With love, from my little kitchen to you...: Meatloaf dinner

Because it's Sunday, and because sometimes you just need a nice, comforting, home made dinner, I made meatloaf. And mashed potatoes. And kale.
And while I know that a lot of people hate meatloaf, I can't say the same thing for me. I love it. And since I haven't made it in a very, very long time, I decided to make it today.
Now, there are tons of meatloaf recipes out there- heck, I even make it a few different ways, but tonight I decided to make it a little mushroom-y. So here goes:

For the meatloaf, I simply added a can of cream of mushroom soup to 2 lbs. of lean ground hamburg.

Then I dropped it into a loaf pan.

Then I put some sliced onions on top. Just for fun.

Then I popped it into a 400* oven for about an hour until it was nice and brown, and thoroughly cooked.

Now- if all you wanted to learn today is how to make meatloaf, then we are done.

But, we can't just have meatloaf all by itself, so if you want to see what else I made (which includes a cheese sauce), then keep reading.

Ok, while the meatloaf was baking, I boiled some potatoes. then I drained them and put them back onto the warm pot so they could steam-dry for a little while.

Next, I got started on a cheese sauce for the kale.

To start, I heated up a little milk and butter on medium heat, then added a bunch of cheeses to it.

All I had on hand was Velveeta, queso fresco, and parmesan. Strange, I know, but it will do.

Whisk until smooth, then turn off the heat.

Next, I broke up a bunch of kale and added it to a large pan.

Then I drizzled a little olive oil on top, sprinkled on a little salt, poured in a little water, then covered it and put the burner on medium-high.

Then I went back to the potatoes, turned the burner on to medium, and mashed them. Then I added a little milk, butter, salt and white pepper. I like to use white pepper so you don't see it, but black pepper is fine too.