Whew! This has been one busy week so here I am, on April 5, trying to write up “Meatloaf Monday” for the fifth Monday in March. This week was interesting- busy, very busy. I have really tried not to say that since I retired as nothing can be that busy again. Right? I sure hope!
First, I had a huge project to finish up by a deadline and there were also several meetings, which is now rather rare for me. Then I got to play driver’s ed “instructor” for my niece and help out with some funeral home boards. Plus two visits to funeral homes this week. Add to that the typical, and here I am. Of the meetings though, I have to say the most interesting, I will share about later in a blog. As I wondered if I was taking on too much, Terry reminded me this new venture was something I had talked about doing the past 2 years so I need to give it a shot. I can always cut back, right? Saying no, or not jumping into something new, has always been tough for me. I like to help. When Morgan ([email protected]) helped me set up this website she told me I needed to use the feature that ‘categorizes’ the posts. I told her I would not need that because I would not write about anything but meatloaf. Well, she was right. This new gig, might cause me to write.
On Sunday, I sort of ‘complained’ that I wanted to skip a Meatloaf Monday. I was kind of tired of being creative (if you call it that) and had no real motivation. You can see by the dry erase board that even Terry gave me permission. However, this was all sort of my plan. Throw him off the trail and at the exact half way mark, toss in my personal meatloaf and see if truly it is a ’10’. If you have read each week, you might remember that this whole project started because Terry said my meatloaf was a 10. I set out to prove him wrong. He set out to get 42+ weeks of his favorite dish on Mondays. I will just say now. I WAS RIGHT. I WAS RIGHT. I WAS RIGHT! Did you get that? I was right. My meatloaf is not a ’10’.
Here is the recipe for my simply titled and simple to make, Meatloaf. I have used this same one about 35 years the best I can tell. I did not make it often when the kids were growing up, as neither B liked the mushy meat with stuff in it. This is the recipe that has always been in my cookbook and I have made it once or more per year, the last 9-10 years. I have no idea where I originally got it, but maybe someone will claim it as I type it here.
Meatloaf
1 lb ground beef
1 cup milk
1 T Worcestershire Sauce
1 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1/8 t garlic powder
1/2 cup bread crumbs
Mix all the ingredients and spoon into an ungreased loaf pan. Pour 1/2 cup of ketchup over the top. Bake 1 hour at 350°.
(By the way, I have not learned the keys to make the degree symbol. It was time! In case you care alt + 0176) Here is a picture before baking.
You can see by the ingredients and your knowledge to this point that it does not have things Terry does not like, onions. And has quite a bit of ketchup, which he does like. Bound to do well.
I had to put this in the oven and leave. I was meeting a dear friend for dinner that was not meatloaf. THANK GOODNESS! Here is the following small text exchange. I was at dinner and just laughed because I could almost hear him saying “It smells soooooo gooooood in here!” as he walked in. I had to send the first text because he thought I was taking a Monday off. He got a surprise and the house smelled just like he likes it on a Monday evening. Strange man. 🙂
Anyhow, when I got home he said the following:
“Well, it was so good I almost ate the whole pan, but I saved some for lunch tomorrow.”
“It tasted a little like yours, but it was not as dense as the one you make.”
” I really liked this one. I give it a 9.4.”
That is now the third highest. So, was a I right? It wasn’t a 10, but a 9.4 is darn close and he said it tasted a lot like mine. I still maintain that Week #5 is soooo much better! And his rankings would confirm that sentiment.
Here I am on April 5 rushing to type this to be gone most of the next two days. Then it is “Meatloaf Monday” all over again. The weeks sure fly by when you have ground beef helping you keep track.
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