Top Ten Tips to Build a Better Burger

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by Deborah Taylor-Hough
Excerpted and adapted with permission from The Original Simple Mom’s Ideas Book (Simple Pleasures Press, 2015).

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Summer’s here and if you’re anything like me, you’ve already made that annual trip to the store to refill the propane tank on your backyard grill.

One thing I often hear from guests is that my barbequed burgers actually taste good rather than just being hard and dry as hockey pucks like so many of those traditional family reunion barbequed hamburgers we’ve all endured from time to time.

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Biscuit Taco Casserole

Submitted by:  Stephanie

BISCUIT TACO CASSEROLE
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(Original recipe called for 1/2 lb ground beef, but I substitute beans … you can feel free to use the ground beef if you’re not looking for a vegetarian version)

Tater Tot Casserole (2 options)

SUBMITTED BY: Carrie in NC

Everyone’s Tater Tot Casserole is a little different, here’s ours:

• 1 lb. gr beef, browned with 1 chopped onion, salt and pepper, drain

Yummy Southwestern Meatloaf

SUBMITTED BY:  Crystal in Los Angeles, CA

EASIEST ever!  WE love this!

YUMMY SOUTHWESTERN MEATLOAF

Joe’s Chili (crockpot recipe)

SUBMITTED BY: Lori

This is my friend Joe’s recipe … easy and yummy.

Cooked in the crockpot

• 1-1.5 lb hamburger