Meatloaf

 2 eggs

2 pounds ground beef (or 1 # beef and 1 s# ground pork)

1 cup oatmeal (ground to almost flour in the food processor)

2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/3 cup milk

Mix the above together and refrigerate while chopping the vegetables in the food processor.

1 onion quartered

1 rib of celery cut in pieces

8 ounces white mushrooms (cleaned and cut up)

1 carrot cut in small pieces 

4 cloves of garlic (peeled)

1/2 teaspoon salt 

1 teaspoon Thyme

2 Tablespoons tomato paste

The vegetables may need to be chopped in 2 or 3 batches, depending on the size of the food processor. They are finely chopped.

Add 2 Tablespoons butter to fry pan and sauté vegetables about 10 minutes

COOL   (I skipped this cooking step and it turned out good)

When the vegetables are cool combine with the beef/pork mixture. 

Spoon into a 9X13 baking pan and top with the following tomato mixture.

1/4 cup tomato paste

2 teaspoons brown sugar

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard.

Bake 350 degrees for a little over an hour, or until the center registers 160 degrees with a thermometer.

This is a good way to add vegetables to the meal.

This was served Sunday noon after Church on a snowy March day!!