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Technorati Tags: burger recipe,urban accents spices,worcestershire,garlic,dijon,onion,horseradish Image via Wikipedia Ok, no bathtub needed, but here is a recipe for hamburgers that is sure to please.  Great flavor with just enough spice.

• 2 lbs Hamburger
• Splash of Worchestershire
• 2 Tbsp of Gin
• 2 Tbsp Urban Accents Chicago Steak & Chop
• 2 Tbsp Ground Red Pepper
• 2 Tbsp Garlic Salt
• 1 Tsp. Minced Garlic
• 1/4 Cup Hot Sauce (We use Campbell Farms Hot Sauces)
• 2 Tbsp Onion Powder
• 2 Tbsp Urban Accents Cajun Street
• 1/2 Cup Dijon Mustard
• 1/2 Cup Horseradish Sauce

Combine ingredients. Make into patties.  We made 5 burgers because we like big thick burgers.  Make 8 if you want.  Because of the high liquid content, it will probably need to be refrigerated to setup before grilling. Incidentally, all of the Urban Accents products are excellent! Technorati Tags: burger recipe

Nothing new to report here - just grilling a couple of Buckhorn Beef ribeyes (quite excellent I might add; I know you can get them from Sysco, maybe others, so ask your restauranteur buddy to order you some - they are prime beef.  Nothing much to look at, but what a taste).

However, I did run across the Omnivore 100 over at Very Good Taste.  The list is below with my personalized selections.  Basically, if you have eaten it, make it bold, if you would never under any circumstances (except for untold $$$, because we all have a price), cross it out.  I've eaten 45, and did not cross any out, although I'm not sure about Haggis.

Great list, and I can't wait to try baba ghanoush, aloo gobi, and lobster thermidor but my list would be different - where's banana's foster, boudin, and chateaubriand?  I'm going to ponder upon my list and post it later.

1. 1. Venison
   2. Nettle tea
   3. Huevos rancheros
   4. Steak tartare
   5. Crocodile
   6. Black pudding
   7. Cheese fondue
   8. Carp
   9. Borscht
   10. Baba ghanoush
   11. Calamari
   12. Pho
   13. PB&J sandwich
   14. Aloo gobi
   15. Hot dog from a street cart
   16. Epoisses
   17. Black truffle
   18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
   19. Steamed pork buns
   20. Pistachio ice cream
   21. Heirloom tomatoes
   22. Fresh wild berries
   23. Foie gras
   24. Rice and beans
   25. Brawn, or head cheese
   26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
   27. Dulce de leche
   28. Oysters
   29. Baklava
   30. Bagna cauda
   31. Wasabi peas
   32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
   33. Salted lassi
   34. Sauerkraut
   35. Root beer float
   36. Cognac with a fat cigar
   37. Clotted cream tea
   38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
   39. Gumbo
   40. Oxtail
   41. Curried goat
   42. Whole insects
   43. Phaal
   44. Goat’s milk
   45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
   46. Fugu
   47. Chicken tikka masala
   48. Eel
   49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
   50. Sea urchin
   51. Prickly pear
   52. Umeboshi
   53. Abalone
   54. Paneer
   55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
   56. Spaetzle
   57. Dirty gin martini
   58. Beer above 8% ABV
   59. Poutine
   60. Carob chips
   61. S’mores
   62. Sweetbreads
   63. Kaolin
   64. Currywurst
   65. Durian
   66. Frogs’ legs
   67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
   68. Haggis
   69. Fried plantain
   70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
   71. Gazpacho
   72. Caviar and blini
   73. Louche absinthe
   74. Gjetost, or brunost
   75. Roadkill
   76. Baijiu
   77. Hostess Fruit Pie
   78. Snail
   79. Lapsang souchong
   80. Bellini
   81. Tom yum
   82. Eggs Benedict
   83. Pocky
   84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
   85. Kobe beef
   86. Hare
   87. Goulash
   88. Flowers
   89. Horse
   90. Criollo chocolate
   91. Spam
   92. Soft shell crab
   93. Rose harissa
   94. Catfish
   95. Mole poblano
   96. Bagel and lox
   97. Lobster Thermidor
   98. Polenta
   99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
   100. Snake

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Its a bit too hot around here for grillin' and smokin', so we scoured the freezer for something light to cook indoors.  Found some Tilapia, then found this recipe on Recipezaar.com for Chili Lime Butter Tillapia.  Made a few mods:

Juice of 2 Whole Limes

5 Green Onion stalks, sliced

1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt

1 stick margarine

1 Fresno Chile Pepper, chopped

6 Tilapia filets

Mix all ingredients but Tilapia, and melt slowly.  Pan sear filets on medium-high heat in non-stick skillet with just a bit of oil (spray should work fine).  Liberally baste filets with butter-lime-chile mix.  Enjoy!

  Hardly a mainstream publication, but yet appropriate for the uber-food-geek Alton Brown.  This is a nice article, and covers his past, present and future.  Food Network has renewed Good Eats for 3 more years, the next series in the "Feasting on..." will be Feasting on Waves, and he mentions other interests that we may see him integrate into his career.

I wasn't going to actually 'recipe' this, and subsequently do not have accurate measurements. It is simply a result of my unrivaled excellence in choosing the proper seasonings for a terrific combination. All measurements are guesstimates - use your own judgement.

1 3/4 Lb Wild Alaskan Salmon, skin on
1/2 Cup Olive Oil (not virgin)
1 Teaspoon Sea Salt
1 Teaspoon Ground Red Pepper
1/2 Teaspoon Ground White Pepper
1 1/2 Tablespoon Lemon Thyme
3/4 Teaspoon Celery Seed
1/2 Lime, Nuked and Bruised
1/2 Shot of Myers Dark Rum

Preparation:
Combine all ingredients except salmon and set aside for 30 minutes. Configure smoker to mesquite smoke whole salmon filet for 66 minutes at approx 200 degrees. Baste with Nuked and Bruised Citrus Sauce, beginning about 10 minutes into smoking, as needed. Do not turn. (ok, I added a little cherry wood to the smoker just for fun, but be careful if you do this - too much cherry can ruin a good light meat). Pull salmon when internal temperature reaches about 140 or so; let rest for 5 minutes.

Nuked and Bruised Lime (or Lemon):

Quit working hard at squeezing lemons and lime - just nuke and
bruise'em: Microwave on high for 15-20 seconds. Roll with heavy hand
pressure on cutting board after. It should burst with juice when
sliced.

Serving:
Serve with skin on, unless you are in a high-zoot place.

So the grilled marinated tuna last week was good, but the marinade did not produce the punch I was hoping. I went all lazy this week for another attempt, and just poured on about 8 oz. of Kraft Roasted Red Pepper Italian with Parmesan Dressing and Marinade. These tuna steaks are bigger this week, about 1.25lb each. Hope we can eat it all, especially with the price of tuna these days.

2 tuna fillets

8 oz Kraft Roasted Red Pepper Italian with Parmesan Dressing and marinade

Marinate for 1 hour, cook over charcoal/mesquite mixture until just slightly pink in the middle. Brush marinade on tuna throughout cooking. Fed 2 - will probably feed 4 less gluttonous eaters.

1 tsp minced garlic
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp Lemon Thyme
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon grapeseed oil
1/2 cup beer (I used Leinenkugels Sunset Wheat
1/2 cup Sutter Home White Zinfandel
1 tbsp marjoram
3 - 1 lb Fresh Tuna Steaks

Marinate for 1 hour. Grill over charcoal and hickory chunks. All fish is very easy to overcook, but because tuna is a red meat fish, you can cook it similar to the way you would cook a steak, just don't expect juices to run clear when it is ready, so be careful not to over cook. Cook until just barely pink, or just barely past pink at the thickest part of the steak.

MR.BEER Ultimate Beer Kit Brewing System

This works great with Campbell Farms Gourmet Popcorn Rice, but will also work with any white rice. I suppose it will work with brown or wild rice, but not sure. The 'Rice' button on your microwave is kinda in charge of it. At any rate, this works great at our house - no clumps, perfectly cooked.1 cup of ricebuttersaltwaterPour 2 cups water into a round 9" glass bowl with lid. Add a teaspoon of salt (maybe a little more - usually I just pour some in the palm of my hand) and stir it in. Then lay 4-5 pieces of butter on top. Put it in the microwave and push the Rice button. After cooking, let rest for at least 5 minutes with the lid on - DO NOT STIR because this will release the starches, and that is often what makes the rice clumpy.