I should ask for meatloaf recipes sometime in the future. I've never had a good one and thus meatloaf is never something I've made well. Disappointing meatloaf is a sad thing. It's supposed to be a comfort food, not a despair food.

Cass, you should email Heather-who-lived-with-us for her meatloaf recipe. It is full of noms.

That, I want that.

I will email Heather. Honestly, I just want every recipe that she'll lend me. But starting with meatloaf.

The one trick I've learned with meatloaf is to add bread or breadcrumbs to it. It creates a nicer texture.

My last attempt failed mostly a lot. I am emailing Heather and Burrell before I try again.

Allyson, have you read Touched with Fire?

No? Any good?

It's a great book written by a clinical psychologist. The in-depth research of creative famous people based on a lot of resources. I've noticed my creative output greatly reduced since I've been medicated for cyclothemia (mild bi-polar). Lord Byron, Van Gogh and several other poets, painters and musicians throughout history have manic, highly productive cycles followed by long periods of depression and lulls in productivity.

It's a fascinating subject.

The one trick I've learned with meatloaf is to add bread or breadcrumbs to it. It creates a nicer texture.

My trick is no bread crumbs, but lots of bleu cheese!

My trick is no bread crumbs, but lots of bleu cheese!

My mind is blown. Is there also onion?

We always used oatmeal instead of breadcrumbs.

I like cupcakes. I like meatloaf. I think these are an abomination:

I love those! But it has been documented here that I love meatcakes. I should make some! I think I just use breadcrumbs, grated onion, an egg, and worcestershire sauce.