Easy, Wholesome Food

They’re nothing to take pictures of, really, but they sure are filling, give you at least three or four meals of eating (important when everybody in the house is busily writing), and keep you on the straight and narrow as far as those carbs are concerned. What is this, you say? Something which tastes even better the next day, reheated? Yes. Loaves. Not loaves of bread, of course. No: “meat” loaves.

I’ve been on a bit of a loaf kick for the past few days (er … weeks?). My little sister asked what she could bring to a potluck for somebody who has severe dairy allergies, and I immediately thought of one of these. Why? Well, because they’re tasty, they’re really easy to make, and they make great leftovers.

It’s a shame that “makes great leftovers” is one of the primary motivators for us right now, but that’s the way it is. Another couple of weeks and the pressure will be off of us. For now, though, not having to think about food is a blessing. Yes, we’ve fallen off of the “foodie” wagon and into the “academic” pit of despair. That doesn’t mean that we’re eating unhealthily, though: we have the Magic Loaf Generator to come to the rescue.

It’s really not so huge of a concept: grate up a whole bunch of things, mix them together with some protein source (ground “beef” in our case) and a binder (ground flaxseed is our preference – ‘though you can have too much of that fairly easily), slap it into a pan, put it into the oven (being sure not to get distracted for more than an hour), and you’re done. Pull it out, let it sit for awhile, and you have dinner, lunch for the next day, and perhaps another meal on top of that.

Give it a try. It’s amazing what a few ground nuts, some grated veg, and a protein source can become. On top of all that: you’re in control of the whole thing, so if you’re like we are and gained weight over the holidays, there’s hope!