Sliders are a popular option at so many restaurants these days, but did you know they are extremely easy to make at home?  Some weary travelers were set to arrive at my house around 4 and we weren’t going to be having dinner until close to 9 so I knew they would need a snack.  I thought this would be just the thing to get them going.

Last Friday, Mandi was away and I had a friend coming over to play Mario Kart before we headed out for the night.  I wanted to throw something simple on the grill, but I also wanted something awesome.  Not just a steak or burger, something a little different.  The idea hit me at about 3pm out of nowhere and I ran with it.

As I was making these meatballs, I was a bit worried about posting the recipe.  My mother told me the recipe, as my grandmother had given it to her.  I didn’t know if there was some sort of embargo or block on passing it out for all to see.  Would I be blacklisted by my family and never given any recipes again?  No more Gnocchi secrets or Lasagna tips?  No more making tortellini’s for the holidays?  I didn’t know what to do.  Then last night I was watching Molto Mario (Re-Runs on fine living!) and the weight was lifted!  Mario made meatballs almost the exact same way as my family!  This did 2 things, for one, it made me proud because Mario is as authentic as you can get for Italian food, and 2, it released the ban on the recipe because it is no secret, its already out there for the world to see via Mario Batali.

Mandi loves cheesesteaks.  She has been dying to share her recipe and process here with everyone.  So much so, that we needed to take pictures 3 SEPARATE TIMES in order to get them perfectly right!  That was fine with me because they are so delicious that I don’t mind eating them multiple nights in a week. Click below for more!