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 1⁄2 loaf ciabatta bread, cut into large pieces (about 3 cups) 21⁄2 cups whole milk 1 pound ground bison 
1 pound ground veal 
1⁄2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, plus 1⁄3 cup for sprinkling on top 
1⁄2 cup grated Romano cheese 
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
 1 tablespoon sea salt
 2 teaspoons ground cumin 
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves 
2 eggs, beaten Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a (preferably nonstick) loaf pan with olive oil. 
 Heat the olive oil in a medium-sized skillet over medium heat, add the onions, and sauté until soft, about 7 minutes. Set aside to cool. 
 While the onions are cooking, soak the ciabatta chunks in the milk in a bowl. 
 Mix the bison and veal in a large bowl using your clean hands. Add the 1⁄2 cup each of Parmesan and Romano, the Worcestershire sauce, the 
spices, and the 1 tablespoon each of rosemary and cilantro. In a small bowl, mix together the remaining Parmesan and herbs; set this aside. Remove the pieces of bread from the milk, drain them, and rip 
them into smaller pieces. Then mix the bread, eggs, and cooled onions into the meat mixture. Carefully press the mixture into the prepared loaf pan. 
 Sprinkle the reserved mixture of cheese and herbs over the top of the loaf. 
 Bake until a meat thermometer reads 175 degrees Fahrenheit at the center of the loaf, roughly 1 hour, 
15 minutes. 
 Remove the meatloaf 
from the oven, and let it rest for 5 minutes before slicing and serving. 
 Excerpted from A Meatloaf in Every Oven: Two Chatty Cooks, One Iconic Dish and Dozens of Recipes—From Mom's to Mario Batali's by Frank Bruni and Jennifer Steinhauer. Copyright © 2017 by Frank Bruni and Jennifer Steinhauer. Reprinted with permission of Grand Central Life & Style. All rights reserved. That's all, folks! We'll be back next Wednesday with more. —[Maddie]( and [Kiera]( Questions/concerns/feedback? Email [newsletters@motherjones.com](. Hungry for more food news? Follow Mother Jones Food on [Twitter]( and [Facebook](. Did someone forward this to you? [Click here]( to sign up to get more Food for Thought in your inbox! —ADVERTISEMENT— Food for Thought comes to you from Mother Jones, an award-winning, nonprofit investigative journalism organization. [Donate]( Mother Jones, 222 Sutter Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94108