Burgers, yeah...

Y'all after a really long day- I almost cancelled, but I am so glad I didn't. If you've met my mama, you know that she's a talker.  She will talk to you about just about anything. If you don't like to talk at all, just don't even come near her! To be honest, it used to bug me a bit, but now I absolutely treasure it. She is going through some things and handling them like a champ, much better than I have ever handled my own business- but I digress- Burgers, yeah...

Tonight's recipe was a Mama original right down to the "catsup" on the card: Pineapple Burgers.

My mama knows I have a thing about raw meat- I am super paranoid about salmonella and the like, so my hands are always washed about a million and one times every time I work with raw meat of any kind. I preface with that saying that tonight was no exception as i divided up the ground beef (lean of course) into patties- mind you because of my paranoia there is no pictures of that part- phone, raw meat, ick. My mama is a fan of Worcestershire to help mold the patties, so Worcestershire it is. When I asked her why, she just said she just likes it- so there you have it.

There's pineapple inside the patties- the meat formed around it-- although that didn't turn out so good later. My contribution to this recipe was some grilled pineapple (see to the right...:)) These bad boys go into the oven on broil for five minutes on each side. 

Mama was in charge the sauce and the conversation. As she filled me in on the latest in her world, we put together the sauce- 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup "catsup" and 2 Tbsp of mustard in a pan- to cook for 2-3 minutes.

I mean, ya'll come on- isn't she the cutest!?

We need a side- so in walks a classic Terrell side dish- asparagus- olive oil, salt, pepper--- oven. Yum. I could literally eat this whole pan by myself.

So it turns out I am not so the pro at forming my meat around the asparagus- maybe next time a little more meat per patty, even if it means sacrificing a patty.

Ya'll though the final product, was to die for sweet mixed with the mustard and ketchup reminded me of another family favorite called Slum Gullion- which sounds yuck- but it is my little sister's favorite. Perhaps, an upcoming post with her as a special guest???

Simple, easy, and so much fun. Absolutely every time, I pull up a chair at my family table it ends up in greatness. Laughing,sharing, and just being at the table with my dad and my mom- well, it's all the things and so much more. Until next time...

A Simple Classic Breakfast for Dinner- Just the way we like it!

Did you miss us?! Mom and I have been on crazy opposite schedules but we are finally back, with one of our favorite food testers to share with you a frequent family classic. Breakfast for Dinner was one the we always were on board for and that we haven't had in a while. Tonight's menu was the Supper Pancake, which is a pancake with some casserole tendencies... what can we say, the Terrells love a good casserole. Also, did I say there was some bacon???

Recipe Card Love...

There were no adaptations here tonight- just the star of the show- the Supper Pancake. They were what we had when we didn't have anything else planned and they were always good. I actually think I forgot how good! Next time we make it, it'll be doubled. We're a little bigger and eat a bit more  (well my brother does anyway). ;)

We fell into our roles, me with the prep and the precise following of directions and my mom with her wonderful quirky sou-chef-iness.  Tonight though, Mom backed off a bit and let me take the reigns.

We obviously used it a lot- lots of stains here. Mom says that she probably got the recipe from Southern Living- that was another common item in our house. Every Southern Lady had a subscription and if you didn't well...

If you can't read the card- here's the run down:

2 T. butter or Margarine
2 eggs beaten
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup shredded cheese
1/2 cup cubed cooked ham
1/2 cup chopped (frozen/thawed) broccoli

Melt the butter in a 9" pie plate.
Combine eggs, milk, flour, and beat on medium speed of an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in cheese, ham, and broccoli. Pour mixture into pie plate. Bake at 400 for 15 minutes- serve immediately. Six Servings.

Prepping and Combining

Pre-bake

Prep was minimal, bake was short. Simple dinner at it's finest.

Serving it up

There it is yummy goodness in a pan. We served it up and ate it up as fast as it came out of the oven!  


My mama's mantra is always the less ingredients the better. It's easy to make and you get to spend more quality time with your favorite people- your family and after all isn't that what this blog is all about- Cooking with my favorite lady?? I couldn't ask for a better gift. So, what are you waiting on- don't you have some quality time to get to!??