Author robyn webb: 'Ask anyone about childhood food memories and meatloaf is usually mentioned. We owned a collection of loaf pans when i was growing up, but my mom used them more for baking bread than forming meatloaves. She was the one who taught me to form a meatloaf into an oblong shape on a baking sheet, which let the air circulate all the way around the loaf to produce those crusty edges. ' This recipe from the perfect diabetes comfort food collection, by robyn s. Webb. To order directly from the american diabetes association, click here.