Boss Bacon Burgers

Boss Bacon Burgers
Sooo...I was babysitting last Saturday night for my cousin, Corinne. After putting sweet little Joss to bed, I started doing some homework and turned on the Food Network for some background noise. What began as something to keep me company while I did my nursing math, soon became my main focus (as my usual with the Food Network). They were having a marathon on BURGERS!!! Having been on a diet for some time now, I hadn't had one in SO long. So, the next day I was craving burgers like CRAZYYY!!! I had to fix that. I forced my mom to go to the store with me after church to get the stuff. Here's what we made.




Ingredients
-2 lbs ground beef
-1/4 cup BBQ sauce
-1 tablespoon brown sugar
-1 tablespoon italian seasoning
-Dale's marinade
-1 and 1/2 yellow onion
-2 can mushrooms
-4 slices of bacon for INSIDE the burger
-8 hamburger buns
-more brown sugar
-however many slices of bacon you want on TOP of your burger
-other burger staples (lettuce, tomato, mayo, ketchup, etc.)

Directions
1) Sautee 1/2 an onion, 1 can of mushrooms, and 4 raw slices of bacon (all chopped into small pieces)
2) In a large bowl, incorporate the sauteed mixture with your hands.
3) Add in 1 tblsp brown sugar, italian seasoning, and BBQ sauce and mix well (feel free to add any more seasonings you want to at this point like salt, pepper, etc)
4) Form the hamburger into 8 equal patties. Marinate the patties in equal parts Dale's marinade and BBQ sauce (holy moley people)
5) Cook the hamburger patties in a non-stick pan over medium-high heat (we didn't wash the pan after cooking the bacon so it could cook in all that yummy bacon-ness...mmm). Once they've cooked you can place your preferred cheese over each patty, cover the pan and let it melt
6) After the hamburger is done, remove the burgers and sautee 1 whole onion (sliced) with 1 can of mushrooms (use the same pan...mmm) until the onions have turned golden-brown

***OK, this next part may sound weird but DO IT!!! it MAKES these burgers, I SWEAR!!!

7) Butter each of the hamburger buns (both top and bottom buns)
8) Top each of them with brown sugar and spread evenly
9) Broil the buns until the sugar on top has caramelized
10) Then, you're ready to build your burger--bun, burger, cheese, grilled onions/mushrooms/lettuce/tomato/mayo/ketchup/etc.!
11) Eat it...but try not to eat it too fast (although you'll be tempted to because it is so good)...enjoy it! :)

Chocolate Cheese Fudge

Yep, you read right. Chocolate. Cheese. Deliciousness. Now, who can guess where this recipe came from? I'll give you a hint. The recipe calls for 2 sticks of butter. Yes, Paula Deen. I saw this on the Food Network and was too curious not to try it for myself...and HOLY GUACAMOLE! I'm pretty sure I could eat my weight in this stuff...not that I would. Just sayin'.

Ingredients
-1/2 lb velveeta cheese
-1 cup butter
-1 teaspoon vanilla extract
-1 cup chopped nuts
-2 (16 oz) boxes confectioners sugar
-1/2 cup cocoa powder

Directions
1) Spray the bottom of a 9 X 2 pan with non-stick cooking spray
2) Melt the butter and velveeta together (it said to do it on the stove but I did it in the microwave)
3) Remove from heat.
4) Add vanilla and nuts
5) In a large bowl, sift the sugar and cocoa together. Then add the cheese mixture
6) Stir until completely mixed
7) Press the fudge into the bottom of the pan and refridgerate until completely set

Me-Me's Macaroni and Cheese

This is the recipe for my grandmother's macaroni and cheese. It is so unhealthy but SO good. Forget shells and cheese. This is the real deal!

Ingredients

-1 lb elbow macaroni

-1 stick butter

-1 cup milk

-1 box velveeta

Directions

1) Go ahead and cook the macaroni

2) Melt the stick of butter in the bottom of a 13 X 9 pan (for non-stick purposes)

3) Pour the extra butter over the drained macaroni

4) Put half the macaroni in the pan and cover with half of the box of velveeta (sliced)

5) Pour the rest of the macaroni in and cover with the other half of the box of cheese

6) Pour the cup of milk over the entire pan of macaroni

7) Bake at 350 degrees for a half an hour