Daniels Burgers

Azra loves Daniels Burgers!


My brother-in-law just happens to have invented the worlds tastiest burger! Not only did he invent it, he was nice enough to put the recipe up here, http://sgtandmrshub.blogspot.com/2007/03/hamburger-helper.html
for everyone to enjoy! I make them on a regular basis for my friends and "family" here on Okinawa and they are definitely a hit! You don't even know how many phone calls I have gotten that go something like this: "Hey Lambchops! What's up man?! Hey, we're having a party this weekend and I was wondering if you would mind cookin up your bro-in-laws burgers?" Everybody usually just grills up the pre-packaged, pre-formed, and and pre-ruined junk you can buy at the grocery store, so when they get a taste of Daniels Burgers they can't believe how good they are! Needless to say its been a bit of an ego boost for me! Even Azra, my good friends Mike and DDs daughter(the pickiest eater ever!), tears them up! Bottom line, go make the burgers and don't be surprised if you never look at a burger the same after this!

War Wound?

It was a dark and stormy night last night, the wind was slashing knives of hot rain...ok so I'm being dramatic(it was actually a fantastic night last night), but it really was an epic battle, I promise! I was dicing this ginormous onion with a very sharp knife and I had it in full retreat, but unfortuantely I wasn't paying attention to where my thumb was. I'll leave the details to your imagination( I'm not a big fan of blood either) but 2 bandaids and some time later I finished that onion off!

I know what you are thinking: "What a rookie mistake, only a moron would chop his thumb off cutting up onions." But I say to you this...you did not see that onion!

What can I say, I'm a rookie. But I'm proud of my efforts, and gladly take the wounds( to my digits and my pride) knowing that my meager cooking skills can only improve with practice.


ps. Those were the best sloppy joe's I've ever had!

This is how I roll...

Not sure if you can tell but those cookies are VERY well done...

I'm just learning to cook. Well I used to know how to cook, somehow, though, after 4 years of eating at chow halls and restaurants, I've lost much of my touch.

Things I've learned since getting back into cooking:

Dave needs much work on his grilling skills...alot
Dave needs to remember to use pot holders
Daves dishwashing skills are seriously deteriorated
Dave has forgotten how to use knives without slicing his hands open
Dave wishes he was in a normal time zone so he could call his mom every time he has a question
Dave is not very good at improvising

There are many more things I have learned but I am slightly pressed for time. I will keep you all updated, though! If you have any pointers or recipes please send them my way! I always welcome ideas!