Farmhouse Sliders
2-3 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 onion, thinly sliced 12 small eggs
2 teaspoons soy sauce Salt and pepper to taste 1 pound ground beef 2 teaspoons Montreal steak seasoning 1/2 cup mayonnaise 12 slider potato buns 12 slices extra sharp cheddar cheese 12 slices bacon, cooked and drained
In a large skillet over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon butter and add onion and soy sauce. Saute until translucent, about 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. In a large bowl, combine ground beef and Montreal steak seasoning. Form into 2-inch patties. Preheat grill to medium and cook burgers for 5-7 minutes, turning halfway through, or until 160 degrees for medium (170 degrees for well done). In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and garlic. Using the same skillet as before, over low heat, melt 1/2 tablespoon butter and crack 4 eggs into skillet, making sure to keep separated. Salt and pepper eggs and flip after 1 minute. Continue to cook for an additional 30 seconds to 1 minute and immediately remove from heat for an over easy egg. To build each slider: spread 1 tablespoon of garlic mayonnaise on slider bun, top with beef patty, 1 slice cheddar cheese, 1 tablespoon sauteed onion, 1 bacon slice and 1 egg. Repeat for the remaining 11 sliders.
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Loaded Corona
12 pack Corona
1 pint rum
2 limes, sliced
salt
Pour out the "neck" of each Corona and replace with rum. Roll each slice of lime in salt and place in the top of the corona. Serve.
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DON'T LET GO: SPENCER & BROOKE
Slice of Life
Brooke Hamlin had always known that the historic Drysdale Mansion came with ghosts... She just wished that for once she could enjoy an afternoon without them.
The ghosts in question were Casper (as in "The Friendly") and Nick (as in "Nearly Headless") and neither of them were really ghosts, of course. Instead, they were the cameramen for the reality show that Brooke and her fiance, Spencer, were currently starring in--Mansion Makeover.
Those, of course, weren't their real names, but since they were supposed to be invisible, Brooke and Spencer's former intern had given them the nicknames back when they were filming The Business Plan, which had finished its network run in October to fabulous reviews.
The same cameramen had followed them from the renovation show based at The Fix on Sixth to the current show they were filming, right here at the Drysdale Mansion, which also happened to be Brooke and Spencer's home.
Which meant she could never escape the ghosts. Not ever.
They were here during the days. They often lingered at night.
Tomorrow they'd be lurking about during their engagement party. A staged event that Spencer and Brooke hadn't even wanted--not like this, anyway. They'd just wanted to be engaged. Maybe have a few drinks with their friends at The Fix.
Instead, the show insisted on having The Fix cater a huge party at the mansion for everybody they'd met. The idea, of course, was drama--as if their remodeling show was a spin-off of The Real Housewives franchise, and not a real property show meant to be entertaining, educational and endearing.
The whole situation annoyed her, and it was something she hadn't anticipated when they'd been doing on-camera renovations at The Fix. Then, the schedule had been much more set, and the focus was as much on the bar and the calendar contest as it was on her and Spencer.
Here, it was all about the house. And the cameras had become a constant in their lives.
In her heart, she knew it was a blessing. After all, there was no way that she and Spencer could afford the mansion otherwise, and this incredible, historic house represented Spencer's dream. For years, he'd wanted to not only bring it back to its full glory, but to claim the historic building as his own. Mansion Makeover had given him the chance. But only because the network was subsidizing the costs of renovations.
And that, of course, made living under a microscope all worthwhile.
Really.
Or, mostly.
Or, maybe?
The truth was, she hated it. Living like this. In a permanent spotlight where every little thing was filmed. Every. Little. Thing.