My little orphaned meatloaf....

I haven't made a meatloaf in at least 30 years - seriously. My ex-husband was a meat and potato kind of guy, and I became a meat and potato kind of girl. When I started thinking about the next AHOP dinner for 2nd shift and what I wanted to serve that I haven't already made, meatloaf came to mind. I started scouring the internet, cookbooks, I asked my friends, I had my friends call their moms, and then I pulled out all the stops and called my ex-boyfriends (again). I honestly don't know if they look forward to my call or email, but they genuinely seem happy to help.

I always get a little nervous when I'm cooking dinner for 2nd shift.  It just doesn't come as easy as the breakfast I cook for 1st shift. And I get especially nervous when I'm making a new dish, so I thought this recipe required a test-run. I called this post 'My little orphaned meatloaf' because every recipe I looked at was different. And they differed a lot!

A friend of mine came over last night for a meatloaf test-run and we both agreed it passed the AHOP test....it's good enough to serve to 2nd shift (minus the wine, of course).  :)

The menu:

• Meatloaf 
• Mash potatoes and gravy
• Green bean bundles wrapped in bacon

I'll post the recipe for both the meatloaf, green bean bundles, and brown gravy after 2nd shift comes for dinner. I was just so happy everything turned out and tasted good and wanted to share my excitement. 

Can't wait until my next dinner.  Stay tuned..... ♥