Cravers Brunch

This year marks the 100^th anniversary of a Midwestern tradition known as “White Castle”. The company invented the fast food industry. Their unique burgers are either loved or made fun of. “Sliders” or “Belly Bombs”hold special memories for millions. Here we create a brunch around these wonderful little guys.

We do a version of eggs benedict, a Hawaiian bake and a Cincinnati Chili version. We will ignore the old joke: “The hardest part of going to brunch is convincing your parents you're not gay.”

Start early with the potatoes: 

 

2 lbs small red potatoes, scrub skin and cut into 1 inch pieces. Place in large bowl with cold water. Add a teaspoon of salt and half a teaspoon of baking soda and mix to dissolve salt and soda. Let soak for 2 hours.

Soaking peeled, washed and cut fries in cold water for a couple of hours removes excess potato starch, which prevents potatoes from sticking together, gives a fluffy inside, and helps achieve maximum crispness.

Get the sliders ready: bump in microwave to loosen and remove the tops of 12 frozen sliders.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Lay out 8 topless burgers in a 9x13 baking dish. If the cheese on them looks weak it is OK to add some American slices if you wish. Bag and freeze these 8 tops to make garlic bread latter. Lay out the remaining 4 sliders in a smaller covered baking dish.

Dry the potatoes thoroughly with paper towels and colander. Place back in dry bowl and add oil to coat well.

Spread them out on a rimed baking sheet, lined with foil and sprayed. Place cut sides down leaving plenty of room. Sprinkle with garlic salt and 1 tsp sugar.

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King KomOnna Iwanna LayYa Castle Bakes

This is named to honor Captain Lee Rosbach of Bravo TV's Below Decks. He is proof that today's media can still produce honorable role models!

Ingredients:

Mix 2 Tbs uncooked instant rice with

2 Tbs crushed pineapple,

2 Tbs Hoisin sauce (or your favorite BBQ sauce)

1 Tbs lime juice

some slices of green onion.

Top each of the four burgers with rice/sauce mixture. Set aside these top buns. Cover the baking dish. You will replace the tops later.

Lay out 3 – 4 slices of bacon on a second baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Slide the potato pan into preheated oven on a lower rack. Let roast for 10 mins.

Next add covered dish with the sliders into oven, along with the sheet of bacon.

Let these all roast together in 375 degree oven.

After 25 mins Check bacon, you want cooked but not too crispy.

Remove the cover from baking sliders and add the tops. Turn the potato tray around.

Roast for another 10 mins then remove bacon and let cool.

Remove the baked sliders.

Place the 9 x 14 dish with bottoms of burgers into the oven to heat along with the potatoes for just 10 mins. They are already cooked. Total baking time of 45 mins – 50 tops.

While the food roasts:

Heat a can of chili–no beans in microwave. (directions on can)

Make a cheese sauce by heating 2 tbs butter in a medium sauce pan.

In a small bowl stir 2 TBS four with 1 cup milk or

spoon in a jar and shake it like crazy to completely mix.

Add to butter melting in pan and stir until thickens, about 2 mins. Add 2 – 3 TBS of any shredded white cheese, I used provolone. Stir until well mixed.

Poach 4 eggs.

Now build your burgers.

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Queen City Sliders Cincinnati chili is a Midwest favorite.

Spoon chopped white onion on four of the burgers, add the heated chili and sprinkle with cheese. Served like this it is referred to as Chili 3 way. Cover while prepping others. This helps to melt the cheese.

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Craver's Benedict Wouldn't be brunch without eggs benedict.

Cut the bacon so you can add a layer on the burgers. Top with a poached egg and spoon the cheese sauce over it. If you wish, sprinkle with a touch of dried parsley.

Dish out the baked burgers and add to a beautiful platter with the other two kinds of sliders.

A second platter will hold the roasted potatoes. Let the guests serve themselves.

For an even truer White Castle Brunch, serve with an orange flavored soda! Or make a pitcher of mimosas by mixing 2 cups orange juice with about the same of champaign and 4 oz of triple sec orange. Keep well chilled!

For our music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxg-a8a2UuY walkin in rhythm

What a unique brunch full of familiar flavors, this will be talked about!

socialslave

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To nourish, support and maintain.

To gratify, spoil, comfort and please,

to nurture, assist, and sustain

…..I cook!

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Naughty Norseman Meatballs

Meatballs are smothered in the most amazing rich and creamy gravy. The meatballs are packed with such delicious flavor. Savory, comforting and smothered with a sauce that melts in your mouth. You will quickly agree these are the BEST you have ever had!

Have fun with this favorite. Let it develop wonderful tastes in the oven while you don't have to stand over it. Yes, it takes effort but sometimes you just need to spend effort for someone you love.

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef

¼ cup panko bread crumbs *

¼ tsp allspice

¼ tsp nutmeg

1 medium yellow onion, grated

½ tsp Garlic Powder

⅛ tsp Pepper

½ tsp salt

1 egg

1 tbsp. olive oil

5 tbsp. butter

3 tbsp. flour

2 cups beef broth

1 cup half & half (Non fat)

1 TBS Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp. Dijon mustard

salt and pepper to taste

½ package of pasta (noodles work well)

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Instructions

In a large bowl combine ground beef, panko, parsley, allspice, nutmeg, onion, garlic powder, pepper, salt and egg. Mix until combined.

NOTE: slave found the cupboard was bare of panko crumbs. No worries, I just put 4 pieces of whole wheat bread in the large bowl and grated the onion on top so that the onion juice soaked into the bread. If needed, I would add another TBS of beef broth to get the bread very damp. Then added the rest of the ingredients and mixed well. Let sit so that the moisture absorbs!

                          

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment.

Using a small ice cream scoop make about 20 small meatballs.

Dip you fingers into a small dish of water and roll each meatball into a nice shape and place on parchment.

The mushrooms

A properly roasted mushroom is meaty, intense, and deeply flavored.

Conventional wisdom tells you never to wash mushrooms, but it's okay go ahead and do it. Even after a prolonged soak, they gain about 2% of their total weight in water, which is not enough to make a big difference in cook time. You can wash them in cold water with vinegar, rinse well. Though I'd advise cutting and trimming them before washing, they're a bit slippery when wet.

To start, toss mushrooms with olive oil. Spread them out onto a foil lined and sprayed baking sheet.

When roasting mushrooms, we’re looking for them to turn brown and caramelized in spots. 

 

Slave chose fresh green beans for a side dish. So they were snapped, rinsed and drizzled with olive oil.

Roast all three pans for 30 to 35 mins. Remove and let sit.

While that cooks prepare the pasta and drain.

 

 Add 4 TBS butter and flour to a skillet and whisk until it turns brown. Slowly stir in beef broth and half & half. Add Worcestershire sauce and Dijon mustard and bring to a simmer until sauce starts to thicken. Salt and pepper to taste.

 

 Add the meatballs back to the skillet and simmer for another 2 - 3 minutes. Serve over pasta or even white rice.

For our music: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5McEdptRG8 Locomotion

socialslave

To satisfy and restore.

To nourish, support and maintain.

To gratify, spoil, comfort and please,

to nurture, assist, and sustain

…..I cook!

Please buy slave's cookbook:

The Little Black Book of Indiscreet Recipes by Dan White 

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While popular notions of history often paint Viking men as violent brutes, their customs and culture didn't always comply with our modern-day expectations.

Vikings took great pride in their appearance, scent, and their level of desirability. Men would make it a point to bathe at least once a week (which was frequent for the time). Men and women both dyed their hair and dressed in clean, colorful clothing, jewelry, and cloak pins to flaunt wealth and style. The men often wore make-up. They engaged in premarital affairs, though marriage and procreation were still primary goals. In fact, these two milestones were expected.

Scandinavian men and women who never married because of their sexual orientation were shunned from society, a view that stemmed from the society's emphasis on reproduction and farming. As long as a Viking married a partner of the opposite sex and produced offspring, however, anything else they did was OK and were generally ignored with few exceptions. Men who "submitted" to other men in a sexual context were believed to be more likely to reflect this submission in other areas of life, such as farming or commerce. He would have been believed to be weak and unassertive, qualities that were opposite of Vikings' ideals of manhood. Their views on homosexuality weren't enforced regulations, but rather cultural norms based on what they perceived to be proper decorum.

Lesbianism is hardly mentioned in Viking lore, most likely because Viking communities were more preoccupied with the notion of men being penetrated for pleasure.

A Seaman's Casserole

 Here is a simple, low cost sea food casserole that is hearty and full of flavor.

 

 Many of the ingredients are probably in your pantry now. Imitation lobster, clam chowder, clams, carrots, and egg noodles under a beautiful crust made from a tube of pizza dough!

Ingredients:

2 8oz packages imitation lobster

1 can New England Clam Chowder

1 can chopped clams

1 cup egg noodles cooked

½ cup chopped carrot cut into “coins”

½ cup shredded Gouda cheese

Old Bay seasoning

1 egg

Pizza crust

Directions:

preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9 x 13 casserole dish.

Cook egg noodles according to package directions but pull a minute early and drain.

While that is cooking in a large bowl mix the can of clam chowder with an un-drained can of chopped clams.

Stir in the carrots and the chunks of imitation lobster.

Mix in the cooked noodles and pour into the casserole.

Sprinkle the cheese over the top.

Lay out a sheet of wax paper and unroll the pizza dough onto that. Shape it into the size of the casserole dish.

Stir up the egg and add ½ tsp of Old Bay.

Invert the wax paper onto the dish and peel back the paper. Trim the edges with a table knife. Press the dough down onto the filling and brush with the egg wash.

Bake for about 40 minutes to heat through and put a nice glaze on the crust.

If you wish for a vegetable side, try green beans, sprinkled with olive oil and spread on a baking tray. Slide this under the casserole dish (this will also catch any over flow)

For our music tonight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypWXEnK_0T8 The Tide Is High

What a treat for my Master Indy

socialslave

To satisfy and restore.

To nourish, support and maintain.

To gratify, spoil, comfort and please,

to nurture, assist, and sustain

…..I cook!

Please buy slave's cookbook:

The Little Black Book of Indiscreet Recipes by Dan White 

 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F315Y4I/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_vAT4sb0934RTM via @amazon