Meatloaf and Shrimp Mashed Potatoes

I am a big fan of American comfort food classics with a gourmet twist to make it interesting.  This is a straightforward meatloaf made with a mix of beef and pork (50/50 ratio), egg, paprika, cumin, salt, bread crumbs, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and minced garlic.  Into a 350 degree oven and finished off under the broiler with a glaze of more ketchup and Worcestershire sauce on top.  The secret to meatloaf is to bake it on a flat sheet tray rather than one of those high-walled loaf pans that mom used back in the day, which essentially boiled the meatloaf in its own juices.  I put a twist on the mashed potatoes by adding chopped sauteed shrimp before finishing them off with half and half and a garnish of green onion for color.  This time I served everything on a platter family style; that isn't a single portion if you were wondering.  The ketchup/Worcestershire glaze really kicked up the meatloaf, but the kicker was the perfectly cooked, tender chunks of shrimp in the potatoes.