with that package.

Combined all the ingredients into a bowl. Pre heat the oven to 350 degrees and pop that bad boy in for about 30 minutes. And last but not least … ENJOY!

Presenting the McKay’s

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By the time you are reading this post I will be a married woman! Crazy thought I know but I am happy that its happening and even happier that I am marrying Scott. I know this is going to sound cheesy and stupid but I am marrying my best friend.  Shhhhhh don’t tell Melissa and Amy (they each think they are my best friend) who have bought plane tickets and are coming down to the wedding. Speaking of Amy … she is giving us one to the most unique and wonderful gift I could ask for. She went online and by the power vested in her by a random internet website she is officially an ordained minister and will be marrying us!

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Since I said that I wouldn’t show the world my dress before Scott got to see me in it this is my official unavailing … I am a married woman now!

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Smathers Beach

Pathway to the Ocean - Smathers Beach - Key West

Smathers Beach is the largest beach on Key West it is approximately half a mile long and is located on the south side of the island. The most notable event to take place on this beach was on September 2, 2013, when long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad arrived on Smathers Beach after swimming 110 miles from Havana, Cuba. It was the first time a person had ever swam from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage.

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Smathers is a beautiful beach but it’s not what most people are looking for when they are booking an island getaway. This beach was man made many years ago and is still maintained with sand from the Bahamas.