Ok, I know this is probably a really easy recipe... but I want meatloaf tonight! And I don't remember my g-ma's recipe!!!  I tried to call her but she's not home... of course..   And I'm runnign out of time for dinner...  So if anyone has a good recipe or something similar to hers I would really appreciate it!   I'm trying to impress Kevin with my cooking skills, and get him to eat more than just tacos, spaghetti, and pizza!   He's claims he never had meatloaf!!!

Ok, this is what I can remember from hers (don't know ANY amounts):

ground meat
ground pork?  maybe??
chopped onions
garlic
lots of ketchup
roll into a log, put a dip in the middle and fill with ketchup
cook until its done   Don't burn it...

Her recipe was very simple, no fancy stuff.... And she would do crazy things like say "ah, I found a couple packets of taco bell sauce, so I threw that in too"  I swear her meatloaf never tasted the same twice!

Um: My husband would so turn three shades of red at that recipe, LOL  He doesn't do "red" meatloaf - his a more um Slovak version

Here's his version as best I can remember it.

1 part ground beef

1/2 part ground pork

finely chopped onions

parsley flakes

3/4 can cream of mushroom soup (or more depending on how big of a meatloaf you make)

breadcrumbs

eggs

Mush all ingredients together in a large bowl until the consistency is that of a meatloaf that can be formed into the correct shape. Place in roaster pan and with the side of your hand, make and indentation down the center of the meatloaf (longways) and take remaining cream of mushroom soup and coat the outside of the meatloaf, putting a little extra in the indentation.

Trust me when I tell you this is the BEST meatloaf in the whole world

Making me hungry.  We haven't had meatloaf in a long time but it has to have ketchup

          HI NAT!

got so excited I double posted

Kim -- couldn't help but chuckle at this.  Reminds me of a recipe my grandmother handed down for molasses pie... back before they had electric stoves.  She said "you put it in the oven and bake it until it's done".  haha

I've been making meatloaf since I was 12 (a LONGGGGG time! lol).  But I don't have a recipe...  when I cook it, I cook it with potatoes and carrots and onions so it makes a meal.  Nothing like enjoying the aroma throughout the house as it's cooking.

Posted By DaisysMom on 10/10/2007 6:32 PM
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Awwww---thank you so much!  I will definitely TRY this, probably this weekend.  I DO cook once in a great while, and I love good home made meatloaf.  I cant stand the stuff that comes from most restaurants, though---tastes like Alpo smells to me.  The only GOOD restaurant meatloaf I have ever had comes from Cracker Barrel---and they use ketchup!