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Thought I'd share a recipe with you -- not from a cookbook, but my own version. I just posted this in my other blog (one that I'm using strictly for homemaking, housekeeping and cooking adventures, nothing exciting):

Just made these for my family, and boy did they taste good!!!  (If I do say so myself!!)

2 lbs. of farmers market ground chuck (preferably free-range, pasture-raised)
1 large egg (preferably cage-free, free range)
whole butter (real butter, farm style)
garlic powder
oregano ~ basil ~ minced onion ~ kosher salt
Italian bread crumbs
Worcestshire sauce
sliced cheese (if you want a cheeseburger)

In a large bowl, mash (with your fingers) the 2 lbs. of ground chuck, and flatten out a bit. Crack the egg, sprinkle garlic powder, oregano, basil,  minced onion, and a dash of kosher salt, Italian bread crumbs, and a dash of Worcesthire sauce. Fold up the meat over the seasonings and start kneading. Keep kneading until ingredients and meat are well blended. Have a plate ready and form into about 12 medium-size (about 3" across) patties.

Get a large frying pan, turn the burner on, and get your pan hot. Melt a few pats (or shavings) of butter in the pan, swirl it around and get it all coated with melted butter. Sprinkle garlic and a little salt in, if desired. Place your patties in a circle around the pan, and one or two in the center (or however many you can fit). Cook the patties on each side -- about five minutes per side . Towards the end of the flip side being done, put a slice of cheese on each burger (or just on a few for family members who want cheeseburgers). Let that melt. Get another plate, place a paper towel or napkin on it, then take the burgers out and put them on the plate to cool.

I don't know how healthy the scrapings are for you (the leftover garlic, salt, butter, and ground meat crumbs), but they do taste yummy!!!

Dinner tonight, lunch tomorrow, and enough for my husband's dinner tomorrow (before his night class).

Enjoy!!