Burgers & grilled things | The Tummy Train

I’ve never been one to shy away from something that requires more elbow grease than is necessary on my part. Modesty aside, almost everything I do is done with more exertion than most people would normally put in, whether it’s school work, any kind of work, or something for my leisure. The principle is that ‘anything worth doing is worth doing well’. If I am going to dedicate some of my precious time doing something anyway, might as well dedicate some effort to ensure that the results are worth it. During the days when I feel particularly assiduous, I like to build things from the ground up to create something great. No shortcuts, no easy ways out, just plain old handiwork stemming from sweat and heart. It’s no different when it comes to my cooking/baking, whether I’m doing a simple recipe or an involved one.

That said, there are days when I just want to take it easy, snap my photos, and still have a lot of time left to get out of the house and do my thing. And then there are days (usually Sundays) when I practically spend the whole day on my feet inside the kitchen and make things like this. I’m talking about making burger buns, plus patties, plus fries from scratch.

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While I was thinking about which of my recipes in my backlog to post first, I had an idea: I wanted to make a segment for the blog that would incorporate several recipes from scratch to create one full delicious meal. Burgers seemed like a pretty good starting point, even though to be honest, I’m not much of a burger girl (nor a fastfood girl for that matter). That’s probably why I’ve never thought of making a whole burger from scratch before.

For this little project, I was most excited for the bun-making aspect. I guess for people who like bread-making such as myself, any chance to get to make a new kind of bread is one to be grabbed. The fries and patties were really easy to make although they take a little bit of time to finish. I started preparing this a little late into the morning so I ended up rushing to finish everything before lunchtime. It was fun, in a nerve-wracking sort of way. My brothers become kind of pesky when they’re hungry.

I was honestly considering not posting this recipe because I wasn’t happy with my photographs. I had very little time to take them, and I found it difficult to find a good angle when there are ~~angry~~ hungry people breathing down your neck. Also, I didn’t have a story for this recipe, only that it’s a first for my {Built From Scratch} concept. You’d think I would have something better to show as an introduction, something better written or better photographed, but I guess I was having one of those day. But does everything need a reason, really? Can’t I just make the darn burger and move on? Isn’t trying something for the first time motive enough to write? The fact that this is a blog that supposedly chronicles my food-making and food-photographing journey -ugly days included- gave me the answer, and so I’ll tell you how my burger adventure went.