Perfect Night!

What a perfect night for grilling!  We went to the store to get the ingredients for our meal and my mini meringues convinced me to get a watermelon too.  Instead of cubing it or cutting it into slices we used a melon baller and low and behold it worked!  I've had that gadget for years and never used it until now, makes me want to ball all my fruit.

Bacon Sliders

 2 pounds ground beef

1 tspn Lawery's Seasoned Salt

1 tspn pepper

1 tspn Lemon Pepper seasoning

1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce

Bacon

slices of cheese Cheddar, Jack, Etc.

Slider buns

Combine meat with all seasoning ingredients. Knead with hands to combine. Form into small-to-medium sized balls. Cut slices of bacon in half. Wrap one half around ball of hamburger, pulling slightly to keep taut. Smooth to secure seam. Repeat with other half of bacon, ending seam in the same place. Place patties, bacon seam side down, on a baking pan with a drip tray sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Press gently on each patty to flatten as much as you can without squeezing meat out of the edges. Refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes to firm. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until bacon is cooked to your specifications. Remove from oven and lay cheese on each patty. Serve on a roll with your choice of toppings/condiments.

We grilled ours!

Onion Stings

1/2 cup flour

1 tspn paprika

1 tspn garlic salt

1 tspn pepper

2 onions, sliced thin

vegetable oil for frying

Mix the flour, paprika, garlic salt and pepper in a gallon size plastic bag.  Add onions and shake to coat.  Heat the oil on medium high heat.  Add the coated onion strings and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.  Sprinkle generously with salt. They are onion strings after all!  Serve alone or on top of the bacon sliders!