This week's meal includes Glazed Meatloaf, Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes, and Oatmeal Raisin Cookies. It's all about Old School Classics!

My Glazed Meatloaf is classic, nothing fussy about it. It's a mixture of ground beef, ground pork, sautéed onions, Worcestershire sauce, and thyme. I cover my meatloaf with ketchup because is it even meatloaf if it isn't glazed with ketchup?!

Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes are a fancy twist on regular twice-baked potatoes. The recipe is inspired by Ina Garten and is one of my favorite recipes from her. I start with baked sweet potatoes because I love sweet potatoes. Next, I mix the cooked inside of the sweet potato with sautéed shallots, butter, fresh thyme, and Lagorai cheese (Italian semi-soft cheese). The mixture is put back into the sweet potato shells and baked again until the mixture puffs slightly and the cheese melts. They are delicious!

My Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are a favorite in our house. Raisin haters love these cookies. They are exactly what I want in an oatmeal cookie. They are chewy, moist, oaty, and not too sweet. I brown the butter, which gives them a deep nutty flavor and add a little extra salt to keep them from being too sweet. There is also less flour and more oats than most oatmeal cookie recipes, so they are extra oaty. Just the way I like them!

I hope you enjoy this week's meal as much as I do. Next week's meal is vegetarian, and it includes Baked Ziti, Caesar Salad, and Tiramisu.