Some Much Needed AMERICANA!

I must admit that I gorge myself on jamon and tortilla espanola like any person living in Spain.  However, once in a while, my American side really gets the best of me.  The past few weeks, as I've been planning my summer trip back to the States and daydreaming about all the fantastic things I'm going to do (and EAT), I realized that I had the biggest hankering for a large, juicy, overloaded HAMBURGER!  Not the crappy hamburgers you get at Foster's Hollywood and VIPS.... but a close to home, authentic burger.  So this past weekend I decided I had waited long enough!

My best amigo Dani was going to be stopping by my apartment for a relaxing Sunday together, so I thought what a better excuse to spoil myself.... by making it seem like I was spoiling him :)

I bought all the things I needed 2 days before hand (Yes, I was this excited about them!).  As I waited for him to arrive, I took everything out and placed it all around my counter and counted the minutes till I could begin putting everything together.

Dani arrived as I made him guess what our American feast would be.  After everything from tacos to chilli to lasagna... I anxiously yelled, "Seriously??? Dani, I'm American... what do you think I'm going to cook!??"

He smiled as he exclaimed, "Ohhh, HAMBURGERS!!!"

Ready to start, I sent Dani to my room to play on my computer and I began.  30 looong minutes later, I was ready to reveal my masterpieces.

We're talking lots of beef, bacon, grilled onions, cheddar and blue cheeses, plus a tomato for our veggie intake!

Dani entered the room with a look of shock and starvation.  We both stared at them as we tried figuring out how to possibly start eating them.  But we managed with messy faces and gooey fingers to lick as Dani would pause every 3 bites to let choke out a "Viva America"!