GET HIM TO CLEAN THE APARTMENT

This morning as I hit the snooze button for the 5th time, I realized that I have less than 7 weeks left of student teaching. I have 7 weeks until I officially graduate. How crazy-cool is that?

I also realized that I haven't visited the blogosphere in a about two months. Yikes. Student teaching has consumed me whole.

Well, here I am & in the next several weeks I will...

Post about 10 new recipes that I have been loving 

Post something overly sentimental, but life-changing 

Give away a brand spankin' new copy of my favorite FAVORITE cook book

Beg ask you to share your favorite holiday recipes and feature you! 

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Today after school, this was posted on our door:



Cleaning inspections. YUCK. It's not that my place is messy, I just get nervous about people coming to critique my home and pry into my space... to make things easier, my man stepped up. I walked in and G had done dishes, made the bed, closed the shower curtain (gasp!) and put the toilet seat down (double gasp!). I think I owe it to the following recipe, it is literally entitled "Get Him to Clean the Apartment Burgers." I made it for the mister while we dating and he knew we were having burgers tonight...so I'm going to say the recipe worked.

Here is one of my guilty recipes-- so for those of you who like to eat healthy and clean, the following may offend you. I love this burger because it's a step up from plain ol' onion flakes in ground beef. Plus, the Swiss cheese and BUTTER make this burger drool-worthy.

Get Him to Clean the Apartment Burgers
(from my favorite book)

Ingredients
1 pound ground beef (80-to-20 meat-to-fat ratio--sorry, but leaner just won't do!)
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 shallot, finely chopped
2 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
4 pats (1⁄2 tablespoon each) butter
4 thin square slices Cheddar or Swiss cheese (optional)
4 hamburger buns, lightly toasted

Preparation
1. In a large bowl, using your hands, gently mix the meat with a generous pinch of salt, a few grinds of pepper, the cumin, shallot, and Worcestershire sauce, making sure not to take so long that you begin to warm the meat.



2. Divide into 4 balls and flatten into patties.

3. With your thumbs, create a depression in the top and add a pat of butter to each patty. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.

4. Preheat the broiler or grill. If using the broiler, put the patties on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet and broil for about 7 minutes, until they are browned on one side. Flip and cook for about 4 minutes longer, depending on how well done you like them. If using the grill, add the patties to the grill rack and cook over moderately high heat, turning once, until charred, about 7 minutes. If making cheeseburgers, add the cheese during the last few minutes of cooking.

*When I take this out from the broiler, I place them on a plate with a paper towel before serving. It soaks up a little of that extra fat; however, I snarf these bad boys down and all lady-likeness is gone. 

Top with crisp lettuce, juicy tomatoes, and any other desired toppings. Enjoy. 

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Can anyone tell me what life will be like once I'm done with college? I have been a student for the past 16 years of my life. 

If you made these burgers as turkey-burgers, what adjustments would you make to the add-ins?

What's a guilty recipe you love to make?