RECIPE: Bacon~Wrapped Barbecue Meatloaf

I love my husband. He is just so agreeable.

One afternoon, he walked in the front door after work, changed his clothes, and headed into the backyard to clean the grill. I prepped some meat for a power grilling session as he worked. When the grill was ready, my job was done. His… just beginning.

As I watched him push the kids on the swing between turns at the grill, I wanted to make something special for him.

Literally, I just dumped ingredients in a bowl with no measuring what-so-ever. Hey… it’s meatloaf, not rocket science. Right?

I mixed an molded and then looked at this lump of meat. It needed a special touch. How about a bacon braid?

I wrapped it up and tucked it away in the refrigerator until the next night.

When I pulled it out to cook, I realized that it was SO COLD. The cooking time was going to take longer but I started early enough that it didn’t matter.

When it was almost done, I wanted to glaze it in barbecue sauce. Again and again.

Cutting into that gorgeous loaf and having it hold together in perfect slices was amazing, but the greatest delight came when Bill placed a piece in his mouth and almost fell out of his chair. It was meatloaf-love at first bite.