Chipotle Burgers

This was absolutely a restaurant quality burger. I used about 1 lb of beef and it made 4 good sized burgers. The thing that makes this burger is the mayo. Although I'm not a mayo fan, this was delicious. The recipe writer suggests serving with pepperjack cheese. We garnished with avacado, romaine lettuce, and a tomato. Delicious.

picture from ourbestbites.com

Southwest Chipotle Burgers

(Recipe by Our Best Bites) Burgers:

1 1/2 lb ground chuck or ground sirloin

1-1/2 chipotle peppers canned in adobo sauce, diced (Hint, chipotle peppers are by the Mexican food and canned peppers. By the smallest can they sell. Use more peppers if you like a burger with more kick.)

1 1/2 T adobo sauce (from the chipotle chili can--this is at the bottom of the can)

1/4 C finely chopped onion

1 t garlic powder (I used 2 cloves crushed garlic)

1/2 t cumin

1 1/2 t kosher salt

1/4 t pepper

Place the beef in a bowl and gently crumble with your fingers. Add the chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, grated onion, garlic powder, cumin, kosher salt, and pepper. Use your hands (yes, your hands!) to gently mix things together. If you go crazy and over-work ground beef it gets a yucky texture. Just mix it enough to distribute the ingredients and call it good.Divide into 4 patties (or 6 little ones) and place on a preheated grill, indoor grill pan, or skillet.

Chipotle-lime Mayo:
1/2 C Fat free Mayo

2 t lime juice

1 1/2 t adobo sauce (from the canned chipotle chilis)
2T chopped fresh cilantro

Place mayo, adobo sauce, lime juice and cilantro in a small bowl.
Stir it all together. (I halfed the recipe and still had plenty of mayo left over) .

Sadler Burgers

I love this recipe because it adds a little flair to the traditional hamburger. Recipe courtesy of Patrick's former boss.

Sadler Burgers

1 lb ground beef
1 T. ketchup
1T. BBQ sauce
1 t. worchestershire sauce
2 t. steak sauce
2 t. minced dry onions (I used fresh the first time and left it out the second. I don't think this is an essential ingredient)
1 t hamburger seasoning (McCormick)
1/2 t. pepper

Mix all ingredients together and form into burgers. Makes 5 hamburgers.

Playdough

This recipe stolen from Jill.
I don't think it's intended to be eaten, but Amelia is likely to sample it.

Best Playdough
from this link, modified here to show what I did
In a deep saucepan (3 quart or so):
2 cups flour
1/2 cup salt
2 tsp. cream of tartar
Add:
2 cup water
2 Tbsp oil Whisk until smooth.
Cook over medium-low heat until nearly playdough is nearly set (i.e. no liquid is sloshing around your pot. Mixture beginning to hold itself together). Be careful not to let the bottom scorch!
Add:
2 Tbsp. imitation vanilla extract
Stir until vanilla is blended.
(The vanilla extract seems improve the texture and adds a nice scent as well.)