Greek Burgers all recipes

Greek Burgers

Why this recipe works: the greeks have given the world many thins: democracy, philosophy, and most importantly, a way to put a new spin on the classic American burger. Instead of ground beef, we use ground lamb for our burgers. And when it comes to flavorings, we put them (mint, garlic, and feta cheese) inside the burger as we form the patties rather than pile them all on top. To cut through the richness of the ground lamb, we slather on a tangy sauce of Greek style yogurt, chopped kalamatas olives, and mint. Tomato and onion slices go on at the end to complete the transformation; what was oce an all American burger is now a delicious Greek – inspired supper. These burgers are best hot off the grill, but hey can be cooked in a skillet on the stovetop as well. Low fat, no fat, or full fat plain yogurt. Look for high quality hamburger buns that can stand up to these juicy burgers without falling apart; supermarket bakery bins are good place to search.

Ingredients

1. mix yogurt, olives, 1 clove garlic, and 2 tablespoons mint in small bowl. Set aside. Break lamb into small pieces in medium bowl. Add cheese, remaining garlic, remaining mint, salt, and pepper using fork, toss until ingredients are evenly distributed. Divide mixture into 4 equal portions and lightly pack into 1 inch think patties.
2. grill patties over hot fire until browned on both side and cooked to desired doneness, 4 to 6 minutes per side. Transfer burgers to plate and tent with foil. Grill cut sides of buns until toasted, about 2 minutes.
3. arrange burgers on buns. Top burgers with dollop of yogurt sauce and tomato and union slices. Place top of bun on burger. Serve.

Simple side cucumber, watermelon, and radish salad

Combine 4 cups cubed, seeded watermelon; 1 cucumber, peeled, halved, seeded, and sliced; 1 cup thinly sliced radishes; 1 tablespoon lime juice; and ¼ cup chopped fresh mint in large bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Serve 4.

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Getting More Whole Grains in Your Diet Giveaway!

Ringing in the New Year often means new eating habits. We know whole grain is important to you, and the Dietary Guidelines recommend choosing products with a whole grain listed as the first ingredient. Now every cereal with the white check has more whole grain than any other single ingredient with the same great taste. You will see “whole grain” as a part of the first ingredient on the ingredient list, indicating that whole grain is the first and most prevalent ingredient.

According to Dr. Travis Stork, emergency room physician and host of “The Doctors,” identifying whole grain products can be challenging. Shoppers can look for nutritional cues on the front of the box, but they need to read the ingredient list to know if they are getting enough whole grain. Ingredient lists detail ingredients in order of prevalence, and if the words “whole grain” are followed by a grain like wheat or oats, it means the food contains more whole grain than any other single ingredient. Here’s how to determine if your cereals have whole grain as a first ingredient: With all the health messages facing grocery store shoppers, it can be confusing to translate what appears on food labels into nutritional needs, and hard to determine which foods have a meaningful amount of whole grain. Dr. Stork has some additional recommendations to help you include whole grain easily into your diet. They include: Start Early! The Dietary Guidelines recommend people get at least 48 grams of whole grain in their daily diets. Get a jump-start on the day’s nutrition by incorporating whole grain into your morning routine. For instance, when choosing cereal make sure whole grain is listed as the first ingredient. One easy choice is cereal with the white check, which have more whole grain than any other single ingredient. Make Simple Swaps. Choose whole grain versions of the foods you love. Great options include whole wheat pasta and whole wheat bread or even whole grain crackers. Also, try different types of whole grain. Use brown rice instead of white rice as a side dish at dinner or popcorn, which is a whole grain, for a snack. Don’t Judge a Food by Its Cover. The front of food packages provide good nutritional cues, but don’t forget to read the ingredients and check the nutrition label and side labels for additional health information. Cereals with the white check even include the amount of whole grain per serving on packaging. To help with choosing products with whole grain, General Mills developed “Fast Lane for Whole Grain,” an online educational game. Consumers can navigate virtual grocery store aisles and identify products that have whole grain as the first ingredient, with the option to enter a sweepstakes to win one of each of the 50 cereals with the white check. Make a commitment to add more whole grain to your diet by simply pouring a bowl of cereal with the white check including Cheerios®, Lucky Charms®, Cinnamon Toast Crunch®, Honey Nut Cheerios® and Total®. To help you get started one lucky reader will win this amazing gift package: 5 Boxes of General Mills with the white check!! To enter be a follower of One Crazy Cookie and tell me How has this information changed the way you read ingredient lists? For an additional entry like One Crazy Cookie on Facebook. Winner will be drawn by random number generator on February 15. For more information on the importance of whole grain and a chance to enter the “Fast Lane for Whole Grain” sweepstakes, visit Whole Grain Nation.

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Fennel-Apple Salad ♥ with Orange-Zest Candied Black Walnuts

Today's winter salad: Chopped fennel and apple served atop orange rounds. This is a decidedly savory fruit salad but is topped by not-to-be-missed candied black walnuts brightened with orange zest. Vegan.

Story goes that Cajun culturist Justin Wilson, when asked what's for supper, will answer with his own question, "Whaddaya got?" and then decide. Do you cook in that inspired, improvisational way? If so, I bow in homage! Me, nearly always I am a "recipe cook" who starts with a list of ingredients, albeit one who then tugs and twists those ingredients to simplify techniques and match my idea of what's good and what's healthy.

Last week, the Missouri Organic Association hosted its annual conference here in St. Louis and three local chefs and three local bloggers teamed up for an Iron Chef-style cookoff. Talk about cooking outside my comfort zone – in public!

But I must say, talk about a total kick, thanks to my collaborator chef Pat Long from Cafe Mosaic in Washington, Missouri. In one hour, the challenge was to somehow start to finish combine three surprise ingredients, tilapia, sunchokes and black walnuts. The salad here is one of two dishes Pat and I really liked, especially the candied black walnuts made special with the addition of orange zest. (Did I say orange zest? Yes I did!) Bummer, the judges didn't agree – except for the candied black walnuts!
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Menu Plan Monday

Last weekend at the last moment hubby and I had the opportunity to hop a plane and go to San Francisco for the weekend!  Neither of us had been there before.  We only had one full day to take it all in and I so want to go back.  It was a foodies dream!!  Check out this cool bread sculpture.

I will share more later, but for now it is about time I get back on the menu bandwagon.  Life has been very hectic with out it.  A lesson I never seem to learn!!

This Week's Menu
Monday: Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup
Tuesday: Cheesy Cracker Ranch Chicken
Wednesday: California Chowder
Thursday: Picnic Night
Friday:Chicken Puff Pastry Pockets
Saturday: French Bread Pizza
Sunday:Balsamic Pork Loin

Wishing you all a delicious week!!

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Take a look at sneakpeeq and a Great Giveaway!

Sneakpeeq is the largest and fastest growing social shopping company on Facebook. They currently have over 300,000 users to date and are rapidly growing. The company recently entered into a strategic partnership with Facebook at F8 conference a few months back (f8 is the annual Facebook developers conference). We are backed financially by the initial investors of Facebook and Twitter. To date, they have primarily partnered with brands in the fashion/home decor/gourmet food categories; we have partnered with over 600+ brands. In December 2011, Sneakpeeq was named one of the “Top 10 Best Social Aps of 2011”. In January 2012, Sneakpeeq reached a milestone when it officially became fully integrated into Facebook’s Open Graph (like Spotify).
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I went over to sneakpeeq to see what it is all about. They have some great products and ways to earn different discounts.  It was a fun and interactive site!

Now sneakpeeq has offered one lucky reader a $10 gift card to use on your favorite food, style and home products—that goes a long way in sneakpeeq’s amazingly low-priced boutiques!
  But with thisgiveaway, everybody wins!  sneakpeeq is giving 20 % off your next purchase just for entering!!

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Enter the giveaway by clicking on this link: and joining sneakpeeq! You will also recieve your exclusive 20% off when you click this link.  The winner will be announced here on 02/15/12! 

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Superbowl Eats!!

Are you ready for Superbowl Sunday?  It is always a big deal at our house. It is even better when one of our teams is in it, but either way it's what we do and food plays a huge part of the celebration. 
Here's what we are doing this year.

Pulled Pork Sandwiches with all the fixing for lunch.

Then the snacking begins:

Superbowl Shrimp Dip (Oh I wonder where it got it's name!)

Mom's Seven Layer Bean Dip

 and new to the menu:

Snickers Popcorn From Walking on Sunshine!

Super Peanut Butter Filled Brownies

 What's on your menu for the BIG GAME?

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Asian Chicken Salad Sandwiches with Sesame – Soy Mayonnaise and Pickeld Cucumber all recipes

Asian Chicken Salad Sandwiches

Why this recipe works: for this Asian inspired chicken salad sandwich, we start with a rotisserie chicken, which we shred into bite-size pieces. (Be sure to buy the plain roasted rotisserie chicken at your supermarket rather than on that’s roasted with garlic or herbs). Because of the rich flavors in the mayonnaise – including sesame oil and soy sauce – we needed a crisp and crunchy counterpoint. Quick pickles made from a thinly sliced cucumber did the trick: they lead a welcome fresh flavor and contracting texture to our sandwiches. An English cucumber has fewer has fewer seeds than the American version, so we opted for one of those and quickly removed the seeds we did find with a teaspoon. We make the pickles first so they can sit and absorb the pickling liquid while we complete the rest of the meal. A round, crusty loaf of bread, such as a boule, is essential to getting the large, sturdy slices needed for this hearty sandwich.

Asian Chicken Salad Sandwiches  with Sesame – Soy Mayonnaise and Pickeld Cucumber

Ingredients: serve 4

½ cup cider vinegar

3 tablespoon sugar

1 cucumber, halved, seeded, and sliced thin

2/3  cup mayonnaise

2 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil

1 tablespoon grated ginger salt and pepper

1 rotisserie chicken (about 2 ½ pounds), skin discarded, meat shredded into bite – size pieces (about 3 cups)

6 scallions, sliced thin

2 teaspoons sesame seeds

8 slices crusty bread, lightly toasted

Procedures:

1. Combine vinegar and sugar in medium microwave – safe bowl. Microwave on high power until sugar dissolves, about 90 seconds. Add cucumber slices to bowl and toss to combine.
2. Whisk mayonnaise, soy sauce, sesame oil, and ginger together until combined and season with salt and pepper. Toss mayonnaise mixture with chicken pieces, scallions, and sesame seeds, and season with salt and pepper.
3. Arrange 4 slices bread on platter. Add equal amounts chicken salad and top with pickled cucumbers and second piece of bread. Serve

Quick Prep Tip: Grating Ginger

When grating ginger on a rasp grater, a brief stint in the freezer helps firm the ginger up and keeps it from disintegrating. Place peeled ginger in a zipper – lock bag and freeze for 30 minutes the ginger can then be neatly grated.

Quick Prep Tip: Slicing Scallions

Rather than cutting scallions with a rocking motion of the knife’s heel, draw the tip of the knife backward toward you and across the scallion. This method separates the scallion into rings without creating any jagged edges.

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