We had a lot of fun at Roscoe Village Burgerfest on Sunday after Mon’s birthday dinner.
However, one little detail I didn’t mention was that Bailey and I also went on Saturday.
What can I say? We love the streetfests. And when the fest has food in the names? Even better.
However, B and I are on a budget. Like always.
So we look for ways to save.
You can sort of tell I didn’t do a good job at mixing in the soy sauce and worcestshire sauce in evenly. Don’t worry. No one noticed after they were done. 
Obviously we didn’t want to skimp on the drinks at the fest. So we made it work by starting our Saturday night with a Burgerfest knockoff celebration in our own apartment.
We decided to sautee green peppers as a burger topper. Because they’re delicious. But it’s possible it was also because the green peppers were going to go bad in another day or two.
I grew up on a farm. I have access to beef products pretty much whenever. Why go buy it when it can be made at home?
That’s what I thought.
Turns out my Tater Twister also works on sweet potatoes. Curly fries make everything more exciting.
Getting the burgers together was a simple process.
Mostly because I often open the refrigerator/pantry and just wing it.
1 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon chipotle powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
salt and black pepper to taste
The curly fries were made in the same fashion as a few weeks ago. Don’t fix it if it ain’t broke.
BBQ sauce and Munster was also involved. Just like the green peppers, it just happened to be what we had on hand. Worked out well…
The smaller buns were the deciding factor to create ”sliders”. They’re totally cute that way. And I’m all about cute things.
The one challenge? We may have set the smoke alarm off at one point. This involved frantically opening the doors and windows and fanning the air around the alarm to make it stop. In front of the new neighbors. Who are of the male variety. Who happened to also be having a party at that exact time.
Sigh. I told you I was awkward.
Anyway…
Turns out, it was best that we ate and had a drink or two before leaving for the street fest.
It only took a whole 30 minutes before things got nutty. We were desperate to watch Rusted Root play. But after waiting 30 minutes for a beer, feeling somewhat claustrophobic, taking 20 minutes to get from one side of the street to another…
It was bad. As much as I wanted to hear “Send Me On My Way”, getting swallowed by the crowd wasn’t worth it. So we went on our way to a bar up the street.
Instead of getting beer and sweat from random strangers all over me, I got to color. In a booth. With lots of personal space.
Who doesn’t love coloring?
So maybe our entire weekend spent at Roscoe Village Burgerfest wasn’t a complete win. But we still got our burgers and beer.
And that’s what matters.
Filed under: Cooking Randomness Tagged: | Burgerfest Knockoff, homemade burgers, Roscoe Village Burgerfest, staying on budget
Oh the awkwardness…this is why I love you. I am so that girl too! I looked at Tony last night and told him I felt so lucky to have met him and that he wasn’t turned off by my awkward ways. I too set off the smoke alarm often. Anytime I cook pizza or roast vegetables, I seem to set that damn thing off. Your burgers look perfect to me and I need one of the potato twisters! The boys would go crazy over that thing!
Those sweet potato curly fries look amazinggggg. I want them, for breakfast, right now!
lol – it’s a common occurrence for my smoke alarm to go off while cooking. NBD
I might make these exact sliders for the bbq I’m having this weekend. They’re too cute! And I love peppers!
YES! Rusted Root – holy blast from the past:)
I love the smell of a bbq and anything you put on it! I learned a cool trick to hamburgers, if you put a little dimple in the center (take your thumb and make a small indent) your burger doesn’t shrink up on the grill.
Eat that Bobby Flay!
If it makes you feel any better, I saw Rusted Root at a streetfest a few years ago and they were sort of a disappointment. (They were a one-hit-wonder for a reason!)
Ummm . . . awkwardness is kind of my specialty too. I like to think someone will find it endearing.
And seriously, I need one of those curly fry contraptions.
Rusted Root & burgers sound like a great time. I love street fests… especially when they include beer. I’m a big fan of drinking outside.
I want you to cook for me. Oh, and bake, too.
And now I can’t get Send Me On My Way out of my head…………of course those are the only words of the song I know, too…….
Those burgers look amazing.. and those fries?! Can you come cook for me.. please?!
You are me. I am you? Whatever, doesn’t matter. I ate burgers all weekend and I’ve been obsessed with coloring lately. I may have (one can never be sure of these things) ordered the GIANT 120 DIFFERENT COLORS box of Crayolas yesterday. Maybe. I’ll find out for sure tomorrow when it arrives on my doorstep.
If it arrives. I meant “if”.
oh those curly fries really do look great!
I love sliders! They are so freaking cute, plus I don’t feel as bad eating 4 mini burgers as I do eating 1 giant burger. I know, I’m weird.
those look so delicious, and I’m always a fan of making your own as opposed to buying. Life on a budget, heh. I’m still in love with your tater twist.
I dont know why but the name Roscoe Village cracks me up every time I hear/see it. Maybe b/c the name Roscoe sounds like the name of a junkyard dog?
I was craving a burger and fries so bad today but didnt give it, I chose wrong.
PS-Be in Chicago in September, need to discuss with you!