I haven't eaten meatloaf since I was a boy because I never found a recipe I liked. My mother knew the ingredients and amounts in her head so my brother and I never were able to duplicate the meatloaf we loved from a recipe. I recently got the bright idea of providing a list of the ingredients and hoping someone could guess at the amounts and what to do. For the purposes of this project, lets suppose I'm using 1 and a half pounds of chuck. I have a distinct memory of onions, garlic, green peppers, egg or eggs, bread soaked in wine, and some dry herbs or spices, going into the mix. I remember she smoothed the top with the back of a spoon dipped in water, and then applied a thin coating of ketchup on top.

Is there anyone out there who can suggest how much of each item would make sense? I'm guessing I'd have to cook this in a 350 degree oven for about an hour. I'm not sure, but I think my mother softened the onion, garlic, and chopped green pepper in a fry pan first. I just remember another ingredient, she also put a lot of broadleaf parsley in the loaf.