Dinner Tonight - Cheeseburger, Spud Puppies, Spinach Salad, Strawberries (20 min)

Something I've learned since "going organic" is that you can make pretty much anything you made before, but with healthier ingredients. And the ingredients are not hard to find. Organic food is finally really accessible. Wal-Mart! Costco! Kroger! You name it!

We do enjoy a good burger every now and then. They are quick, easy and tasty. Sometimes we'll make these for dinner on the weekend and put some leftover bacon from brunch on top. Why is everything better with bacon??

Shopping List for A Family of Four:

• 1 lb organic ground sirloin
• 1 package fresh organic strawberries
• 1 package frozen Cascadian Farm Organic Spud Puppies
• 1 package fresh organic baby spinach
• salad dressing (my favorite is Annie's Organic Shiitake & Sesame Vinaigrette)
  
• fresh organic carrots for the kids
• 1 package Oroweat Whole Grain Wheat buns (look ma, no high fructose corn syrup!)
• 1 slice of organic onion (if you like onion on top of your burger)
• organic ketchup, mustard and/or mayonnaise (whatever you like on it)
• 4 sandwich-sized slices of Tillamook medium cheddar cheese (use the cheese of your choosing, but I think the best cheeses for burgers are cheddar, muenster and swiss -- make sure it's all natural, if not organic!)
• organic spices: salt, pepper, garlic powder

Directions:

1. preheat oven to 400 degrees F
2. put Spud Puppies on a cookie sheet and pop in the oven
3. slice the cheese and onion
4. make four patties of equal size - I like to make them thin so they cook faster and fully cover the bun; put them on the flat side of the griddle, medium heat; season with salt, pepper, garlic powder
   
5. wash the strawberries (I wash all fruit and vegetables in all-natural Veggie Wash, which you can get at your supermarket) and slice off the greenery
6. turn the patties when they begin to brown around the sides, put the cheese on top to melt
7. put the spinach in bowls, set the table, pour drinks
8. check the burgers - they are ready when they reach 160 degrees F (use a thermometer)
9. put the burgers on the buns, pull the Spud Puppies out of the oven
10. plate the meal (we serve our kids' meals on these stainless steel mess trays)

Done!