Weaving Bacon

Several years ago, I tried something new that I saw on Pinterest, and mentioned it in this post. Well, after forgetting about it for quite some time, I tried it again today. And once again, it was fabulous!

I took three slices of bacon, sliced them in half, wove them together, then cooked them. I was in awe of how well they fit on the sandwich - whoever came up with that idea is ingenious!

Salisbury Steak

Tom had recently had a television dinner that was Salisbury Steak, and it wasn't as good as he wanted it to be, so I planned to make it from scratch one day. I gave it a try tonight, using a recipe from the Betty Crocker website.

Salisbury Steak

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1/3 cup Progresso™ dry bread crumbs (any flavor)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 egg
• 1 large onion, sliced and separated into rings
• 1 can (10 1/2 ounces) condensed beef broth
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced (3 cups)
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Directions

1. Mix beef, bread crumbs, salt, pepper and egg. Shape into 4 oval patties, each about 3/4 inch thick.
2. Cook patties in 10-inch skillet over medium heat about 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until brown; drain. Add onion, broth and mushrooms. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 10 minutes or until beef is done.
3. Remove patties; keep warm. Heat onion mixture to boiling. Mix water and cornstarch; stir into onion mixture. Boil and stir 1 minute. Serve over patties.

We both enjoyed the dish. I, of course, strained out the mushrooms and onions from the gravy for Tom, so I ate mushrooms and onions on the side of my meal. Paired with mashed potatoes, it was really filling, and will make a good second meal.