ok, i just gotta get this off my chest. so, yeah i’ve been PMSing for the past few days. . . as far as hormones go, it hasn’t been so bad. i mean i didn’t cry at all and i didn’t kill or maim anyone. so yeah, it’s been pretty damn good, except that i’ve been craving meatloaf like nobody’s business. meatloaf was my all-time favorite meal ever when i was a kid. it was the one thing my mom could cook and not totally screw up. i loved meatloaf.

but about 3 or 4 years ago or something when i gave up red meat i had to give up meatloaf. it’s been tough. i tried to make meatloaf with ground turkey a few years back, but somehow i managed to back the juice-soaking-up paper thing in the meatloaf and it was just terrible.

but this craving, this craving could not be quelled. so i tried all over again last night. i figured if i added some ketchup for coloring and used the McCormick’s seasoning that my mom always used, that maybe just maybe i could recreate the meatloaf magic.

so last night, even though i was totally exhausted,i tried to make meatloaf. i had the eggs, the bread, and then i saw the recipe called for milk. MILK? i totally spaced that i needed milk. i had milk, only it was chocolate milk. ok, i thought, since i had most of the ingredients combined already, what could i use instead of milk. . . i thought and thought and realized that i didn’t have any milk-like substance besides the chocolate milk. i thought for a minute to add captain morgan, and then maybe beer. but i knew they wouldn’t work.

so i thought what the hell, i’ll just add the chocolate milk. if it tastes gross, i’ll just throw it away. and then, just to be sure i added a bunch of pressed garlic.

and you know what?

it was delicious! i’m totally using chocolate milk in all my cooking from now on.