Studly

My Beloved is studly and he doesn't even know it. Women look him over not-so-subtly when we are out in public - he's oblivious. They giggle and blush when he speaks to them and he thinks they are just being nice. They touch him at parties, just lightly, but it's obvious they want their paws on him and one particularly bold one even kissed him on the lips. Even guys sometimes notice his physique and one guy last week remarked about it to him. MB was surprised and a little embarrassed. I really love that about him.

He's also a carnivore. He loves meat. Protein. Flesh. So, every now and then I make meatloaf for him, which calls for at least two kinds of meat. This version was made from half-and-half ground grass-fed beef and ground pork, both from the wonderful new Marin Sun Farms shop at Market Hall in Oakland. (Thank you, MSF, for coming to our side of the bay!). In addition to beef and pork, it was studded with onions, celery, egg, milk and Sartain's Menu sauce for a smoky little kick of heat.

My Beloved loved it. I loved it. It was downright studly.