Spinach-Herb-Apple Meatloaf and simple mac n cheese

My husband's three favorite foods are meatloaf, macaroni and cheese and mashed potatoes. I have never made mashed potatoes so I went with the other two options for a fantastic Father's Day dinner. This will be one of those posts where I give you the original Betty Crocker recipe and then my own variation.

Betty Crocker's Macaroni and Cheese
7 ounces macaroni, prepare according to package instructions
2 tablespoons butter
1 small onion chopped
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cups milk
8 0unces of your favorite cheeses

Preheat oven to 375. Heat butter in three-quart saucepan over medium. Cook onion in margarine about three minutes. Stir in flour, pepper and salt. Cook, stirring constantly, until mix is bubbly. Remove from heat. Stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. After one minute remove from heat. Stir in cheese until melted. Add macaroni and stir until coated. Pour into ungreased 1.5 quart casserole. Bake about 30 minutes until bubbly and light brown.

Angel's Macaroni and Cheese with Chives
My instinct says this will be one of my blandest mac and cheese batches ever.
WAY TOO MUCH macaroni
3.5 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons fresh chives from the garden
4 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon fresh ground four peppercorn blend
1/2 teaspoon idiozed sea salt
2 tablespoons organic ranch dressing
4 cups milk
8 ounces extra sharp cheddar
3/4 cup grated parmesan and romano
2.5 cups broccoli

(See directions above and use chives instead of onion. Add broccoli into pasta as your stirring the noodles into the sauce.)

Betty Crocker Meat Loaf
1.5 pounds ground beef, pork and turkey
1 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon dried sage
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup breadcrumbs or 1/4 cup quick cooking oats
1 egg
1 clove garlic finely chopped
1/2 cup ketchup
1 small onion chopped
1 tablespoon worchestershire sauce

Heat oven to 350. Mix everything but ketchup. Form loaf and place in pan. Spoon ketchup over the top. Cook 1 to 1 1/4 hours.

Angel's Apple-Spinach-Herb meatloaf
1/2 pound ground beef from the farm (will make a very greasy meatloaf)
1/2 cup milk
2 cups garden fresh spinach
1 cup apple, peeled with a potato peeler
2 tablespoons garden fresh parsley
2 tablespoons garden fresh oregano
3 tablespoons fresh parsley
1/2 cup homemade breadcrumbs
1 egg
Ketchup for the top

I loved the spinach-apple meatloaf. Every bite was different. Though I wasn't keen on the ketchup on top