My husbands favorite meatloaf dinner

My husbands favorite birthday dinner is meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy, creamed corn, creamed spinach and peach cobbler for dessert. He asks for this every year. With the leftover meatloaf we like to make meatloaf gyros with tzatziki sauce. Myhusband is known throughout the family for his mashed potatoes. We are asked to bring them to every get together. I buy a can of creamed corn and frozen creamed spinach. I can make it from scratch but most of the time don't because the meatloaf and mashed potatoes takes so long to make.  Here is the linnk for the original recipe.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/dads-meatloaf-with-tomato-relish-recipe.html

MEATLOAF

• 1 onion, finely diced
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 red peppers, finely diced
• 2 tomatoes seeded, fd
• ¼ c parsley
• 12 oz ketchup
• 1 T worsestershire sauce
• Evoo
• 1 lb ground beef and turkey
• 3 eggs
• Thyme, sea salt, pepper
• 3 slices white bread, torn
• ½ c whole milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Sauté onion, garlic, and bay leaves.
3. Throw in red pepper and cook for 2 min. 
4. Add tomatoes. 
5. Stir in parsely, ketchup, worcetershire; season with salt & pepper. 
6. Simmer for 10 min. Remove from  heat.. 
7. Soak the bread pieces in whole milk. Combine meats in large bowl.
8.  Squeeze out milk from bread and add to bowl. 
9. Add eggs, I c relish, thyme, salt and pepper. 
10. Mix. Place in loaf pan & top with more relish.
11.  Bake for 1 ½ hour

ERNIES MASHED POTATOES

Ingredients

•  5 lb bag of potatoes
•  salt
• ·pepper
•  ½ tsp garlic powder
•  8 oz sour cream
•  8 oz cream cheese
•  1 stick butter
• ·finely chopped onion (1/2 small)
•  1 pt milk
•  1 pt potato water
•  1 can of durkees

Appliances

• · Hand mixer
• · Hand masher
• · 4 qt pot
• · Casserole dish
• · Tin Foil

Preparation

1. Scrub, wash and peel potatoes
2. Chop potatoes into cubes
3. Fill 4 qt pot 2/3 with water. Add 1 tsp salt. Bring to a boil
4. Place potatoes in boiling water. Boil for 20 minutes or until tender
5. Drain potatoes saving 1 pint of potato water
6. Mash potatoes with masher
7. Begin to add 8oz sour cream, 8oz of softened cream cheese, 1 stick of butter, the finely chopped onion,        mixing (hand held mixer) and mashing each ingredient at a time.
8. Add ½ tsp garlic powder and ½ tsp pepper
9. Heat 1pt of milk in microwave till warm
10. Begin to add equal amounts of potato water and warm milk. Mix with mixer. You may not use all the             milk or potato water, but add till the consistency is a bit soupy.
11. Add additional salt and pepper to taste
12. Put mashed potatoes in casserole dish and place durkee fried onions on top.
13. Cover with tin foil and place in oven for 45 min @ 350 degrees