Dieter’s Burgers. My Head’s Abuzz With New Music From She Keeps Bees.

I much prefer Dieter to having to be a dieter.

I usually make burgers with regular ground beef as many sources say it will yield the juiciest ones. Then I came across this recipe for Dieter’s Burgers in a grilling cookbook and thought I would give it a try.

We eat dishes with ground beef all the time, but I had never taken the time to sort out the calorie/fat content in the different grades.

For burgers, a search clocked a 4oz 80% (which is 80 percent lean and 20 percent fat) lean ground beef burger in at 287 calories. 90% lean has 199 calories and 95% (95 percent lean, 5 percent fat) comes in at 155 calories. (Read more here)

This Dieter’s Burger recipe calls for extra-lean ground beef and just a hint of salt and pepper to season. Let me tell you this. I could not really tell the difference between the fattier beef burgers I am used to and this extra-lean one. It was just a delicious burger where the flavor of the meat was the star.

Dieter’s Burgers

Ingredients:

1 pound (455g) ground beef, extra lean
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
4 hamburger buns

Directions:

1. Combine beef with salt and pepper. Shape into four patties.

2. Place burgers on a preheated grill and cook to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium.

Serves 4

Recipe from Vermont Castings Modern Grilling Cookbook

Monday, Monday.

I got back from my holiday late last night and have spent much of today in a maze of laundry, meetings, lists, and general re-entry. Oh, and we are having a bathroom remodeled, so there is sporadic periods where all the water is off, so no toilets and, yes, no water.

Nothing like music to make it all better.

I am really enjoying this new tune from She Keeps Bees. “Owl” is the latest single from the Brooklyn-based band’s new album, ‘Eight Houses’, due out September 16th on Future Gods Records.

Sharon Van Etten’s moody vocals and those intoxicating horn riffs make me swoon.