The greatest hamburger

You have to try that burger

 -2 pounds gounr beef (or any ground meat like pork,chicken,turkey,etc...)
-1 medium onion, chopped
-¼ cup paprika
-1 tablespoon black pepper
-1 tablespoon chili powder
-1 tablespoon salt
-1 tablespoon sugar
-2 teaspoon garlic powder
-2 teaspoon onion powder
-1 teaspoon cayenne

Mix all ingredients together and put the meat in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours to absorb the seasonnings.
A couple of slices of sourdough bread makes a good bun.
Grill the patties to well-done and just garnished your buns with your favorite dressing.
I suggest you to try a good BBQ smokey sauce.

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Fried rice

-3 cups cooked white rice

-½ cup frozen green peas

-½ cup ham or chines roast pork, cut in small dices or baby shrimps

-2 shallots or 1 small onion, chopped

-2 eggs, lightly beaten

-1 tablespoon light soya sauce

-¼ cup pineapple chunks (optional)

-4 tablespoons vegetable oil

-Pinch each of salt and white pepper

Wipe out a wok with an oiled cloth, heat well, then pour the eggs.Turn pan quickly to spread the egss in a very thin omelette. Cook until firm, then flip over and cook the other side briefly. Lift out and leave to cool.

Pour 1 tablespoon oil into the wok and fry shallots or onion with peas for 1 minute, remove.

Add more oil and fry ham or pork or shrimps for 1 minute, add soya sauce and stir until well mixed and remove from the wok.

Heat the remaining oil and stir-fry rice on moderately high heat until each grain is coated with the oil, add salt and white pepper.

Roll up the egg and cut into fine shreds, add to the rice with ham or pork or shrimps and vegetables.

Mix thoroughly and heat through.

Stir in pineapple chunks, if used, and serve.

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Coconut-sweet potato pie

6 to 8 servings

-2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks, cooked and mashed

For the crust

-1½ cups graham cracker crumbs

-¼ cup shredded unsweetened coconut

-2 tablespoons sugar

-¼ teaspoon of each, cinnamon and ginger

-½ cup unsalted butter, melted

Put ingredients of the crust in food processor and pulse just to combine.

Press the mixture in a 9-inch pie plate and cook 350*F in oven for 7 minutes.

Remove the crust from the oven and cool.

Sweet potato mixture

-3 eggs

-½ cup sugar

-1 teaspoon ginger

-1 teaspoon cinnamon

-¼ teaspoon nutmeg

-Pinch ground cloves

-Pinch of salt

-1 cup coconut milk

In a food processor, combine the eggs, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves and salt; pulse until well combined.

Add the coconut milk and pulse to combine, then add the sweet potatoes and pulse until just smooth.

Put the pie plate on a baking sheet, pour the sweet potato mixture into the crust and bake 350*F, 40-45 minutes, until the mixture is set on top but still quite moist.

Cool on rack and serve warm or at room temperature.

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