Dinner #20 & President's Day

Today is President's Day! The kids had the day off.  Damon took the day off as well.  We had yummy crepes for breakfast.  Then we head to the Safari Park.  We had a nice relaxing day.  We fed ducks, lorakeets, saw all sorts of animals and ate Safari Cones.

For dinner tonight we spiced up one of our favorite dinners.  Damon and I saw this once on Man VS Food.  It's called a Juicy Loosy or a Loosy Juicy.  I can't quite remember. It's super easy.  Just prepare your hamburger meat how you like and mold it around the cheese of your choice.  Some use Velveta cheese, but I think that is gross so I used smoked cheddar.  Barbeque and enjoy.

(makes 4 burgers)
1.5 Lbs ground beef
1/2 c. oatmeal (optional)
3-4 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce (or to taste)
1 tsp. garlic powder (or to taste)
salt & pepper (to taste)
parsley flakes (to taste)
Velveeta cheese, sliced and cut into little squares (or any other kind of fast melting cheese)
hamburger buns
your favorite hamburger toppings/condiments

Combine beef, oatmeal, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, salt, pepper and parsley in a bowl. Separate into 8 parts and flatten out into thin patties. Place some cheese  on top of 4 of the patties and then cover with the 4 remaining patties. Press the edges of the patties to form a tight seal (you don't want the cheese oozing out before you bite into it). Grill or cook in a pan for a few minutes on each side-- just like you would grill/cook any other burger  Serve on hamburger buns and top with your favorite toppings.