National Hamburger Day - Today is National Hamburger Day! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
Nothing is more American than a big, juicy hamburger.
Hamburgers and cheeseburgers have been a staple of the American diet for decades. In 2001, over 8.2 billion burgers were served in commercial restaurants in the United States. This number does not even take into account the number of burgers people eat at home! This is another 15 billion!
Although hamburgers originated in Hamburg, Germany, eating the burger in a bun is actually an American innovation.
The hamburger sandwich was most likely invented in Seymour, Wisconsin. Each year the city hosts a hamburger festival called Burger Fest. That is where the world's largest hamburger made its debut in 2001. It weighed 8,266 pounds!
To celebrate National Hamburger Day, enjoy dining upon burgers—be they made in restaurants or at home!
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
National Hamburger Day, In the News, and Enjoy
Tuesday, September 03, 2013
Skyscraper Day, Teriyaki Mushroom Burgers, Asian Chicken Salad, and Relax!
Skyscraper Day - Skyscraper Day is a day to appreciate and admire the world's tallest skyscrapers. Teriyaki Mushroom Burgers - Laura produced some incredibly tasty teriyaki mushroom burgers Sunday afternoon. She made patties using 85% lean beef, to which she added minced garlic, minced Jalapeños, and several spices and seasonings. While the patties grilled, Laura sautéed sliced, poached mushrooms in teriyaki sauce. She poured the mushrooms atop the patties and placed Swiss cheese atop them. Asian Chicken Salad - Yesterday was Labor Day. While many traveled great distances and placed themselves in peril on crowded roadways, Laura and I stayed home and produced an enormous quantity of Asian Chicken Salad. Laura poached sliced mushrooms and prepared the noodles. I did the slicing, dicing, chopping, and mincing. Laura combined the ingredients, added seasonings, extra-virgin olive oil and Oriental rice wine vinegar, and slowly stirred everything together. Relax! - Relax and enjoy these videos!
Skyscrapers are truly engineering and architectural marvels. In many crowded cities, space is in short supply, and real estate prices are ever increasing. Building "up" becomes more and more logical. As technical capabilities in construction improved, skyscrapers have become taller and taller. In addition, there is a certain prestige to have one of the tallest structures in the world in your city.
Here are the world's tallest buildings:
She also produced an excellent batch of oven fries.
She placed the patties atop fresh Kaiser rolls from a local deli. There was no need to add condiments! The burgers were incredible.
This is a recipe I developed many years ago and with which I have brought intense pleasure to a great many.
Laura took a quantity to work with her this morning. She is gifting it to a co-worker. This afternoon, when she arrives at our home, she will travel to the home of a member of our home church (Harvest Christian Center) who is recovering from an injury at home. Laura will bless her with an offering of this delicious treat.
The balance shall be savored by us throughout the week. Asian Chicken Salad is excellent as an entrée or as a side dish. It is extremely healthful and very low in sodium, fat, and cholesterol. It is also very time- and labor-intensive to produce. If you wish to make some, you will find the recipe on this blog under the Recipes link on the left.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Where's the Beef?, Mommy Dearest, -and- Extra Credit
Where's the Beef? - Ted Nugent rips Paul McCartney for firing burger-eating roadies
Mommy Dearest - mother keeps daughter prisoner without sunshine
Extra Credit - student stages robbery to wipe bad grades
On this day in history: June 19, 1999 - While taking a walk, horror author Stephen King is struck by a van piloted by a distracted Bryan Smith. King's extensive injuries (broken leg, broken hip, lacerated scalp and collapsed lung) remanded him to a hospital bed for three weeks. Smith would later die in his sleep on Stephen King's birthday.
Born on this day in history: June 19, 1834 - Charles H. Spurgeon (1834 - 1892) preacher. His humorous sermons at the Metropolitan Tabernacle drew congregations of 6,000; wrote collections of pithy sayings, "John Ploughman's Talk," 1869.
Today's Video: The Puzzle
For last evening's meal, I made steamed broccoli, brown rice with mushrooms, and pork steaks. I made a marinade with tequila, teriyaki sauce, brown sugar, lime juice, cornstarch, and crushed red pepper. I cut two thick pork steaks from Sunday's pork butt and marinated them for two hours. I sautéed the steaks in the marinade, which thickened into a delicious glaze. The remaining glaze from the sauté pan was drizzled over the rice. It was a delightful meal.