Meatloaf

One of my passions in life is to cook.  As a little girl, I’ve always cooked for my parents when they came home on their lunch breaks and I remember my sisters laughing at me because I tend to narrate my cooking just like I saw on TV.  I’ve always loved to look at recipes and tweak it so it’ll be how I love it.  For example, I’ve always loved meatloaf and I’ve looked at the thousands of recipes out there on what goes in the meatloaf.  I’ve heard the weird herbs and spices that are thrown in and I wonder if people really like their meatloaf herby. 

The way I make my meatloaf is with a pound of ground beef, an egg, bread crumbs, salsa, with salt and pepper to taste.  Some people may think and ask me, “salsa?”  Yes, salsa, I figured that there are already onions, green peppers and tomatoes in it that I really don’t need ketchup.  Basically, I’m killing three birds with one stone.  If I’m feeling a little ambitious that day, I sometimes lay strips of bacon on top of the loaf for that extra crunch and flavor. 

My husband and I had a date night this past weekend and we went to a family restaurant.  He ordered the meatloaf with mash potatoes.  Bless his heart, he told me that my meatloaf is way better than that seven dollars meal we just purchased.  Either he loves me that much or he’s really telling me the truth.  Whatever the case may be, meatloaf is such a universal meal anyone can make and depending on your acquired taste, you can make it as unique or as plain as you’d like. 

With meatloaf being such an easy thing to make for supper, I do veer towards this meal most nights due to my busy schedule; you mix it together, put it in a baking dish and set it at 350 degrees for about an hour.  It’s as easy as pie!

Maybe next time you start on a recipe or an original dish, think about the many different ways you can surprise yourself in adding or taking something out of the dish to make it yours or to make it unique!