Greek Hamburgers

Makes 10 - 12 hamburgers

3 pounds hamburger, very lean

4 Tablespoons olive oil

6 cloves garlic, minced (1 Tablespoon)

1/4 cup red wine

1 Tablespoon oregano

1/4 cup Dijon mustard

Salt and black pepper, to taste

Fried onion for topping

Lettuce

Tomatoes, sliced

Mix ingredients together and form into hamburger patties. Fry or grill.

Recipe adapted from The Frugal Gourmet Cooks with Wine by Jeff Smith

Roy's Garlic Mashed Potatoes

12 servings

6 pounds unpeeled but scrubbed potatoes

2 large heads of garlic

2 1/4 cups of half & half, warm

3/4 cups (1 stick) of unsalted butter at room temperature

1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

1 heaping Tablespoon table salt

1. Place potatoes in large saucepan and cover with 1 inch water. Bring to boil over high heat; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until potatoes are tender, 20-30 minutes.

2. While potatoes are cooking, peel the paper-like outer skin off the garlic and separate the cloves Place them in a small saucepan, cover with water and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until the garlic is very soft, 15 minutes. Drain and allow to cool.

3. Peel potatoes and cut into rough chunks.

4. Slip the skins off the garlic and combine the garlic cloves and the cream in a food processor. Puree.

5. Transfer the potatoes to the bowl of an electric mixer, and add the pureed garlic, butter, egg yolk, pepper and salt. Beat until just smooth.

Adapted from The New Basics Cookbook by Russo & Lukins and Cooks Illustrated.

Roy's Garlic Bread

1 loaf sweet French bread

8 Tablespoons butter, at room temperature

8-10 cloves of minced garlic

Adjust oven rack to lower position and heat oven to 500 degrees. Cut bread in half lengthwise and then score halves into 2-inch slices. Stir together the butter and garlic. Spread loaf halves with butter and place onto a baking sheet. Bake until bread is golden brown and toasted, 8-10 minutes. Cut into 2-inch slices.