June 25th was my husband’s birthday, and I gave him a getaway to a cabin in Gravenhurst (Ontario), about two hours by car from Toronto!It was a surprise — on the same day, I wrote in his birthday card that I was going to kidnap him for two days!! 🤭 I decorated his office with balloons, a Happy Birthday banner, and a birthday card.I got up at 5:30 in the morning to set it all up so he’d get the surprise as soon as he woke up!Of course, there was a barbecue, so on the night of his birthday we made lamb and asparagus for dinner, and the next day for lunch, a couple of burgers, Spanish-style fries, and a corn on the cob!Normally, I like to make the burgers myself, mixing ground meat with egg, garlic, parsley, salt, and breadcrumbs — but this time I bought them because I didn’t have all the ingredients in the cabin.I’ll show you the cabin too 😉… It was amazing!#BBQbites

burgers tasted great. you can even melt Kraft sliced cheese on top of burger to add extra cheese

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Yummy~

The sauce here has proved rich and flavourful, the whisky adding a smoky note. The sauce should probably work just as well for steaks and roasts too.

This is version # 2 in my stuffed roll series. It's cheesy, messy and oh so delicious.

This is a hamburger patty that has been well-loved by my family for a long time.If you're making the sauce at the same time as the patties, place the tomato sauce with the finely chopped garlic into a heat-resistant container. Loosely wrap it with cling film then heat it in the microwave for 2 minutes to reduce the sauce. Mix in the herb salt and then a little of the meat juices at the end. Recipe by Yuuyuu0221

Stroganoff was always my favorite flavor of Hamburger Helper when I was younger, so I'm surprised that it wasn't the first flavor that I tried to recreate. For a more traditional copycat of Hamburger Helper, you could leave out the mushrooms, but we love the addition of them.