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I'm working on a series of posts just in time to help finish your Christmas shopping ... unless you're one of those NON-procrastinators who is already done. I'm planning ones about:
- Board games for kids
- Kids books
- Clutter-free gifts for kids
If you have anything to share on these topics that you want me to include in my posts, feel free to e-mail me. I'm hoping to have them all done within a week (assuming I'm not in the hospital during that time!)
In the mean time, to make up for my sad lack of posts over the past week, check out the blog roll I added to my sidebar. I know it's long but there are some great writers listed there.
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You don't hear a lot about my husband on this blog. So let me introduce him to you. He is generally oblivious to messes or small projects that need attention but loves to surprise me with completing large projects while I'm away. He's a great dad who loves to play with the kids but is easily frustrated when they are being bratty. He is obsessed with football, which he coaches; history, which he teaches; and hamburgers.
Yep, hamburgers. He eats them often (really often) and with quite the critical eye. He has been compiling a list of the best burgers for a few years now (about the same time he decide cheese on a burger was not a travesty). He had no criteria when he started, but to give the list some consistency he has decided:
- The quality of the chips or fries served with the burger does effect it's rating.
- The quality of the restaurant's service, decor, etc. does not matter.
- The quality of the overall experience, such as who he is eating with or what the occasion is doesn't technically matter, but these things may make him subconsciously more inclined to enjoy the food.
So here are the top five as of today. If the list changes, we'll be sure to let you know :)
- Milty's, Lansing, Iowa. Aug. 3, 2007. Standard cheeseburger with American cheese and fries.
- Western View Diner, Route 66, Albequerque, New Mexico. March 26, 2009. Standard cheeseburger with American cheese and fries.
- Wild Onion Cafe, Grand Marais, Minn. Aug. 8, 2009. Pictured above. "Sol burger," which is venison and smoked provolone, with homemade rosemary and sea salt chips. (This is interesting, as Mark claims to not like rosemary.)
- Liberties, Red Wing, Minn. Jan. 6, 2009. He can't remember the details of this meal but insists it was really good.
- Greatwaters, St. Paul, Minn. April 2009. Swiss and bacon burger with great fries.
A few honorable mentions include Native People, Native Homelands Conference, Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake, Minn., Nov. 19, 2009; Perkins, Appleton, Wis., July 2003; moose burger at Grand Portage Pow Wow, Grand Portage, Minn., Aug. 8, 2009; Blarney Pub and Purple Onion, both in Dinkeytown, several occassions. The green burger he once was served -- no, not on St. Patrick's Day -- in Escanaba, Mich., does not make the list.
His cheeseburger obsession made him a hit on "The Friday Show" at school. The show, about completely random things, run by a teacher and broadcast to students, was featuring new teachers at the beginning of the year. For Mark's turn, they discussed football, where he lives, family and other such boring topics before it came up that he has this top-five list and has taken pictures of many burgers. They reshot the whole thing to focus on the burger list.
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Mark bought me a Keuring coffee machine for Mother's Day. Lately, I've been on a quest for the perfect a morning treat, rather than just a boring cup of coffee.
Recently, the same blog had an easier way to make steamed, foamed milk. I tried that out today and added it to the pumpkin spice coffee I got for my birthday. It was super duper easy and I think would have worked if I had a proper container. I didn't have any tall-ish, microwavable containers with a lid. So I shook it in one container, then transfered it to do the microwaving. I lost a lot of the foam in the transfer. I plan to find a jar with lid and try it again.
In either case, the treat was screaming for some fresh whipped cream. I did make some the first time around but it takes long to whip then to enjoy, thus negating the treat of it. I don't suppose you can buy real whipped cream, already whipped can you? If so, how long does it last?
While I was laboring over my disappointing latte, Mark came up with this fun treat for the kids: banana slices in vanilla wafers. They loved it. I even ate some, and I don't like bananas.
I got both of the coffee links from Amy's Notebook, which runs every Thursday. Lots of fun ideas from around the blogosphere.
I got both of the coffee links from Amy's Notebook, which runs every Thursday. Lots of fun ideas from around the blogosphere.
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