Meat. Loaf.

i've got meatloaf on the brain.

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The past week and a half I have planned on making meatloaf (...meat_loaf?) for dinner. I even have the package of ground beef defrosted and waiting in my refrigerator to be man handled in a mixture of breadcrumbs and onions. 

Who doesn't like this hearty comfort food? 

So good!

Martha Stewart

Here are a few surprising tips I learned about making the perfect meatloaf:

- use fresh white bread instead of bread crumbs, and mix it with half and half!

- small bits of bacon melt into the meat, adding flavor and a bit of crunch

- grated carrot makes it moist and a bit sweet

- molding it into a brick with a rim around the top holds all the delicious ketchup flavor in the right place

Are your taste buds watering yet? 

Its going down TONIGHT.