We have what I will call a “postage stamp” yard at our house in town and there is no place for the snow to go but in a huge pile on my flower bed in the front yard. I think I will shovel some of the snow off the pile each day onto the driveway to melt so that I can see my flower bed as I am getting really antsy about seeing what is coming up. I would think that there would not be any winter kill on the perennials because of the good snow cover.

The recipe for this week was taken off face book by my sister and she shared it with me. She said it was very good and yields lots of gravy. She froze some of the cooked product into portions for later use. She used left over garlic bread for bread crumbs.

Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak

2 Pounds ground beef

1 Envelope onion soup mix (1 oz)

1/2 Cup Italian bread crumbs

1/4 Cup milk

2 Tablespoons vegetable oil

2 Cans cream of chicken soup (10.75 oz)

1 Package dry Au Jus Mix (1 oz)

3/4 Cup water

Mix together ground beef, onion soup mix, milk and bread crumbs; shape into eight patties. Dredge the patties in flour and quickly brown on both sides in a hot skillet with the oil. Place the browned patties in slow cooker stacking like a pyramid. In medium bowl combine cream soup, au jus mix and water. Pour over the meat; cook on low setting for 4-5 hours.

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