Saturday, August 23

At one of the many doctor appointments I take Grandma to, I found the following recipe in Family Circle magazine. Grandma and I thought it sounded good, so we are going to try it tonight. We'll let you know if it is a keeper or not.

Warm Steak and Potato Salad

1 1/2 lbs small red potatoes
5 strips bacon
1 small chopped red onion
1 to 1 1/2 lb boneless sirloin steak, cut into thin strips
1/4 tsp salt
7 Tbs honey
7 Tbs cider vinegar
1/2 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1/2 tsp cold water
1 6-oz package baby spinach
1 cup grape tomatoes, halved

In a pot, cover potatoes with cold water and bring to a boil; simmer 15 minutes or until tender.

Meanwhile, cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp; drain on paper towels.
Add the onion to the bacon drippings and cook 3 minutes. Then add the steak and salt. Cook 2 more minutes or until the steak is no longer pink. Remove steak and onions to a plate and keep warm.

Add honey and vengar to skillet; cook on medium heat for 2 minutes. Shake and add the cornstarch mixture and cook for 30 seconds. Remove from heat.

Drain potatoes; rinse with cold water. Cut into quarters and place in blowl along with crumbled bacon and steak-onion mixture.

Add spinach, warm honey cider-vinegar dressing and tomatoes. Toss gently and serve.

I will probably not add the steak and potatoes to the spinach as some of my kids my not eat it that way - They do eat spinach salad, I'm just not sure if they would eat it all mixed together. Also, Grandma does have a hard time digesting some lettuce, so that way she can limit the amount of spinach she has on her plate.

Along with this warm salad, I am going to make a Cucumber and Tomato Salad. This is just chopped up tomatoes, cucumbers and red onions. I then put some chopped basil in it along with a squeeze of lemon juice and some olive oil.

I think some crusty french bread will go well with this meal. I am trying to stay away from the bread, but I think I can stick to one piece tonight!