run kitchen run

Maybe it was the 4 days off of work. Maybe it was the clean floor or the lack of dishes on the counter waiting for a bath. Or it was the solitude of Thanksgiving. Whatever moves me, I've been having a marathon in the kitchen for the last 48 hours.

First it was the breakfast sandwich, cooked to perfection on the BroilKing Pro electric griddle; then it was salsa fresca and a batch of nachos using the yummy La Fortaleza stone ground corn tortilla chips; then burgers; and now an experiment with a recipe from my favorite Weeknight Kitchen® hostess, Lynne Rossetto Kasper. (If you like this recipe, head to www.splendidtable.publicradio.org and sign up for her weekly newsletter or listen to her podcasts of the radio show.)

Marinating in the fridge is an adaptation of her Ginger-Shallot Chicken Breast recipe.

Later...I can't seem to follow a recipe verbatim, unless of course it involves baking - my version turned out quite tasty, served with a Napa cabbage salad lightly tossed with a soy sesame citrus dressing.

burgers burgers burgers

Finally updated my collection of hamburger photos on Flickr - some so old, I couldn't remember the exact date I sampled the specific slab of ground beef. Oddly, some of places I've tried didn't make the photo parade, I'm guessing either because I'd forgotten my camera or in the case of the burger at Father's Office, it was so delectable I ate it in such haste that a picture was out of the question.

egg mc-this

Who needs McDonald's?

After an unsuccessful Black Friday shopping experience - I came home to make breakfast. A fried egg with cheddar cheese and prosciutto on a hamburger bun - delish!

non-traditional turkey

I needed turkey tacos. And a pumpkin spice cake instead of pie. And solitude.
I got them all. And I'm eternally thankful...