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I love cooking food and decorating spaces. I have spent many years learning and refining my skills for the things I am so passionate about. With my blog I want to share suggestions, tips and ideas with hopes to inspire you to become a savvy host and house proud yourself. I am passionate about anything food and home decor and have always thought that the two go hand in hand. My background is Italian and I get my inspirations for food from a family of great cooks. I love to experiment with old favorites and add my own touch to make it new, lighter and healthier. I love coming up with new dishes by just looking in the fridge and using up whatever is in there that day. Some of my best dinner parties were simple foods prepared with passion and the right ambiance and then share it with really great people . I would welcome any comments, ideas or questions.

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Rose Arangio


Friday, October 14, 2011

Aged ground beef and goat cheese burger

I was given some lean aged ground beef from my cousin Pat Donato who owns The New Farm and traditionally raised quality beef from Donato Harvest Artisan Meat Farm in Tottenham. All beef and pork cuts are ‘AAA’, dry aged for a minimum of 14 days and hand cut on the premises.

It has a deeper more intense colour then the regular stuff I get at the supermarket so I figured the taste would be more intense as well so I thought the best way to try this was to make a burger, but not just a regular burger but one that deserved to be on a silver platter.

Here is my take on this specially cared for cut of beef:

To the 2 lbs of beef I only added some Montreal steak spice and fresh chopped chives, nothing more.

I formed 8 patties and set aside.

In a large saute pan add 3 tblsp olive oil and 1 medium sweet onion sliced 1 tsp of Montreal steak spice and cook until carmelized. Push to the side of the pan and add 2 cups of white mushrooms and cook until softened and then mix together with the onions. Remove onion and mushrooms from the pan and set aside. In the same pan bring up the heat again and add the burgers, cook for 2-3 minutes per side then place on a baking sheet.

Top each burger with 1 heaping
tbsp of goat cheese and put under the broiler to melt cheese slightly.

Top each burger with onion and mushroom mixture and put under broiler again for a few seconds to heat.

place burgers on toasted buns and top with Presidents choice Smokin' Stampede Beer and Chipotle sauce and serve.

OMG it is sooo good. Buy local,buy fresh and support your community.

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