Friday--Pain de Viande (a.k.a. Meatloaf) and twice baked potatoes

Twice-Baked Potatoes (T-BP)
Buy some pre-made t-bp's.  You find them next to the frozen french fries at the store.  Our favorite is from Costco and comes in a box of 8.  Bake according to directions...duh!

Granny Nelle's Meatloaf Pain de Viande
Meatloaf gets a bad rap because of the name.  It is really quite tasty!  My meatloaf turns out different everytime.  I just tell my hubby we are trying a new version, since I tend to just dump some stuff in a bowl.  Here's my latest version:

1 cup breadcrumbs (I have also used panko, crushed saltines, dried bread, crushed Ritz crackers and toast.  Use what you have!)
3/4 cup milk
1 lb ground beef
1 egg
3 TBSP Worchershire (eyeball-add what looks like the same amount as the size of your egg)
1/2 grated onion or 1 tsp onion powder (see notes)
1/2 tsp sage
salt
pepper

shot glass size of brown sugar
shot and a half of ketchup
dash of mustard

Pour milk over breadcrumbs.  Add meat, egg, worchershire, onion, sage, salt, and pepper.  Mix with your hands.  Line a cookie sheet with foil and spray with Pam.  Shape meat mix into a flat loaf.

Mix brown sugar, ketchup, and mustard.  Spread on top of loaf.  Bake at 350 for 45 minutes to an hour.


Grated Onions
My hubby hates onions.  If I use them, they have to be hidden.  So, I grate them on the large grater.  He never knows!  Here's how it looks:

grating the secret onions

It always makes me cry

Topping...nothing is measured

Pre-baking...I like lots of crust