Fourth Of July

turkey bacon burger patties

this recipe combines two of america's favorite meat: turkey & bacon... a great fourth of july burger! place it on a grill while watching the spectacular fireworks... shiok!peel and cut the ends off the onion and garlic. cut the onion into decent sizes and dump them into the food processor with the garlic and pulverize it. transfer the garlic onion mix to a pan and add the oils (all 3 kinds). turn on the heat to medium high and stir fry it, slowly reducing the heat bit by bit. just cook until fragrant but not browned. remove from heat and let cool.now cut the bacon into more manageble sizes and dump them into the food processor with the cilantro. let the machine to its work.mix together all the ingredients listed (except the food processor of course).heat a little glug of oil in a pan and then add a small dollop of the patty mixture to the pan. fry on medium low heat until cooked through. let it cool and give the patty a try. check to make sure that its taste is to your liking and also that the burger patty binds properly.once well adjusted, shape the meat mixture into burger sized patties (this recipe makes abt 8 servings of half inch patties) and package them in foil. freeze until ready to cook.

Pasta July

This is a simple cold pasta dish-nice for the summer. 1. Cook pasta and run briefly under cold water. Oil lightly to keep it from sticking and put in the fridge to cool. 2. Cut up all the veggies to bite size pices. Saute the veggies. Start with the string beans first since they take the longest. Then add the zucchini and lastly the tomato. Add some salt and pepper to taste. 3. Set the sauted veggies aside to cool for about 15 min. Don't put in the fridge yet though. 4. Take the pasta out of the fridge and add the sauted vegetables. Combine pasta with the veggies gently. 5. Add in the Sesame/Miso dressing to taste and but the combined mixture in the fridge until cool. (about an hour) 6. When you are ready to eat-add some shaved parmesan, fresh parsley, and a couple table spoons of fresh squeezed lemon juice.

Slow Cooked Duck

Marinate the duck overnight with the Sauces, garlic, cooking wine, cilantro and lemon. Cut the lemon in two and rub all over the duck. Place both halves in the cavity. On cooking day, turn the slow cooker on high for one hour. Add some water, stock and chopped onion. After an hour on high, switch to low and cook for several hours. Flip the duck intermittently. The duck meat will fall off the bone when it is ready.

Chocolate Linzer Hearts

1. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, or mix with spoon. Beat in vanilla and eggs until smooth. Add remaining ingredients except jam and melted chocolate. Beat until well blended. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour (dough will be sticky). 2. Heat oven to 375°F. Roll one-fourth of dough at a time between pieces of waxed paper until 1/8 inch thick. (Keep remaining dough refrigerated until ready to roll.) Cut with 2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter. Cut small heart shape from center of half of the 2-inch hearts if desired. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. 3. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Spread about 1/2 teaspoon raspberry jam on bottom of whole heart cookies; top with cutout heart cookie. Drizzle with melted chocolate. Let stand until chocolate is firm. Prep Time:50 min Start to Finish:2 hr 30 min Makes:3 dozen cookies