Tonight I made dinner with my roommate. I prepared the meat loaf and she prepared the sides. I’ve done this meatloaf several times before, although each time has been a different variation. My consistency is incredibly lacking. The inside is stuffed with various vegetables and the outside is covered with bacon and a glazed made with brown sugar, ketchup, and cumin. The sides were a mixed wild rice and a zucchini onion dish. Overall for me the meatloaf was alright. The taste was there, but the vegetables seemed undercooked. I should have roasted them, did this step previously and it turned out rather well. Since they were roasted they shrank so I was able to fit more in there. One step I did this time was tuck the excess bacon underneath the loaf. I noticed this actually allowed it to hold its shape better and it seemed there was less leakage of juices.
