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it’s Thursday night and all’s well! This morning I woke up to thoughts of my packed day with a headache due to impending weather, a craft market at work and a full day of working on a new family friendly tour for the Discovery Center followed by a educational programming strategy meeting. Probably enough for one day but of course I had to come home and make dinner…
From the bottom up. Buttered and toasted bun, McClure’s dill pickle relish, turkey burger, slice of pepper jack, tomato slice, slice of american, sprinkle of goat cheese, sprinkle of freshly grated parmesan, buttered and toasted bun. So good.
And on the side? Z made a mint chocolate oreo milkshake.
Not bad after a hard day.
Category: burgers
thanksgiving burger
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wait for it…. happy thanksgiving! I actually started this blog one year ago with a post about thanksgiving. No spice rubbed whole turkeys this year although I am still longing for football in the snow.
We had harbored the vaguely ridiculous idea of making our own thanksgiving burger. No help taken (although some would argue we need it) from Bobby Flay. Z made the buns from scratch and they were flavored like stuffing. A little dense and heavy but they actually tasted like stuffing.
A super lean (to taste like the real thing) turkey burger with cranberry apricot chutney, those super salty onions that people put on green beans and just because I like it, goat cheese.
To take the burger to thanksgiving proportions, steamed green beans with a balsamic reduction and macaroni and cheese. We also cracked out the cloth napkins and Hornsby’s hard cider. We have a lot to be thankful for and the next year to look forward to. Based on last year I sure can’t imagine what it will bring.
nacho burger
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Trial by fire could be another name for this burger. It’s packed with 3 different preparations of jalapenos and pepper jack cheese. Z home pickled the jalapeno’s and I made a avocado relish with fresh diced jalapenos and a fresh tomato salsa with chipotles (which are also smoked jalapenos) in adobo sauce. Top the burger off with some crumbles of blue corn chips and you’ve got nachos. We’ve come a long way from industrial cheese with Rotel.
miami burger
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Miami is famous for a lot of things. South Beach. Art Deco. TV shows. And it is a different kind of melting pot for banana republics like Jamaica, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico and Cuba. One thing all these nationalities share is a distinct pride of place and definitely of food. There are some renowned dives in central and south Florida serving up these plated acts of love.
For those joining the game late, we are just past midway through cooking through Bobby Flay’s Burgers, Fries and Shakes. I am endeavouring to cook all the burgers in the book and making pretty good work of it.
Tonight we made the miami burger which is a riff on the cuban (cubano) sandwich. It is a pressed burger that is piled with roasted garlic dijon mayo, swiss cheese, sliced dill pickles and a slice of smoked ham with a turkey burger replacing the roast pork. Put the whole thing together, wrap it in foil and press under a heavy skillet while you melt the cheese into an oozing mass. Pretty good eating for a Wednesday night.
bistro burger
Longest week ever and I decide to come home and make a blog worthy burger. Tired and with less than a will to cook I pull out the book. Tonight’s burger is the bistro. A french tour de force that recalls steak au poivre with it’s pepper crust and french sidewalk bistro fare with it’s dijon vinaigrette dressing buttery greens. Topped with melting swiss and crisped bacon on a toasted buttery bakery style bun. A tall glass of pamplemousse rose perrier completes the francophilia. bon appetit.
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