First time cooking a grilled cheese since emigrating to Spain. Went to Aldi up the street from my VRBO and bought a loaf of Spanish rustico brand bread, a pack of queso fundido sandwich slices, and a bottle of Hellmans Mayonnaise (pleasant surprise). Had to memorize the stove and timing as it’s very different on a Spanish countertop stove vs the gas stove I had back in the states.
Caramelized onions; pan deglazed w/apple brandy from Maine. 80/20 ground beef seasoned w/salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder.
The meat was then throughly mixed w/6 kraft American singles until it’s all melted. Then I mixed my caramelized onions back in.
Sandwich is assembled first by toasting two slices of pepperidge farm sourdough bread using hellmanns mayonnaise on a warm lodge castiron griddle.
Once toasted; I spread a sauce made from heinz ketchup, frenchs mustard, Hellman’s Mayo, and leaand perrins Worcestershire sauce on each toasted side, add another Kraft single to each side w/burger mix in between.
It’s then put back on the griddle until the cheese is melted and the outside is nice and toasted. Mine was a little dark, but delicious nonetheless.
This is the first meal I’ve cooked since arriving as an immigrant in Spain. Still getting the hang of Spanish supermarkets and finding what I need. Also limited with pans and cooking utensils on hand at my VRBO
Moving back to Spain, I went to one of my favorite places to eat when I lived here before. One of their appetizers is basically a basket of fried cheese. In this one we got mozzarella sticks and I think the rings were queso fundito
One of my favorite places to eat living in Spain 🇪🇸 both back with the military and again 7 years later is called Pizzeria de Francesco located in beachside town Sanlucar De Barrameda. This is their Cesco Burger which consists of the following:
Hambueguesa de Tenera 200g (veal burger)
Queso Cheddar
Bacon
Lechuga (lettuce)
Tomate (Tomato)
Cebolla à la plancha (Grilled Onion)
Served with Patatas Fritas (French Fries)
Cabot Adirondack Cheddar, cream cheese, and roasted jalapeño halved
Good morning,
Thought I would share what I think is a pretty stack of pancakes that I cooked sitting on a vintage plate that will probably out live me
Boars Head Turkey, Brie, and a apple/cranberry chutney from Stonewall Kitchen on Open Nature multigrain bread, toasted with Hellman’s mayonnaise
One of my favorite albeit expensive alcohols for caramelizing onions...Sadly I had to give it away when I moved from my house. But not to worry, southern Spain is full of amazing wines and sherry so stay tuned.
A cookie I have been experimenting with as an alternative to Oatmeal Raisin
Whipped up some good ole fashion homemade pancakes on my Lodge Cast Iron Griddle I got for Christmas.
When I worked at a restaurant as a sous chef, I experimented with making different burgers for my employee meal that were not on the menu. I call this one the "Eddie" all beef patty, grilled onions, mushroom, Swiss, chipotle Mayo on a pretzel bun
Italian melt: Fontina, asiago, sopressata, Genoa salami, a little bit of spaghetti sauce on Tuscan white bread
Got this dish at Shakespeare’s Restaurant and pub in Ellwood City, PA.
8oz. Marinaded Flank Steak over a bed of Yukon gold mashed potatoes
First I made a sweet onion jam using a small yellow onion, brown sugar, a pinch of salt, and some apple brandy
My burger sauce; ketchup, Mayo, relish, lemon juice, and Worcestershire
Buns - Pepperidge Farm onion and poppyseed
Cheese - Sargento’s Sharp Cheddar
And of course we have our butter lettuce, tomato slice, and dill pickle chips.
My sides; Bush’s baked beans, and air fried potatoes.
Recipe here - https://12tomatoes.com/french-onion-meatballs/#recipe