Meat Loaf!

I remember the first time I went grocery shopping after both of my kids were away at school.  I wandered aimlessly down the aisles thinking "That's what Isaac likes, I don't want that.  What DO I like?"  It was so odd to shop only for myself.  And then I saw the ground pork.  MEATLOAF.  I hadn't made it since my husband died because my kids won't eat it. 

I love my meatloaf.  And it doesn't go bad because I have it cold for sandwiches the next few days.  I once had a roommate who claimed she couldn't stand meatloaf until she tried mine and then she ate practically the whole thing.

I can get my daughter to eat my meatballs, which don't tell anyone...are the same thing only in balls rather than a loaf.

1 lb hamburger
1 lb ground pork
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/4 tsp garlic granules
1 Tbl  sugar
salt, pepper
 1 Cup dried bread crumbs or pulverized crackers or a combination of the two

Mix 1/4 cup tomato sauce and everything else together in a large bowl. Yes, with your hands.  Put it in a loaf pan.  Pour the rest of the tomato sauce over it.  Spread a little ketchup on top.  Bake it for an hour or a little more at 375.

That's all there is to it.  This is comfort food, Baby!