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My grandmother was an amazing cook. She taught me how to make her "signature" dishes like kielbasa, pie, chicken soup...and cooking with her make cooking fun.

She's been gone for 8 years now but I still have the cooking bug!

And, like my grammy, I like to make basic recipes my own.

When cooking for a picky "manly man" who likes beef and "strong flavor" (i.e. cheese, butter, salt, unhealthy stuff) I need to get creative with what I make. And today I took my OTHER grandmother's meatloaf recipe and made something a little fun...


French-fried Onion Meatloaf Sliders

I feel like I just have to share the recipe! Especially with you ladies that have football-loving, beer drinking, beef consuming manly men at home!!!

Start with basic meatloaf:

1 lb. 90% sirloin

1/2 packet Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix

1 egg

1/3 cup bread crumbs

1/3 cup water

1/4 cup ketchup (optional)

Then, I put the meatloaf mixture into muffin cups . I used nine cups, but it could easily yield 6 larger or 12 smaller sliders, depending on what you're looking for. Baked it for ~15-20 minutes on 400 degrees, until the burgers were cooked.

Use tongs to pull the sliders out of the muffin pan, and place them on a baking sheet. (Extra bonus--lots of the fat and grease stayed in the muffin pan and not on my sliders!) I added French's French Fried Onions on top, and mild cheddar cheese. Put them back in the oven (only a few minutes) until the cheese was melted, and served them on Martin's potato rolls.

DE-LISH, I TELL YOU!

A perfect Sunday afternoon football game food!!! Brian enjoyed his by dipping it in ketchup.

I'd like to end this entry with a dedication...

To true love.

Sometimes you just know when you've found "the one."

Brian + Chicken Alfredo from Olive Garden= TRUE LOVE!!!