Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Patty Pocket




9" tortilla / wrap (warmed)
3-4" cooked burger patty (approx 1" thick, meat of your choice)
sliced cheese, tomato, onions, lettuce
other burger condiments

mix up your favorite recipe for a burger. create patties about 1" thick and 3-4" around. cook on grill as usual. when burger is ready, place warmed tortilla (if not warm, it may crack/break when folding) on plate and place burger at the 6 o'clock position. fold left third of totilla over middle third. fold right third over middle third. fold top half of tortilla (12 o'clock position) over the bottom half (6 o'clock position).

you now have a patty pocket! one half of your pocket will have the burger and you will have another half of the pocket to put in your favorite toppings and condiments. place in one hand and enjoy! notice there are no open edges for your toppings or juice to drip out!

after you've mastered the art of the fold, feel free to boast to others the pure genius of your perfect patty pocket:
"it's more fun without the bun!"
"if you don't fold it right, you can't hold it right!"
"the meat's in a pleat and the veggie's in a wedgie!"

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Tapatio Mary

12 oz tomato/vegetable juice
1 oz vodka
juice 1/2 lime
tapatio
celery
ice

this isn't much of a remaking of a bloody mary, but just the way i make them.

put tomato juice in a glass with ice. add the vodka and lime juice. finally add 3-5 shakes of tapatio hot sauce. stir together with celery stalk. enjoy!

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Basil Jack Scallops



Ingredients:

large scallops
fresh lime
fresh basil, chopped
pepper jack cheese


heat olive oil in frying pan and begin to brown scallops on one side. medium heat, about 5 minutes or when browned on bottom. squeeze lime juice over scallops while browning. flip scallops and squeeze fresh lime on browned side. (feel free to add any extra lime juice to oil while cooking for added flavor) place a pinch or two of the fresh basil on top of the scallops, and then place a small slice of pepper jack on top of the basiled scallop. cover to finish browning and help melt the cheese a bit. serve and add some fresh ground pepper to taste.