Cheddar Burger Failure

So, Stephen and I were watching the food network channel and saw these great looking burgers. They were stuffed with cheddar. When they cut them in half yummy melty goodness bubbled out!
I thought they looked great and simple enough, right?
So I added some seasoning to 1 lb of ground beef and got to work. First, I made 8 thin patties. Then I put a pile of cheddar cheese on 4 of the patties and topped then with the remaining four patties, making a sandwich, sorta. Then I mashed around the edges to seal the two patties tightly together making one patty.
I placed these on the already hot indoor grill and listened to them sizzle.
And then....

All the cheese melted out of the burgers and completely filled the grill and even poured over the edges!!! Eeek!
So the burgers were NOT a success. But fear not my friends, I'll try again and post our next attempt.

Apricot Chicken Dinner for Two

Stephen and I just enjoyed a positively delicious dinner so I couldn't wait to share it with you guys!
A co-worker gave me the idea for the chicken so I played around with some ideas and came up with a really simple, really yummy version of Apricot Baked Chicken and served it with Spicy Baked Potatoes and Onions, and Caesar Salad. Deeeee-lish!

Apricot Chicken:

I had a package of pretty fat chicken breast, so I started by pounding them out so they would be kinda thin and flat so that they'll cook more evenly and faster. I don't have a meat tenderizer mallet or anything, so I wrapped the end of a rolling pin with foil and used that to pound it out. Be sure to trim off any fat or skin.



Generously sprinkle each side of the chicken breast with sea salt, black pepper, and red pepper (don't be scared, put plenty).



In a square baking dish, melt 1/2 stick of fat free butter. Add 1/4 cup of Sugar Free Apricot Preserves to cover the bottom of the baking dish. Lay the chicken on top and add another 1/4 cup of preserves on top of the chicken. Bake at 350 until chicken is thoroughly cooked (time dependent upon thickness of the breast).



Spicy Potatoes and Onions:

Cube 3-4 potatoes and 1/2 of a white onion. Sprinkle with sea salt, black pepper, and red pepper. Toss in olive oil, place on a tin foil-covered baking sheet and bake at 400 for 30 minutes.


Caesar Salad:

Cut 1 Romaine Lettuce Heart into bite size pieces, rinse and strain. Set aside.

Mix together:
1/3 cup Mayo
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan Cheese
2 tblsp Milk
1 tblsp Lemon Juice
1 tblsp California Wet Garlic
1/2 tsp Dijon Mustard
1/2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 Anchovy Fillet (mashed)

Plate the lettuce, add a few croutons and drizzle with desired amount of the above dressing mixtures.



Now Enjoy!