I’m in a major funk here. And I’m not one to be in a constant funk. I go through these probably 2-3 times per year. I’ll hit this weird stage where people aggravate me more than usual, my recipes start to fail, and I don’t really want to do anything. I even get annoyed while driving. And I usually don’t get annoyed because I just think people are dumb so I ignore them and drive the speed limit. But my aggravation is getting the best of me. I get frustrated constantly reading mean comments on social media and I kind of go into attack mode. I’m not one to attack people, I just usually kill them with kindness (you know, the passive aggressive way) but when people become rude over social media, I pretty much want to claw their eyes out. There, I said it.
BUT, I won’t do that. I’ll get over my funk at some point. Maybe it’s because I have to give the government half my hard earned savings. That’s always a ball buster. If I had balls. Damn taxes. Or maybe it’s because it’s not summer yet. Summer makes everything better. Either way, I still have to pay the government and I still love living in Colorado where it sometimes snows in May, so I just need to pull my wedgie out of my butt and go get an ice cream cone. People with ice cream cones always look like they really enjoy life. Yep, I need an ice cream cone.
Ok, so I’m done with negativity. DONE WITH IT. You know why?? Because I have a new cookbook coming out soon and George and I just decided on a different cookbook cover so I’m officially excited. With the book cover being done, there are only a few more feedback steps we have to do before the book goes into the printer on April 1st. Pretty exciting! That means we will have it in our hands in the next month and people will have their preorders come June 10th. Did you preorder your cookbook yet??
Speaking of the cookbook, did you sign up for our giveaway yet?? It’s to win a trip to San Diego for you and a friend to cook with George and I and play in the warm, sunny city! Come play with us!
Bacon Chorizo Chipotle Smothered Meatloaf
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound ground chorizo
- 2 medium carrots, chopped
- 1 cup chopped button mushrooms
- 2 cups baby spinach, chopped
- 1/4 white onion, minced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 pound bacon
- 2–3 tablespoons Sir Kensington’s Chipotle Mayo or homemade chipotle mayo
- chopped green onions, to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Place all ingredients, except for the bacon, mayo and green onions, in a large bowl and mix well with your hands until combined.
- Put all the mixture into a 9×5 baking dish. Cut the bacon strips in half so they fit across the baking dish perfectly. Layer the bacon down the baking dish, overlapping the bacon slightly and covering all the meat mixture. Tuck the sides of the bacon in so they don’t turn up while they bake.
- Place in oven and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Then turn on broiler and cook for less than 5 minutes, just to brown the bacon a little more. Keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn’t burn.
- Garnish with chipotle mayo and green onions.
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This looks incredible — I feel like if I was in a funk, I would totally just fry up all that bacon, dip it in that chipotle mayo, and call it a day. I’m impressed with the fact that you made a meatloaf 😀
Thanks for sharing!
I have a question about the chipotle mayo; When I make the mayo if I don’t have chipotle adobo sauce can I just use chipotle powder?
I made the mayo and then seasoned it with smoked paprika and cayenne pepper because I couldn’t find the adobo sauce either!
Thanks for the tip Erica!!
Dude, I have to give Uncle Sam boats loads this year too. And I am sorry about the negativity, I am not on social media because of it – so props to you because it is hard to drown it out sometimes. But I think your blog is awesome, I look forward to reading it everyday.
This meatloaf is going to go over BIG in my house. Like if we hadn’t just gotten married, my husband would propose again kind of big. How’s that for social media POSitivity?
On a misanthropy-related note, I just started reading “This Will Make You Smarter.” Some of the essays make me feel way better about humankind and its capacity for empathy and altruism — and I definitely need that reminder more often.
I love reading your blog and the fact that you aren’t super strict about being paleo, as someone who isn’t paleo but likes your blog and trying your recipes, I appreciate that you aren’t shoving it in my face that I should eat a certain way.
It amazes me how many people are SO mean through social media. There is ZERO benefit in life in being a bully.
This looks
This looks incredible! I have meatloaf already on my meal plan for later this week so now I’m pumped!! My family isn’t a huge fan of food that’s spicy but I could see myself making this and eating the whole thing myself haha they can just have a slab of hamburger meat.
Keep up the amazing work and don’t let the negativity bum you out! Remember that it’s the critics who have the loudest voices. There are lots of us “out there” that love you and what you do but forget to voice our thoughts too!
This looks great, Juli! Do you think it would also be tasty with ground turkey? I want to make it for a crowd and there are a few non-beef eaters. I feel like all the great veggies will help keep things moist – right?
i’m sure it would still be tasty, but the chorizo definitely gives it a zing
I could just die this looks so amazing!
I think a funk is in the air as I’m in one too – and it’s not taking much to set me off!
maybe this recipe will help cheer me up- that and an icecream cone!!
Sorry ugly people are macking on your skills – they’re just jelly… and dumb.
Thank you for all you do!! I started my paleo lifestyle January 6th of this year and if it wasn’t for your recipes along with other amazing bloggers, I don’t think I would have made it this long. I am a foodie and your recipes are ALL AMAZING!