First of all, before the burgers, it's time to have another Google search Q and A session. Here we go:
1) calzone party- Haha! Whoever typed that one into the Google search field is as big a dork as I am. Here's your how-to-have-a-calzone-party guide: http://cookingmywaytothe365.blogspot.com/2012/06/recipes-38-39-40-and-41-trifecta-second.html
2) bocconotti cookies- Somebody else knows what these are and was searching for them? Hooray! Dear Searcher: do you know how to make bocconotti? Comment here and let me know and as a bonus, you'll join Kelly, my best little friend from elementary school who moved to Georgia on the day of my First Holy Communion, as the two "elite status" commenters. Kel- you got a shout out!
3) free blank venn diagram template- It is hilarious that all of these people looking to make venn diagrams are stumbling upon this blog of mine. Hilarious and probably totally unhelpful for them. Sorry!
4) authentic dirndl- see it here! Your one-stop-blogspot for authentic dirndls and a fun story behind them: http://cookingmywaytothe365.blogspot.com/2012/04/recipes-23-and-24-chunkey-monkey.html
5) make red sugar- This one is my favorite! I have no idea how to officially "make red sugar" (can't you just buy sprinkles? Or mix in a few drops of red food coloring with regular sugar?), but I want to point out that this search led to not one, but two page views. Two people in one week (or maybe the same person twice) were interested in "making red sugar" and landed upon this literary masterpiece of a blog. I love it.
Moving along to my favorite homemade burgers. The first recipe is from the girl from my high school who used to have the food blog that sadly no longer exists- I think I adapted it but I can't check back to cross-reference because that blog no longer exists. The second recipe is from Stacey and Keith, and I think they adapted it from something in the Wall Street Journal. And the third recipe is from my aunt and godmother, Auntie Kim (who, for the first three years of my life and still sometimes now, I called/call Auntie Kippie because that is somehow easier to say). She got it from here: http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/recipes/Chicken-Parm-Burger-Debi-Tschinkel. I made my own garden fresh tomato sauce to go with this, recipe adapted from here: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/08/easy-garden-tomato-sauce.html#more.
CHERRY GORGONZOLA BURGERS
Ingredients:
-12 oz lean ground beef
-1/2 - 3/4 c chopped dried cherries
-1/2 c breadcrumbs
-1 minced garlic clove
-1 T balsamic vinegar
-2 t dijon mustard
-1 t Worchestire sauce
-salt and pepper, to taste
-1/2 of a small vidalia onion (or really, any onion will work) and a little bit of butter
-gorgonzola crumbles
Instructions:
1) mix all ingredients except the onion and gorgonzola, until combined
2) divide into 4 equal 1/2 inch thick patties, making a slight impression in the center of each
3) grill until desired level of doneness
4) saute the onion in some butter and place atop the burgers along with the gorgonzola crumbles
5) Cherries? Gorgonzola? Beef? Don't knock it until you try it- these are delicious!
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| It's hard to tell if I took a bite of this before I took the picture. We'll go with no, I did not. |
SPICY-ISH BEER BURGERS
Ingredients:
-1 lb beef
-1/8 c Worchestire sauce
-1 T chili powder
-1/4 c beer
-drizzle of olive oil
Instructions:
1) combine the ingredients
2) form into patties
3) grill to desire level of doneness... simple and delicious!
CHICKEN PARM BURGERS
Ingredients:
Burger
-1 lb ground chicken
-1 T olive oil
-some fresh torn basil
-1 T finely chopped onion
-a sprinkle of salt
-crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
Coating
-1 c panko breadcrumbs and 1/2 c parmesan cheese, mixed together in a dish
Topping
-garden tomato sauce, see below
-slices of fresh mozzarella cheese
-some yummy rolls
Instructions:
1) mix together the meat, oil, and spices and form into patties
2) coat each patty well with the panko/parm cheese mixture
3) put the burgers on wax paper and set in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes
4) fry the burgers in a pan with oil until brown on both sides, and then let them drain on paper towel
5) top the burgers with some sauce and mozzarella
6) bake the burgers at 350 degrees until the cheese melts (maybe 5 minutes or so)
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| Thank you for this delicious recipe, Auntie Kippie! XOXO! |
GARDEN TOMATO SAUCE
Ingredients:
-1 T olive oil
-6 cloves garlic, minced
-2 pints grape tomatoes, halved
-salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
-fresh basil, to taste
-a healthy splash of whatever wine happens to be sitting around
Instructions:
1) heat the oil and cook the garlic until golden
2) add all other ingredients, except the wine, reduce the heat to a simmer, cover, and cook for about 15 minutes
3) mash the tomatoes right in the pan with a potato masher
4) add the wine, and simmer until the wine and liquids have boiled off, thereby making a chunky sauce perfect for on top of the burgers!
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