Bear (and beef) burgers

I used olive oil, finely chopped white onion, and dentes de perro peppers (below) given to me by an incomprehensible but sweet fellow at the French Market in New Orleans, and garlic. I chopped and smashed the peppers with the oil, cumin and paprika. I used an egg to bind the burger and I grilled them on my stovetop cast iron piece.




The beef is 15% fat (left). I estimate the bear at 45-55% fat. What a find. This was the most delicious burger I ever ate.

HCFS - if it isn't so bad, why are you trying to change the name?

And why are you doing that without FDA approval?

Sometimes they get it right

The USDA has passed new regulations making several strains of E. coli illegal in our meat. Thank you!

New Orleans Eating

My biggest obstacle to eating healthy while visiting New Orleans is the salt. I try to drink two gallons of water every day I'm there. Maybe that means the biggest obstacle is the price of bottled water or the state of the bathrooms...

Lucy's on Tchoupitoulas and Girod: Gulf shrimp on blue corn chips with guacamole. I didn't eat the chips or the dipping sauce, which my companion didn't like either. The shrimp were delicious as usual.

I also had a salad with salmon and a ton of bleu cheese. The greens were fresh and the salmon was tender and cooked just like I asked.

For dinner that night at Desire on Bourbon, I had a dozen oysters and Creole shrimp (pictured). The tomato sauce had a kick that snuck up on me. My companion's dinner was too salty to finish.

Lunch the next day was at Sake Cafe II at 2830 Magazine, which is inside a converted church. The sushi was good and I had an unusual warm mushroom salad, drenched in butter. The mushrooms were fresh and tasty.

Dinner at the Red Fish Grill at 115 Bourbon was mixed. I asked for no carrots but they came anyway. I had lamb loin stuffed with lump crab, absolutely fabulous.

My friend had the signature dish, grilled red fish with lump crab meat and she loved it.