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Patty Melts....

11:14 AM



Patty melts are one of the easiest sandwiches to make. There really is no way to mess these bad boys up and they are so delicious!

In skillet on meduim heat, add 1 tablespoon of butter. Slice a fresh onion, peeling off the outer layer and separate.  Add them to the butter in the skillet. Cook until they are translucent. Remove onions, placing on paper towel to remove excess butter.

Take a quarter pound of ground beef (or ground turkey) and form into a patty. Place in skillet and cook until the juices run clear. I seasoned my beef with just salt and pepper.





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The Sinful Burgah

10:25 PM



I consider myself The Sandwich Queen. I will make anything into a sandwich. Imagine my delight when watching a cooking channel when I saw this bad boy of a burger made by the Hukilau Cafe. It was patty, it was thinly sliced teriyaki beef, it was onions. I knew as soon as I saw it, I had to make it.

Theirs of course, include a fried egg but my family, while usually very accomodating when it comes to my cooking experiments, said no. So I left that off. I must say this was one amazing burger.




I cooked a regular burger, grilled the buttered bun, added pepperjack cheese, some onions I sauteed in Teriyaki sauce and steak strips I marinated in teriyaki sauce. Man oh, man, so gooooooood.

Add sliced jalapeno for a little kick and how awesome would some sundried tomato be on this!??? I die.

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Grilled Chicken Noodle Soup: Holiday Leftover edition

4:04 PM


Christmas is officially over and we are now looking forward to the new year. The day after Christmas sometimes we just don't know what to do with leftovers but sometimes they can make a nice hearty and delicious soup! I made a chicken noodle soup to help warm my kids up during these cold Mississippi days and it was perfect. Of course, I used leftovers but you can easily make this soup with the ingredients fresh.

For Christmas dinner I made pineapple honey glazed carrots, brown sugar and bacon green beans, grilled chicken. I made much more, but these leftovers made for a perfect soup! I also had grilled huge onion steaks that I chopped up for this recipe and oh my word...yes! 




You will need:
3 grilled chicken breasts
2 cups of steamed green beans (crumbled bacon optional)
2 maggi chicken bouillon cubes
6 cups of water
1 bag of egg noodles
4 roasted carrots sliced
1/4 of whole onion, chopped

Pour water in large pot and add bouillon cubes. Bring to a boil and add in noodles, reduce heat to medium. Chop carrots and add them to pot. Chop beans into thirds and add to pot. Add your chopped onion and then dice your chicken. At this point, you can taste the liquid in your soup and add a little salt/pepper to your liking.  Reduce heat to low and serve hot once noodles are tender.

Since you are cooking with already cooked ingredients, this soup does not take long at all. Just wait for the noodles to become tender and voila! You are done!

Quick easy idea and great way to use leftover chicken you may have. If you have fresh carrots, skin them and you can bake them in a little olive oil at 350 until tender, so about 40 minutes. You can also use frozen carrots and beans. 



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Best Burger Ever....

2:49 PM


I am a huge fan of making sandwiches and burgers. They are super easy, most of the time really quick to make and there are just so many delicious possibilities.  I was on a bleu cheese burger kick but last night I had a bag of sun dried tomatoes that I had left over from a dip I made and I wanted to use them. To me, sun dried tomatoes can be a bit too chewey for my liking but I decided to saute them with fresh cut mushroom and sliced red onion. Oh my--WIN!


You will need:
Sun dried tomatoes 
red onion (sliced)
mushrooms (sliced)
Creole Seasoning to taste (You should be able to find this at your grocery store...it is called Creole Seasoning--any brand)

(For one burger I used: 2 mushrooms, 1 slice of red onion (about 5 rings), 1 tbsp of sun dried tomato)

I cooked my burgers as I normally do...I use a griddle to cook them on. After they were done, I did a quick wipe down of the griddle and added the onions, mushroom and tomato with a dash of creole seasoning. Cook until mushrooms are tender and onions become translucent. 

I used King Hawaiian Hamburger Buns toasted, added a little lettuce, my burger with pepperjack cheese and topped with my new favorite burger topping. This was so good, I think my mouth started convulsing a little bit. 





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