Touch of summer this frigid April afternoon!

Unbelievably cold outside today. It's only 37*, rain mixed with snow and it's April 15. Just last week it hit 85*. So instead of giving into the winter blues, I've decided to pretend its summer. Summer squash and zucchini, homemade fries, bacon cheeseburgers, hot dogs and watermelon… Yum!

  I like to start with the bacon! Fry it up nice and crisp.  Crumble 1/2 for squash and the other half for the cheeseburgers.

 

 

 

Squash and Zucchini, I bought these at the store and I must say as puny as they look, it’s the best they’ve had in a long time. I can’t wait for summer when my own garden will be flooded with large scrum~shush squash.

Slice the squash a little thick. Squash has the tendency to cook itself to death and disappear. So place the squash in the bacon grease over medium heat, stir, and turn to low and cover. Stir every 5 minutes, cook for covered 15-20 minutes, uncover stir in ½ the bacon, chopped onion and diced garlic, sprinkle with a touch of seasonal salt.

While the squash is simmering, place the hamburger patties and hot dogs on the broiler pan. (Because it’s raining outside and you can’t use the grill.) I like to sprinkle Montreal steak seasoning on the burgers. Flip and continue cooking. When burgers and dogs are finished cooking, turn the broiler off and place a slice of bacon and a slice of cheese on each burger. Ohhh how I love the melty oozy cheese.

Scrub potatoes and slice into fries. I normally use my fry daddy for this, but since I cooked fish in it last, it needs to be cleaned, so I poured some vegetable oil in a skillet, pan fried them and sprinkled a little “Freddy’s” seasoning on them.

 
I like to use Earth Grains thin buns, a lot less calories and you taste more of your burger than a cheap bun.





Grab a glass of tea, click your heels together and enjoy!