Meatloaf! No plastic trays or hair nets required.

Que the Brady Bunch theme song cause we're making meatloaf!

I had this at my Mom and Dad's house for the first time in many, many years and it blew me away. I forgot how good it was!
I know, I know,... Meatloaf has gotten a bad rep over the years but I recommend giving it a 2nd chance (if you aren't already a fan). 


I called my Mom for the recipe which she got off our family favorite website allrecipes.com. Here is a link to the original recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/easy-meatloaf/detail.aspx
Mom, of course, put her own spin on the recipe by doing half of the meat mixture with ground pork as well as adding tomato sauce and evaporated milk. She says it makes it taste richer. I will include these steps below, because why would we do it any other way...? 


Shopping list: (serves 8)
3/4 1b. ground pork (not sausage!)
3/4 lb. lean ground beef
1 egg
1 small onion chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
1 5 ounce can evaporated milk
1 cup dried bread crumbs
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
1/3 cup ketchup


-Preheat oven to 350 degrees
-Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add chopped onion.

-Sautee the onions until they are translucent like this. 

-Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
-In a liquid measuring cup, empty the contents of the 5 ounce can of evaporated milk. Add tomato sauce to the evaporated milk until combined liquid measures 1 cup. 
-In a large bowl combine ground pork, egg, onion, parsley, bread crumbs and evaporated milk/ tomato sauce mixture. (Don't be a princess, use your freshly washed hands!) 

-Season with salt and pepper and place in a lightly greased 5x9 inch loaf pan.
-In a small bowl combine brown sugar, mustard and ketchup.

-Mix well and pour over the meatloaf. Or as my mom would say, "Do it like your frosting a cake!"

-Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour.


It will make your house smell heavenly. The dog will be panting, the cat will be pacing... You'll notice a colorful prism on the wall... And you'll discover it is merely the light catching the thread of drool hanging from your husband's chin... Seriously, it smells that good!

Dinner is served!