"Meat"loaf

For dinner last night I made a "meatloaf", roasted potatoes, onion gravy,with steamed asparagus and broccoli. It was tasty.
I dont like to use to much of the faux meat products,but with anything in your life...everything in moderation.

Meatloaf

• 1 onion- finely diced
• 1 carrot- finely diced
• 2 cloves of garlic- finely diced
• 1 package of veggie ground round
• 1/2 cup of ketchup
• 1 slice of bread
• 4 tsp of dried mustard
• Tabasco-a few shakes
• sea salt
• pepper
• freshly chopped parsley
• 1 egg

preheat oven to 400,place all ingredients in a bowl, combine.
grease loaf pan, and put mixture into it.
bake for 45 minutes, or until it forms a crust on top.

Onion Gravy

• 1 onion
• 6 mushrooms
• 1/2 cup tamari
• 2 cups of water
• freshly ground pepper
• 1 tsp of ground sage
• 1 1/2 tbsp of cornstarch
• tiny amount of water
• 1 heaping tbsp of brown sugar

saute onions and mushrooms in a pot, add sage.
deglaze with tamari, add water. bring to a boil.
in a small bowl, cornstarch and water, just enough to make a goopy consistency.
add to pot, and stir on medium heat.
until the gravy thickens, add brown sugar.