Burgers, Hot Dogs, Salad Oh my!

Cobb Salad

Salads are typically easy to make, and this one was no exception. I just went up to the salad bar at Dierbergs because that was the most inexpensive way I could think of to make this salad. Being a cobb salad, there were so many different ingredients, so I knew if I bought each one they'd end up going to waste. The recipe says to chose your own dressing, I used my spicy ranch and it was delightful. 

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Aloha Burgers

Ew. Ew. Ew. Pineapple is so gross. So I knew I had to make these burgers when someone I was cooking for would like pineapples. I ended up just purchasing pre-made hamburger patties to save time and a little bit of money. The swiss cheese was really good with the patties and I loved the onion buns that I bought. I will never put pineapple on anything, ever, so this recipe just wasn't what I like to see for a burger. 

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Chili Coney Dogs

By a sheer coincidence, we made these chili Coney dogs on the same day as the hot dog eating contest on Coney island. I did not plan that at all. Now, I'm going to let you know, I did not follow this recipe at all. I used leftover hot dogs from a BBQ and just made the chili in a pan. No slow cooker was used in this process. Kind of my bad for not reading the recipe ahead of time, also I wanted my chili dog now rather than 4 hours later. They were good for sure. 

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Ginger-Pear Upside Down Pie

I also made a pie, but forgot to capture it in a picture. I don't usually go for the pear recipes, but pie sounded good and I wanted to make something sweet. The pie itself was fairly easy to make, I didn't even have to make anything on the stove-top which was the best part. Just peel and skin some pears (this was probably the hardest part for me since pears are super slimy and sticky), toss it with the spices and ingredients, put it in the pie pie and bake. I don't make the crust from scratch thanks to Pillsbury, but I love using their pie crust. Bakes perfectly every time. I just wish I had a smaller pie pan sometimes since the crust is a tad too small. Who cares what it looks like right? It tasted amazing, my friend couldn't even tell that it was pears, she thought it was apples! And the nuts in the bottom really added to the taste. The only thing I didn't do was the whole "upside down" thing, I figured it'd taste the same right side up. Thumbs up!! 

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