Never Been My Favorite Day

These holidays are weird for me.

I've long since cut ties with my abusive parents, and my beloved Grandpa (the closest thing I had to a father figure) has been gone nineteen years. 

But Matt's a dad, and a pretty good one, at that.

So, today he got Carnitas Eggs Benedict with Chipotle Hollandaise for breakfast.

And tonight, he's grilling some lamb chops, and I've made tabouli and salted dulce de leche brownies. 

                                                                     (some prep)

I may not have a dad of my own to celebrate (and there are so many out there like me, who find these holidays triggering), but I'm happy Alex does.

Social Media Burger

Friend of a friend. A co-worker's mom. The lady from church. The hostess at a Tupperware party.

That's how we used to discover new recipes.

Now we have blogs, food products and magazines online, Facebook...you name it.

A few weeks ago on Twitter, someone I follow retweeted the Instagram of a burger they'd had...somewhere. It looked and sounded amazing, so Matt and I decided to replicate it at home

Quality beef burger (veggie ones for the non-meat eaters, of course), bacon, chipotle barbecue sauce and tempura-d avacodo on a roll. 

And yes, it was as good as you think.