I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

All Beef Cheeseburger with toasted bun

P announced he would make us BLTs and it sounded great, the right combination of salty and fresh cool ingredients, a nice toasted bread!  After a couple more funky days, it sounded like heaven for someone to shop and cook for me.  The only thing I had was lettuce, so off he went to the corner markets only to find they were out of both bacon and regular bread.  As I had mentioned before but didn't take my own advice, you need to come with a plan B so as not to waste time inside the market.  After a short phone call we decided to switch to burgers as he found ground beef and cute brioche buns.  I made a very tasty, quick side salad using my chilled quinoa mixed with the remaining pico de gallo, a squeeze of fresh lime brought it back to life.  This is a very similar to the freshness you get from a greek type salad using quinoa.  Basically the little thirsty grain soaks up anything acidic and loves to blend with fresh herbs.  A good reminded side to keep in mind.  Make a batch of quinoa and store it the fridge for just such occasions. 

I got the grill pan heated right away and began chopping the vegetables, formed the patties.  After a few minutes I realized I was cooking the meal by force of habit and P either noticed or didn't say anything.  It was so quick, it hardly mattered but I was a little bummed I may have blown my one chance for pampering.