Christmas Feast!

I made a huge spread for christmas dinner! My dad is in town... we don't get to see him that often, so I really wanted to go all-out.

Here is what I made:
- 3lb meatloaf (using ground chuck, eggs, italian bread crumbs, fresh chopped Vidalia onions and green peppers, fresh garlic, green onions, worcestershire sauce, ketchup, oregano, rosemary, and white pepper... all baked in a cast-iron skillet!)
- mashed potatoes with the skin on
- oven-roasted corn with butter, sautéed onions, and green onions
- pan-fried parsnips (cooked by my sister!)
- beer bread (using Budweiser and baked in cast-iron with a whole stick of butter on top!)
- Hawaiian bread rolls baked with garlic butter over the top

Everything turned out delicious!  We all succumbed to an intense food coma afterwards while watching Jurassic World.  All-in-all a very successful holiday, from the food to the festivities!

Beer bread!

Tried making beer bread, one of my grandma's old recipes, for the first time!

Extremely simple: self-rising flour, a little sugar, cheap beer, and some melted butter on top before baking.  It smells so good!

I made one in a loaf pan and one in a cast-iron skillet!

I don't drink personally, and I usually dislike the taste of any beer, but I loved it when my grandma made it... so I decided to make it as an entry in a bake-off at work!  I will see how people like it (and I will get to taste it) tomorrow!