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Although it's over five years since I moved from my hometown, I still have my local paper 'delivered', via the USPS.
There's really very little in it (just ask Erin); all the major news stories can be found elsewhere. I usually read the birth and death, wedding and anniversary announcements. Oh, and there's the always-fun 'District Justice Roundup'; a summary of all the court cases, including DUI's (really big where I come from...we have our own brewery!), shoplifting, and so on.
I don't know why I still get it, especially now that my paper's available on-line.
But last week, I actually found something in an issue that I was happy to see: fronting an enormous advertising section was a full page of burger recipes.
Hoping to find something to make for Matt, I browsed the recipes until I found Napa Valley Basil-Smoked Burgers.
I knew he'd like that!
Ground beef mixed with bread crumbs, onion, chopped basil, dry red wine, sun-dried tomatoes, and garlic salt.
The recipe called for the burgers to be smoked with dampened basil leaves over hot coals, but as it was raining off and on all day, we skipped that part.
Top burgers with slices of Monterey Jack, and spread rolls with a pesto mayonnaise.
We may have skipped a few steps, but Matt absolutely loved them. Fantastic flavor, and next time? It'd better be a clear day, so he can use the outdoor grill!
Oh, Morningstar Farms Veggie Dogs for the non-meaters...
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Basil Burgers for the 4th
Although it's over five years since I moved from my hometown, I still have my local paper 'delivered', via the USPS.
There's really very little in it (just ask Erin); all the major news stories can be found elsewhere. I usually read the birth and death, wedding and anniversary announcements. Oh, and there's the always-fun 'District Justice Roundup'; a summary of all the court cases, including DUI's (really big where I come from...we have our own brewery!), shoplifting, and so on.
I don't know why I still get it, especially now that my paper's available on-line.
But last week, I actually found something in an issue that I was happy to see: fronting an enormous advertising section was a full page of burger recipes.
Hoping to find something to make for Matt, I browsed the recipes until I found Napa Valley Basil-Smoked Burgers.
I knew he'd like that!
Ground beef mixed with bread crumbs, onion, chopped basil, dry red wine, sun-dried tomatoes, and garlic salt.
The recipe called for the burgers to be smoked with dampened basil leaves over hot coals, but as it was raining off and on all day, we skipped that part.
Top burgers with slices of Monterey Jack, and spread rolls with a pesto mayonnaise.
We may have skipped a few steps, but Matt absolutely loved them. Fantastic flavor, and next time? It'd better be a clear day, so he can use the outdoor grill!
Oh, Morningstar Farms Veggie Dogs for the non-meaters...
- Kimchi Turkey Patty Melt Recipe
It's hard to imagine after working on 35 turkey recipes that I'd be in the mood for another one, but behold the kimchi turkey patty melt! The mammoth recipe development project I've just completed included turkey burgers and I was left with...
- Minted Lamb Burger
Like the rest of you (I'm sure), I have more recipes bookmarked on my computer than I will live long enough to make. Each has a folder, with expected titles like 'chicken', 'pies', 'beverages'. There's also one...
- Smoke From A Distant (porch) Fire
Tonight's dinner: Triple Smoke Burgers. Ground beef mixed with paprika, chipotle powder & salt (or rubbed onto veggie burgers) & grilled, then topped with bacon (or the veg alternative), grilled avocado & red Boston lettuce...all on a grilled roll...
- Just Buy The Book, Already!
Here's another wonderfully simple, and fast, recipe from Giada De Laurentis. Penne with Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Wow. Talk about an easy meal! I even waited until Matt was home to start cooking, and we still found ourselves sitting at the table,...
- Pasta, Sausage And Bean Ragout
With the arrival of the latest Bon Appetit (which has replaced Gourmet as my favorite foodie mag), we're trying lots of new dishes. One I made last week was Pasta, Sausage and Bean Ragout. Oh, yum. I mean, yum. What a fabulous dish. And...