Modern Soapbox

The weekend has flown by once again. Updating these records can be mind-numbing, but it needs to be done. We’re getting close to 4 years of keeping this ship afloat.
I enjoyed Matt’s El Rancho for the first time. I had the Old-Fashioned Tacos: two brisket, one chicken. They were deliciously deep-fried corn tacos with the [...]

Homemade Luther Burgers
Recipe makes 4 servings.

1½ pounds of Ground Chuck
4 slices of Bacon
4 slices of Medium Cheddar Cheese
4 Glazed Donuts
Kosher salt, fresh ground Black Pepper, HBDlux

Friday’s Oven Method
(more convenient than grilling)

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Form ground chuck into 4 patties. Season to taste.
Place patties on a grill with baking sheet underneath. Bake for 35-40 minutes [...]

We affectionately refer to this magnificent combination of meat, cheese, and donut as a “Luther” after the hilarious episode of The Boondocks where the community becomes hooked on burgers made with a sliced donut used as a bun.
The Morning X recently had the owners of The Trailer at Gibson on as guests to showcase their [...]

For dinner tonight, Mare made a tasty Italian dish that she named Capellini with Pancetta and Grape Tomatoes.
She started by sauteing London’s Best red pepper flakes in extra virgin olive oil. Then she added some minced garlic and a finely-chopped yellow onion. The pancetta was chopped up and added followed by the grape tomatoes. The [...]

In 2009, McDonald’s aired a television commercial featuring a Big Mouth Billy Bass-type character named Frankie the Fish. This “copyfish” sang an annoying jingle to a Casio keyboard-quality tune and made its way into our heads like a parasite.
With Lent going on right now, many restaurants have brought back their fish, shrimp, and seafood menu [...]

For Pi Day yesterday, Mare made her first lemon meringue pie from scratch. The pie consists of three parts: the crust, the lemon filling, and the meringue.
The recipes came from Allrecipes.com: Pie Crust IV & Grandma’s Lemon Meringue Pie.

The pie came out good overall. The lemon filling had a good consistency with the perfect combination [...]

Last night for dinner, Mare & I made some delicious roast beef sandwiches. Bolillos were used for the bread. The roast beef was Morton’s of Omaha sliced roast beef, and the cheese was BelGioioso mild provolone sliced cheese aged 60 days for flavor & aroma. We sautéed half of a white onion and some sliced [...]