Great Pumpkin Meatloaf

I like trying different pumpkin recipes in the fall, and this one intrigued me. While it was good, it wasn't a WOW dinner. I liked coating the inside of the pumpkin with salt/pepper and mustard -- genius! I used a sweet/hot mustard and really liked the flavor it gave to the pumpkin. The meatloaf itself fell a little short for me, and I probably should have used my favorite meatloaf recipe. I had trouble with fat collecting on top of the meatloaf. Looking back, I think that occurred because the meatloaf mixture did not overflow the pumpkin (mine came to within an inch of the top, so the fat was stuck inside the cavity. If the meatloaf mixture overfills the cavity, then the fat rising to the top can bubble out and drain down the sides of the pumpkin. Good lesson learned in case I attempt something like this again. At any rate, dinner was good, but probably a one-hit wonder. I was a bit rushed, and the photos are not the best, but I got two fairly good ones, not great, but then that's the way things were going today.

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