In observation of Serious Eats’ National Meatloaf Appreciation Day (October 18th), girlhacker and dadhacker bring you our celebrated Buffy Loaf recipe. Created a few years ago for a season premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this is a buffalo meatloaf from a basic recipe. We used to try to catch the somewhat regular buffalo sale at Fred Meyer and freeze a few pounds. Then we found frozen ground buffalo at Trader Joe’s but they stopped carrying it. Now we buy it at QFC and Whole Foods where they always have it in stock, sometimes on sale. It’s not cheap ($6-7/lb), but it’s healthier than beef, in fact its nutritional content is better than many other meats. That is why we top off our buffalo meatloaf with lots of bacon. Nice, fatty, salty bacon, usually the good stuff from Niman Ranch (available at Trader Joe’s). We’ve also modified the recipe for our son’s allergies, so it has no common allergens other than gluten (experienced gluten-free cooks should have no trouble modifying the recipe). Enjoy! Photo on flickr.