Ingredients:

1 to 1 1/4 pounds extra-lean ground beef or ground round
1 tablespoon ketchup
2 teaspoons burger or steak grill seasoning
dinner rolls or small bulkie rolls or kaiser rolls, split and toasted
Remoulade Sauce
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped cornichon or good dill pickle relish
1 teaspoon finely chopped capers
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard or grainy Dijon
2 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
1/4 teaspoon dried leaf tarragon, optional
dash hot sauce, or to taste
salt, to taste

Directions:

Combine the ground beef, ketchup, and grill seasoning. Form into about 8 burgers. Grill or pan-grill until done as desired. Serve with remoulade sauce (directions below) on small split and toasted buns.

Serves 4.

Remoulade Sauce

Combine mayonnaise, cornichon or relish, chopped capers, lemon juice, mustard, parsley, and tarragon. Taste and add hot sauce and salt, as needed. Cover, refrigerate until serving time.

Makes about 1 cup of remoulade sauce.

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Nutty Boats

Set sail with this quick and easy craft - From FamilyFun Magazine

Hold a regatta on your tabletop with these simple walnut ships whose colorful leaf sails come courtesy of the fall season.

Materials:

• Walnut shell

• Leaf

• Twig

• Clay

Total Time Needed: 1 Hour

Instructions:

For each, you'll need an intact half of a walnut shell (see our tip below).

Thread a leaf onto a twig for a mast and a sail. Secure the mast to the inside of the shell with a small ball of clay.

Tips:

To open a walnut without breaking the shell (an adult's job), hold it steady on a cutting board, insert the tip of a flat head screwdriver or a butter knife into the flat end of the seam, and carefully pry the halves apart.

Source: www.familyfun.com

Pine Cone Swag

Welcome Thanksgiving guests with this bright seasonal decoration - by Deborah Way From Family Fun Magazine

Add rustic cheer to your front door with a colorful gathering of painted Pine cones.

Materials:

• Pine cones

• Acrylic paint

• Pliers

• Wire nippers

• 18-gauge copper wire

• Hot glue

• Fabric ribbon

Total Time Needed: Afternoon Or Evening

Instructions:

Pine Cone Swag Thanksgiving Craft Step 1 Collect several large pine cones and dab some of them with acrylic paint. Allow the paint to dry.

Use pliers and wire nippers to twist 18-gauge copper wire into a 1-inch loop for each Pine cone. Hot-glue the rings to the stem ends of the pine cones, taking care to cover the pointy ends of the wire in glue, as shown.

Tie varying lengths of ribbon to the rings, then tie all the ribbons together in a knot at the top.

Source: www.familyfun.com

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Betty Crocker adds pumpkin

It's that time of year again where pumpkin begins to pop itself into recipes, teas, coffee, etc. In time to head towards the first day of fall (September 22) here are two great Pumpkin bread recipes with a twist.

It's that time of year again for school Here are some craft ideas to get your student ready for the new year!

Pencil Kit

Our organizer safely keeps pencils together in one place and rolls up, too, making it compact enough to tote to school and back. We used an old place mat for extra sturdiness and a cheerful design, and added shoelaces instead of ribbons for the ties.