Healthy Burger Alternative: Buffalo Burgers

Wild game is not something I would have ever considered eating until I dined at Ted's Montana Grill restaurant a while ago. This opened my eyes to a totally different burger experience!!

Buffalo meat is much leaner than beef and is also extremely high in iron and B vitamins! That's especially crucial for most ladies!

On a "healthy for the environment" note, you can buy organic, farm raised, cruelty and hormone free ground buffalo meat at most grocery stores in the "organic/green" meat section of your grocery store.

You should cook your buffalo burgers the same way you would cook your beef burgers. Make sure you get the grill at least to medium high for a bit to reach an internal temp of at least 160 degrees farenheit, and watch the color. Pink= rare, how I like it. :)

For extra piquant flavor, I added blue cheese and made the B-trifecta: Blue Buffalo Burgers. 

Enjoy!

Brunch Just Got Better: Grilled French Toast

Just in time for Mother's Day is Grilled French Toast!! This is excellent on its own but is EVEN BETTER when served as a French Toast- Strawberry Shortcake rendition. Now here is an easy recipe that will make people think you are the grilling Goddess!

Ingredients:

Whole Loaf Bread (white, italian, challah- brioche is great too!)

Eggs (5-6 for the entire loaf)

1 tsp vanilla

cinammon- dash or two

2 tbls (or more)milk

**2 -3 tblsp. Triple Sec, Cointreau, grand marnier or orange juce- optional

non stick spray

Additional Ingredients to make a "Strawberry shortcake" version:

1 pint. strawberries

1-2 tbls spoons balsamic vinegar

2-3 tblsp sugar or splenda

1/2 tsp. vanilla

whipped cream, cool whip OR creme fraiche (now that would make it super yummy)

Before preheating your grill to medium heat, spray non-stick spray on the grates. This will cut down on the bread sticking.

1) beat your eggs and add the milk, vanilla, cinammon and optional triple sec to the mixture.
2) cut your slices of bread pretty thick because they are going to be going on the grill. Think of the thickness of a NY strip or slightly thicker.. (see pics)

3) dip slices in egg mixture and make sure they get good and saturated
4) once the grill is good and hot at medium, place your slices on the grill and cook until there are grill marks on one side. Be careful not to burn and then switch sides.

(at the same time I will cook sausage links or pattys on the grill)

Strawberry Compote mixture for filling: (make beforehand so it can thicken)

mix cut up strawberries with vinegar, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and let sit in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

Serve the french toast slices with strawberries and whipped creme sandwiched on the inside.

Copious amounts of powdered sugar, mimosas and bloody marys are encouraged too!
Enjoy!!

I originally got this recipe from Sandra Lee as Seen in Southern Lady and have adapted it slightly.