Week 21: Recipe #3--Mummy Meatloaf

I found this recipe on the Disney Family website (see link below).  I tried something like this on my own last year, but I think this will work better, as long as I can shape mine as well as the picture....
I'll serve this with green beans and potatoes.

Photo from Disney Family Fun website

You'll Need:

• meatloaf from your favorite recipe (see older post for mine, link:http://figuringoutdinner.blogspot.com/2011/04/week-7-recipe-4-meatloaf-cupcakes-with.html)
• American cheese
• olive slices

Preparation:

1. Make your favorite meatloaf recipe and shape the loaf to resemble a mummy's body with crossed arms.  Bake the loaf until it's cooked through.
2. Let it rest about 3 minutes, then lay 1-inch wide strips of American cheese across the body as shown, leaving a narrow space on the head for the olive slice eyes.  Trim any overhanging cheese with scissors and return the mummy to the still-warm oven to slightly melt the cheese, about 1 minute.

Recipe and link:  http://familyfun.go.com/halloween/halloween-recipes/halloween-dinners/mummy-meatloaf-929692/