Sunday night dinner is a tradition with the Hackman family. Nina creates a masterpiece and any child, grandchild , etc. that can make it will be well fed.
Before Heidi and I were married I volunteered to bring mashed potatoes 🥔 to Thanksgiving for her family. I put three or four containers of Bob Evans mashed potatoes in a crock pot and topped it with some salt and pepper and a stick of butter and they were a hit. Compliment after compliment was thrown my way throughout the dinner. I just smiled and said “Thank You.”
After a while Heidi couldn’t take it anymore. She said ” My goodness. They are Bob Evans mashed potatoes. Quit telling him how good they are.” Bob Evans has been a staple with us ever since.
Tonight Nina fixed this delicious Salisbury Steak (glorified hamburger she called it) and Bob Evans mashed potatoes. Her gravy was simply beef broth, onions and mushrooms 🍄 and thickened up with corn starch. Just look at that 🍄 mushroom hanging on the the edge of that piece of meat!
I was like warm about something Heidi fixed for dinner one night and she stated, ” I bet if my Mom fixed it you would try it!” Of course I would. Because whatever Nina Hackman fixes for dinner is golden.
The best news is that this picture is tomorrow’s lunch.
Walt’s Diner 