The Eastern Burger

First week back, and already I can tell that this '53 Commons thing is going to spoil some of my recipes. So, sorry about that. I didn't really post as much as I wanted to last term, but I hope that this term will be different. To kick things off for 11S, I thought about doing a burger and decided that I also wanted to do something a little bit unusual. This is what I came up with…


You will need:

1 Hamburger

Lettuce

Tomato

Unflavored yogurt

Cucumbers

Onions

Onion rings

Cayenne pepper

Garlic powder

Cinnamon

Dark chili powder

Celery seed


This dish is a lot easier to prepare than it looks (the ingredients list is rather misleadingly long). You need to go to the grill at Foco (I refuse to call it '53 commons unless I am talking about it negatively) and get a hamburger with onions and a side of onion rings. Then, go to the salad bar and grab 5-6 cucumber slices. Finally, get yourself an unflavored yogurt. Once you have all of your ingredients you can prepare your burger. One of the things that makes the burger interesting in flavor is the spiced onion rings that go on it. To make them, simply sprinkle the above spices on the rings (only use a pinch of cinnamon, but don't be afraid of the others). Since a burger can be rather dry (especially one from '53 commons, note that I used the name negatively), I came up with a yogurt sauce to use in lieu of ketchup or mayo. Mix the onions into the yogurt. Then, cut the cucumbers into small pieces and put them in as well. Then, spread the mixture onto the bun and your burger is ready to go! As a great side, you have more spiced onion rings with your yogurt dipping sauce. Enjoy…

The Eastern Burger, courtesy of DDS and Sam, I am.

Potato Skins

Wow, it has been a very long time, I'm sorry. Winter midterms never really end, so I've just had non-stop work. At any rate, I was really craving potato skins the other day, and to my knowledge no place in Hanover serves them. So, I decided to figure out how to make them on my own. Let's get into it…


You will need:

A baked potato

Bacon

Sour cream

Shredded cheese

Hot sauce (optional)


Let me start by saying that Homeplate is the only place that regularly has baked potatoes, so you'll probably have to go there. However, that means that you will have to use their (turkey) bacon, which does taste different from the FoClosed (real) bacon. If you don't mind going to FoClosed just to get some bacon, then by all means go get the bacon there and then the other ingredients from Homeplate. Essentially all you need to do is scoop out the inside of the potato once you've cut it in half, and then add the cheese and bacon. After that, microwave it until the cheese has melted. Then top it with sour cream and hot sauce to taste. Enjoy…


Potato Skins, from DDS and Sam, I am.