OH MEAT LOAF

Despite the fact that meat loaf was probably one of the least popular dishes at my college dining hall, and is probably one of the least favorite meat-based entrees of all time, I actually really like it. With ketchup. Gross, right? Maybe it’s because I never had it at home growing up (I’m sure Mom thinks it beneath her kitchen), but for some reason a big lump of amorphous, sometimes-squishy meat makes me happy. Well, tonight I endeavored to make my own for the first time ever. As Bittman describes it, it’s basically just a big meatball: ground meat, bread crumbs, egg, and some cheese, onions, garlic, and carrot thrown in for good measure. Stuck it in the oven, took in an episode of Babylon 5, ate a quick salad, and voila, meat loaf. It was actually much better than most other meat loaf I’ve ever had, if a little on the dry side. As always, ketchup took care of that. I am a food dork.