comfort food for dinner tonight....

ever since i moved in with t, essentially the last year [or so...], my cooking adventures have mainly consisted of steamed white rice and some sort of grilled/stewed/braised garlic-ginger-lemongrass-chile-soy infused protein. its worked out well with his asian-directed tastes and my white-girl experiences in those parts of the world. i had learned enough while i was living in thailand and indonesia to basically recognize the ingredients and somewhat know how to work with them... and while i agree with him that thai and indonesian food IS by far the best food IN THE WORLD, there is something special about a good old-fashioned southern comfort meal.

i had to dig deep into my south mississippi roots for this one, and it actually turned out pretty well. as t said, "this is the best damn meatloaf i've ever had."

thank you very much paula deen :) find the recipe here