TOTALLY GEEKED!

Meatloaf I think of beef. Meatballs I think beef, pork and veal.

The difference between meatloaf and Salisbury Steak I have no idea, they seem the same.

Saying you don't like meatloaf is like saying you don't like sandwiches. There are so many different recipes, and no two are exactly alike.
I make mine different depending on my mood. I often put pesto and bacon in. Sometimes rice. Sometimes Oatmeal. Occasionally buttermilk.

I really don't like meatballs either.

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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If you mix your meatballs and put it in a baking dish instead of making balls, you have meatloaf.

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 Not my meatballs.  My meatballs are cooked in a skillet in olive oil.  They are fabulous. 

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 A meatball is just a mini meatloaf.

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 Not mine. 

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

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I know people who used to put hardboiled eggs in meatloaf. Then when you sliced it, you got a slice of egg.

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 That's disgusting. 

Southern_Belle wrote:

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I really don't like meatballs either.

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I am tearing up!  Tearing up, I say! 

Oh, I'd like that cookbook! I sit around and thumb thru them. Himself grew up in an Italian neighborhood. He taught me his recipe. Then my (Italian) friend showed up with his mothers recipe. I make his mothers recipe now. So doesn't himself.

Really?

I do make good sausage meatballs. I just don't like eating them.

My husband got me one from the owners/chefs at a B&B we stayed at near the Inn at Little Washington. I haven't made anything from it either, but the pictures are nice.

Lawyerlady wrote:

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Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:

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Saying you don't like meatloaf is like saying you don't like sandwiches. There are so many different recipes, and no two are exactly alike.
I make mine different depending on my mood. I often put pesto and bacon in. Sometimes rice. Sometimes Oatmeal. Occasionally buttermilk.

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 But I have never met a meatloaf that I liked.

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 Have you ever played around with a recipe or two? What do you like in your hamburgers?  Tweak it, make it fit your taste buds. Carmelize some onions, toss in some blue cheese, add bbq sauce and bread and butter pickles to the top just before it is done. 

Haha...I think it's hilarious that everyone is so concerned you don't like meatloaf. I hate tuna fish and I can't imagine it being made in any way that would make it appealing to me.

Tinydancer wrote:

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Haha...I think it's hilarious that everyone is so concerned you don't like meatloaf. I hate tuna fish and I can't imagine it being made in any way that would make it appealing to me.

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 I kind of get it.  I do not understand the disliking bacon thing at all.

I understand disliking tuna, even though I like it myself.

Lawyerlady wrote:

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Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:

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Saying you don't like meatloaf is like saying you don't like sandwiches. There are so many different recipes, and no two are exactly alike.
I make mine different depending on my mood. I often put pesto and bacon in. Sometimes rice. Sometimes Oatmeal. Occasionally buttermilk.

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 But I have never met a meatloaf that I liked.

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 Have you ever played around with a recipe or two? What do you like in your hamburgers?  Tweak it, make it fit your taste buds. Carmelize some onions, toss in some blue cheese, add bbq sauce and bread and butter pickles to the top just before it is done. 

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 That does not sound good.  And I'm not going to waste my perfectly good ground beef trying that.  If and when someone makes a meatloaf that I like, I will let you know.

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 Well duh, you need to find flavors you like, and combine them! If you like plain Jane nothing but breadcrubms and onion with a tad of egg to hold it all together, perfect. If you like a comex masterpiece complete with saffron and watercress, go for it. 

I love experiementing in the kitchen. The only thing I can't seem to enjoy are olives. No matter how I fuss with them, still gross. I am sure they must be delightf, if I could only figure out how. . .

Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:

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Saying you don't like meatloaf is like saying you don't like sandwiches. There are so many different recipes, and no two are exactly alike.
I make mine different depending on my mood. I often put pesto and bacon in. Sometimes rice. Sometimes Oatmeal. Occasionally buttermilk.

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 But I have never met a meatloaf that I liked.

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 Have you ever played around with a recipe or two? What do you like in your hamburgers?  Tweak it, make it fit your taste buds. Carmelize some onions, toss in some blue cheese, add bbq sauce and bread and butter pickles to the top just before it is done. 

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 That does not sound good.  And I'm not going to waste my perfectly good ground beef trying that.  If and when someone makes a meatloaf that I like, I will let you know.

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 Well duh, you need to find flavors you like, and combine them! If you like plain Jane nothing but breadcrubms and onion with a tad of egg to hold it all together, perfect. If you like a comex masterpiece complete with saffron and watercress, go for it. 

I love experiementing in the kitchen. The only thing I can't seem to enjoy are olives. No matter how I fuss with them, still gross. I am sure they must be delightf, if I could only figure out how. . .

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 Olives are gross - I'm with you there.

I don't like meatloaf b/c I'm not fond of well-done meat.  I can handle it in small doses, like a very good meatball, but I'm not eating a meat that has been turned into a loaf.

Olives are best right out of the jar !! I could eat them ALL!!

I will eat your share.

Gah! Olives are slimy!

MY FAVORITE MEAT LOAF
3# ground beef 2 large eggs dash dry mustard ¾C catsup 1/2t seasoned salt ¼C milk 1T Worcestershire 1/2C minced onion ½ stalk celery, minced ½ carrot, grated 1T minced garlic 1/4t pepper 3 slices fresh cheap bread & crusts, in ¼” cubes. Mix, put in 2 loaf pans, cover w/ layer of catsup. Bake @ 425 30 min/ 350 45-50 min. Drain any accumulated fat, and let rest in the pan for 10-15 minutes (makes it easier to slice)

I usually put the ground beef through the food processor to make it super finely ground.

My dMIL made the world's best meatloaf. You ate your dinner, and then went back for seconds - not because you were hungry, but because it tasted so good!!!!! For years, she tried to teach me how to make "hers" - we could stand side-by-side, with identical ingredients and utensils, and hers ALWAYS came out better! I miss her terribly. She would use a mixture of 1/3 each of lean beef, pork, and veal.