waffles
pancakes or waffles
all kinds of debate about this at the office today. Which is easier? Which is better? What might be good or bad about the Waffle House? Chocolate chip or Pecan? I don’t know if waffles are easier or not but they are more complicated and have their own machine.
pimiento cheese burger
I guess it isn’t strictly pimiento cheese if you assume there are pimiento in your cupboard and there are not, but in theory this is a pimiento cheese burger. Yes, it is a mild fail-but we decided that pimientos wouldn’t really add much and we really liked it anyhow. Served up on a lightly buttered toasted potato bun with bacon and Alexia Onion Rings baked in the oven. So great.
Pimiento Cheese for 2-4
4 oz cheddar finely shredded
1/3 cup mayo
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 teaspoon dijon
Mix together in a good size bowl and dollop on. If you are really brave and a good shopper you could add 1/4 diced pimientos.
incoming for going out
catching up on my blogs this morning and find two things to cheer about!
- Pinkberry, the famous froyo joint from Cali is opening in Orlando in two weeks! Their yogurt is tart and sweet and if you have a reasonable amount not bad for you.
- the website is up for Orlando Magical Dining Month! It is in September and you can score three course meals and some outstanding restarants prix fixe at $30 per person. We make a point of taking this in and have eaten some great meals by great chefs. Many cities have this at different points in the year.
prez obama burger
I am not terribly politically inclined. I will mention that someone we know had a McCain sign in their yard and the day before they returned from vacation an Obama sign mysteriously appeared in their yard. I wonder how that happened.
But this burger comes out of the Good Stuff cookbook by Spike Mendelsohn and is named the Prez Obama Burger. Not because he has even eaten it but because it was in a contest of two burgers during the election and really, if McCain won it would have been his in the book, I am sure. How’s that for bi-partisan? Spike loves him some potato buns and honestly they are so squishy that I kind of love them too. It is layered with sirloin, red wine sweet pickled red onions, bacon, cheese (it called for blue but we swapped) and spicy horseradish cayenne mayo.
Z was messing around when I started eating and I more or less finished my burger before he started and my main question was, ‘you gonna eat that?’ It was that good.
A little watermelon on the side to celebrate national watermelon day. We’re all-american around here.
Red Onion Marmalade
1 cup red wine vinegar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large red onion (sliced in about 1/4″ slices)
Heat red wine vinegar and sugar until sugar dissolves and mixture simmers in a medium saucepan. Drop in sliced onion and boil onions for about 10 to 15 minutes until soft and translucent and liquid has reduced by about half. This is about 1/2 of Spike’s recipe and would cover 4 burgers or so.
My Urban Pantry 