CAUTION! EXLODING CHEESEBURGER!

I know it's a lot in one day, posting 2 blog entries, but I had to share, figured someone else could use a good laugh at my husbands expense also....

I am not the best cook in the world, but not the worst either.  After watching an hour of Rachel Ray I decided I needed to put on my Molly Mormon apron today and try something special for dinner tonight.  My husband reminded me of the burgers I made once before that he referred to as Julie’s Juicy burgers (a name I am sure he stole from some show on the food network). 

Julie’s juicy burgers are not hard, the recipe isn’t that original either, you just smash out the hamburger patties really thin, put some very good cheddar cheese, Ortega green chilies, salt, pepper and garlic salt on the bottom patty,  seal it with a second patty on the top then barbecue.  Top with caramelized grilled onions and your other favorite hamburger toppings and voilla….an awesome, juicy cheeseburger.

We tried something different tonight; we fried them instead of barbecuing them.  Not a good idea…Actually,  I am not sure if it was that, or if I sealed them too well, but there was an issue tonight.  I took a small bite of my burger and there was a small explosion of hot juices on my cheek, nothing serious, but I warned Bob to be careful.  To his credit, he did let his burger sit a few minutes, but obviously not long enough.  I was concentrating on enjoying my burger and I heard him yell, I looked up and he had hamburger juice all over his glasses and his nose.  Apparently he had taken a very big bite of his hamburger and the scalding juice from the burger had exploded and shot directly up his nose.  I wasn’t much help, you would think as a nurse I would jump in to action to alleviate his pain, instead I sat there and laughed at him until tears were pouring down my face.   Thankfully there were no serious burns, but every time I looked at him the rest of the meal I started laughing again.  It’s a miracle I didn’t choke on my own food.  I haven’t laughed so hard forever.  OK, I’ll have to admit that when I signed a recent E-mail Boob and Julie instead of Bob and Julie on accident I had a pretty good laugh.  Good thing my husband doesn’t mind me laughing at his expense. 

We decided that if I wanted to open a restaurant and serve these burgers I would need to post a warning that said “Caution!  Exploding Cheeseburgers!”  

Disclaimer:   the writer of this blog is not responsible for any burns incurred when others attempt this recipe

Random thoughts

Lots of time for random thoughts this week as I sat at the hospital with my dad.  

Like when I checked my blog stats it says people have located my blog through an acidreflux site, a masters degree online site and sicknessense.com....huh?   how does that happen?

You know you are up late when regular programings stops on TV and the evangelical shows start.  I generally find myself fascinated by these things, trying to see how they compare to what I believe as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints.  The one I caught this week was on thinking positive and having faith and trusting in Jesus, that fits well.  Would have stayed up to catch more if it wasn't already 2am.....then again, at 2am I am generally so tired I could bend anything to fit with what I believe. 

I discovered I can download books free from amazon.com and watch them on the free kindle app on my droid phone....SCORE!!!   now to find books worth reading.  I already have the scriptures on my phone, but I am not quite good enough to just sit and read scriptures for hours on end, maybe someday.

My son introduced me to the Lumosity.com website, full of games designed to improve brainpower, and who doesn't want more brainpower? hmmm maybe he was trying to tell me something??? oh well,  also fun and addicting enough for me to spring for the 14.99 one month membership.  I don't know if it will really improve my brainpower but it is kind of fun to try and work through a maze using your direction buttons while the maze is spinning.  Haven't quite mastered that one yet, who am I kidding, not even close!  I am however good at locating birds and remembering the letter shown at the same time, I think that one comes from being a mom, your peripheral vision gets really good.

It's good for me to find another obsession, I have almost caught up on all of the old NCIS episodes, I could tell myself I watched it because I always wanted to be a navy detective so I find it fascinating, but that would be a lie, it's Mark Harmon and the other actors I find fascinating, they actually manage to incorporate the idea that family comes above all else into a crime solving show.   Playing lumonisity games in my spare time will give the illusion that I am working on something that will make me better, instead of just sitting in front of the TV. 

Football started, feels like fall.  I discovered I really like watching football, but I really don't like people sitting around for hours talking about other people playing football.....

Oh well, that covers a very small portion of the random thoughts I had this week, I could probably write a novel the size of war and peace if I tried to write them all down, and it would be just about as boring!

Since dads home now it's time to get back on track and start doing stuff again, instead of just thinking about or reading about doing stuff!

PS.  some of the Joel Osteen religious show must have rubbed off because I made sure my prayers were totally positive this morning so I would be starting out on the right foot this morning.