Third time's a charm!

I am pleased to tell you, humbly, that I finally achieved the Holy Grail, as it were. A meatless meatloaf that my family actually liked!! I can't believe I had the nerve to try it, honestly, but I was convinced that it could be done. So, I picked up a pack of veggie "meal starter crumbles" from MorningStar Farm and noticed a webite on the package: http://www.seeveggiesdifferently.com/. I thought, if anyone should be able to give me a good meatless meatloaf recipe without a bunch of weird ingredients like TVP, it should be these guys. Here are a few highlights:

Pre-Oven:
Me: (Placing mixture in loaf pan) This one looks much more promising. Here, let me show you. See? It actually looks like meatloaf!
Husband: Let me smell it. (sniffing) Mmm... it smells good.
Son: Let me smell it. (sniffing with nasty wrinkled nose) Smells like butt.

(As meatlessloaf bakes, paranoia sets in. But I feel somewhat reassured knowing I have potatoes and green beans for sustenance)

After-Oven
Husband: Something smells delicious!
Me: (cautiously) Before you eat it, let me just remind you that it is NOT meatloaf so don't expect it to taste like meatloaf.
Husband: Don't be so hard on yourself. I bet it will be good. (Easy for him to say. He knows that if it does in fact taste like butt, he can go to McDonald's while I'm stuck with nothing but potatoes and green beans.)
Son: (says absolutely nothing because he knows if he makes another "smells like butt" comment, he'll be eating leftover Cottage Cheese loaf)

At the Table:
Me: (watching family members out of the corners of my eyes, afraid to try meatlessloaf, afraid to ask about it)
Husband: MMM.... this is a good one! You did it!
Me: Well, I figured it must have been OK since Cody has taken 4 consecutive bites without complaining. Must not be too bad.
Son: Well, it doesn't taste like meatloaf, but it's not bad. Actually, it tastes like stuffing.

I will call that a ringing endorsement! 3 Cheers for MorningStar Farms Recipe Starter Crumbles! But I will say this... it sort of did taste like stuffing. That's OK though because I like stuffing.

Tomorrow, it's just me and my husband. Since he was so supportive about the meatlessloaf, I'm going to try pineapple and black bean burritos. You think I'm kidding, but I'm dead serious. I'm on a roll now!