I love TV. Always have and always will. There was a long stretch where admitting it relegated you to “couch potato” status, but television has now become so elevated. The advent of Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video, etc. has rendered regular episodic TV with regulated seasons and time frames a thing of the past for the most part. The quality of shows, topics, and full-blown opportunities for the entertainment industry has made watching TV as a verifiable past-time much more high-brow than ever before.
Tonight is the celebration of all things TV – the Emmy® Awards! I usually go all out for the Oscars®, but I didn’t want to ignore tonight’s festivities and thought the perfect dish would be a version of a TV dinner but elevated and homemade.
And what TV dinner is more iconic than meatloaf with potatoes and carrots! The only meatloaf I’ve ever had, growing up in the Bronx in an Italian-American family is my Italian-style one. I wanted a true American version so I called on my favorite collaborator, Joe Becwar. He grew up in America’s heartland – Wisconsin – where meatloaf is made the American way so I called on him to share his mom’s recipe.
That’s one easy recipe and SO GOOD! The side of potatoes and carrots is such a great compliment to the meatloaf with it’s tang of tomato topping. My eternal thanks to Joe for hopping to my crazy demands to “make that meatloaf for me now” as if he doesn’t have enough to do with his uber-successful real estate career, handsome husband, and amazing sons.
It’s not a complete TV dinner without a dessert so click here to read all about it – Apple Crisp!
Happy Emmys®!
Annette
