Eating Dinner With My Family

These burgers were to be made on Sunday, but I didn't leave enough time for the pickled onions.  As 8 buns come in a bag and I had all the ingredients, we are having burgers twice this week.  (oh darn;)  I was concerned that these were going to be a failure as I tasted the mayo and the miso sauce.  (oh I only found red miso at the local health food store and I wasn't driving all the way down to the Asian grocery to get the white miso called for in the recipe)  Individually they weren't great, but all together on the burger it worked.  Was it our favorite Asian flavored burger?  No that distinction goes to the Asian Style Pork Burgers .  However, they were pretty good. Two things to keep in mind, the wasabi mayo tastes better the longer it sits, so I would make it when you make the onions.  The other thing to keep in mind, the onions need to be made way ahead of time, the day before preferably so plan wisely...

I have an absolute addiction to the Blue Diamond Wasabi and Soy almonds!  I could eat them until my eyes water, and then eat some more.  They are not the cheapest snack, especially when you eat them like I do.  I need to limit myself to the one ounce portion size recommended for heart health;).  So, when I saw that blue diamond had a recipe for wasabi almonds, I couldn't wait to try them out.  (my previous attempts to recreate them have never lived up to the original!)  The first thing I saw was that I had been seriously under portioning the wasabi powder.  This recipe called for 2 whole tablespoons!  I liked the fact it called for an egg white; I individually freeze egg whites whenever I need just a yolk.  I am always looking to thin out the bulging pantry and fridge/freezer.  When I reached the stir part in the baking, I noticed that the almonds were stuck in a giant chunk.  So when I "gently stirred" I actually beat the almo...