Mark Bittman’s Meatloaf Recipe: Super Huge, Fat Thumbs Up

Please allow me to share with you the most delicious meatloaf recipe I have EVER used. Vegetarians, my apologies for what is to follow.
Mark Bittman’s Meatloaf Recipe
from How To Cook Everything
Ingredients:
• 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs, preferably fresh
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 pounds mixed ground meats: beef, veal, lamb, and/or pork (I used half pork and half beef)
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 5-6 crumbled, dried fresh sage leaves or 1 tsp dried (I used about six dried leaves from last summer’s garden & I think it was the winning ingredient)
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 small onion minced
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 3 slices bacon optional but good, especially if the meat is very lean
What’s Next:
1. Preheat the oven to 350. Soak the bread crumbs in the milk until the milk is absorbed, about 5 minutes.
2. Mix together […]