Friday Photo [#24] – A Future to Strive For.

Burgers I've Made [#1]

So – last weekend I made approximately 2 (two) tons of food for somewhere in the area of 40 people. For those of you that are counting – that is roughly 100 (one-hundred) pounds of food per person. Surprisingly – there were some leftovers. I made 2 (two) kinds of salsa, cupcakes (from scratch!) with butter-cream, 3 (three) kinds of burgers and 10 (ten) pounds of brats boiled in Guinness (with some onions).

Today is burger #1 day . . . it is the day of the “Buffalo Blue Cheese burger.”

Okay smarty – here is what you will need.

  • Hamburger
  • Buffalo Wing sauce (make sure to get a good one – mine was questionable – and not hot enough)
  • Blue Cheese Crumbles
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Seriously . . . that is all that was in there.

Okay – all that was supposed to be in there – I ended up having to doctor my batch up a bit due to the Hot Wing sauce being crummy. I wish I could remember what kind it was so that I could steer you away from it – oh well.

Mix everything together – you kind of have to eyeball this to taste – and then throw a teeny tiny patty into a frying pan – so that you can get an idea as to what you have just made. Adjust the mixture accordingly, patty them puppies up and then throw them on the grill.

This was the simplest of the 3 (three) burger mixes that I ended up making – and oddly the one that got eaten the most. I have my personal favorite – but I’m holding that one for last – because that is how I roll.

Oh – and speaking of rolls – I have gotta tell you that the bun is such an important part of the burger . . . so get get some good good bread (rolls/buns), then put a little bit of butter on them and the toast them on the grill. Your burgers will thank you very kindly.

Yes – Your burgers will thank you very very kindly.

Here is a tiny history of “Buffalo Sauce” : The sauce is composed of only five ingredients: cayenne pepper sauce, white vinegar, butter, salt, and garlic [or just a simple mixture of hot sauce and melted butter]. Buffalo wings were first prepared by Teressa Bellissimo at the Anchor Bar in, Buffalo, New York on October 3, 1964. Two other Buffalo bars Duff’s and Rootie’s Pump Room, also both claim to be the originator of the Buffalo Wing. Oh – and – July 29 as “Chicken Wing Day,” in Buffalo. So you just missed that . . . but now you can make your plans for next year. Until then – make some “Buffalo Blue Cheese Burgers” – and eat them.

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The Bourne Ultimatum

Last weekend was a busy times ten type of weekend. I made so much food for a shindig up around these parts – in the land where I am. I suppose that you could go so far as to say that I quasi-catered the event – which was fun – but tiring (more recipes are on the way – so hold onto your jets for that).

Then Sunday came around – and my little bird asked what we were going to be up to. My simple response was that I wanted to go and see Matt Damon blow some stuff up. It even worked out pretty well where the movie was starting in 50 (fifty) minutes – so we just kind of got up and left for the movie – perfect timing.

Alright – so here is your movie review. It was so so so so good that I kind of wanted to call people during it to let them know how much I was enjoying it. It was a “sitting on the edge of my seat, biting my nails and clapping with glee” sort of movie and it was definitely my favorite movie of the summer (which isn’t saying a ton this summer). The word just officially came down that it has moved from being a “favorite movie of the summer” to being my “favorite movie in awhile.” So there is that.

And now – I will tell you my favorite part. This big “bad” guy in the movie is in a meeting and he yells “You just can’t make this stuff up.” Well – even though that is a pretty normal phrase in society . . . it is also something that Doodle Poodle said at one point – so I immediately imagined Doodle Poodle playing the part of the “bad” guy for the next few minutes of the movie – which was fun to me. There were other – more accessible to normal people great parts throughout the movie as well – so don’t worry that my view is skewed by the whole poodle thing.
Alrighty then – there is my big movie review. Go see this movie. Mostly that is going to anyone that has seen the other movies and enjoyed them. If you haven’t seen the other ones – then go and do that – and then go and see this one – and let me know what you think.

I will look to hear from you in the next 12 (twelve) hours or so.

Friday Photo [#23]