ok here is mine......and these amounts will ensure you have leftovers for heating up or meatloaf sandwiches......
1 pound lean ground beef
1 pound ground veal
1/2 pound ground pork (essential!!)
1 can tomato sauce
1/2 can beef gravy or mushroom gravy
1/2 onion chopped super fine
3/4 cup italian style breadcrumbs
10 shakes of Worstishire (sp?
)
chopped italian parsley (not the curley stuff but the flat leaf stuff)
Steak seasoning salt (ususually for grilling, it's made by McCormick)
one can of Gorgios mushrooms (the big can) then chop them into smaller peices
2 eggs
Preheat oven to 400...
Throw everything into a bowl and mix....it is best to mix with a fork to keep it fluffy and not mushy....also Dont overmix....just mix till all ingredients are combined. I use my hands. eww....the mixture will seem wet but the breadcrumbs will help with that and you also don't want it to be dry once its cooked.
place in a casserole dish that can hold it comfortably or shape it into a loaf in a baking dish.......Keep in mind that it WILL give off fat from the pork and you need to remove it with a turkey baster periodically during cooking.
I usually cook it for about an hour.....check the center with a knife to make sure it's cooked through.
Garlic Mashed potatos
two whole heads garlic with tops cut off
potatos about five pounds
half and half
butter
salt and pepper
wrap each head of garlic in some foil and throw in the oven with the meatloaf....take them out in about 1/2 an hour to 45 minutes...
peel and cut potatos and put in boiling salted water. Boil until tender....it is ok to over cook them since they are getting mashed anyway.,
once potatos are done, drain well and throw in a pot on the stove. Get garlic and squeeze the cloves out into the potatos...the garlic will be like paste...dont get the skin in there....
add about 1/2 cup of the half and half and start to mash....add pats of butter as you go along....usually about a half a stick is used....also add half and half until you get the consistancy you desire....I like mine pretty creamy....
salt and pepper to taste....potatos take a lot of salt to be good so don't be shy about it.....
I serve this meal with biscuits and gravy and greenbeans....