INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

To prepare meat loaf: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine chili
powder, cinnamon, cumin, salt and pepper to taste in bowl. Stir well.
Add oats, tomato paste, egg and ground beef. Gently mix by hand to
blend in spices. Spoon beef mixture into greased 7- by 3-inch loaf
pan; smooth surface. Bake for 40 minutes, until juices run clear and
top of meat loaf is well browned. Meanwhile, prepare salsa: In small
bowl combine nectarines, jalapeno and ginger. Stir together sugar and
vinegar in cup until sugar dissolves. Stir in oil. Pour over  nectarine
combination Let stand 10 minutes for flavors to blend. To  serve,
divide meat loaf between 2 plates. Serve salsa on the side.  Yield: 2
servings.  Here, then, are the golden rules of meat loaf preparation:
When you make meat loaf, don't handle the meat too much. It will only
toughen. Use some spices. Most old-fashioned meat loaves aren't well
seasoned. Today's leaner beef is improved by the addition of cumin,
cinnamon and/or allspice. Don't overcook meat loaf. Remove it from  the
oven when it starts to pull away from the sides of the pan. Let  meat
loaf remain in the pan for 10 minutes so the juices soak back  into the
meat.  Recipe Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 10-05-1998 By Bev
Bennett  Formatted for MasterCook by Susan Wolfe - vwmv81a@prodigy.com
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

A Message from our Provider:

“Let Him therefore send and do what He will. By His grace, if we are His, we will face it, bow to it, accept it, and give thanks for it. God’s Providence is always executed in the ‘wisest manner’ possible. We are often unable to see and understand the reasons and causes for specific events in our lives, in the lives of others, or in the history of the world. But our lack of understanding does not prevent us from believing God. #Don Fortner”