Easter

Another holiday without family.  :(  We try to make the best of them though.  This time we decided to enjoy the beautiful day by first dusting off our bikes and taking a long ride along the Bay.  However, this turned out to be quite the task.  Since we hadn't used our bikes in about 6 months, all 4 tires were flat.  I asked John almost immediately if he would run next door and see if the gas station had a pump while I looked for our little hand held one.  Well, John assured me that the gas station did NOT have a pump.  So we spent the next 2 hours looking for our pump, attempting to use our pump, trying neighbors pumps, and finally walking our bikes a few blocks to a store someone told us had a pump only to find out that the store was of course closed on Easter.  On our walk back to our apartment after accepting defeat.. as we passed the gas station across the street from our place, i saw out of the corner of my eye, a PUMP!...what do ya know John, there IS a pump there.  It took us 30 seconds and all 4 tires were full.  We tried to laugh that one off and get on the road.  :)

We then had a great Easter meal which consisted of my family's favorite, ham loaf and our friend Brooke's texas potatoes.  Here's the ham loaf recipe for Hayley who recently asked me for it and anyone else who might want to try this AWESOME dish!  

1lb. ground ham, 1/2 lb. ground veal, 1/2 lb. ground pork

1 egg

1 cup bread crumbs

1/2 cup milk

3 T brown sugar

3 T tomato soup

salt/pepper to taste

Mix well and bake 1.5 hrs at 350 degrees.  Put sliced onions on top.  Last 1/2 hour remove excess grease,  add 3 T of water and remove onions.  Mustard sauce (do in double boiler):  2 egg yolks, and 1/2 cup of each of the following:  tomato soup, yellow  mustard, brown sugar, and vinegar.  Cook until thick and hot.  Serves about 5 people...or 2 with leftovers!