Burger #319 – Baseball

Take me out to the ball game…

Today is the start of the Major League Baseball season and the World Champion SF Giants will begin defending their title against the rival LA Dodgers. If more baseballs were painted like burgers, I bet more catches would be made. Although hot dogs are more commonly associated with baseball games, burgers should eventually overtake them. ([])

Burger #318 – Erasered Notebook

Erase me…

In another “Blast from the Past”, who used to use their eraser to “draw” on their notebook cover? This was actually a lot harder to do than I had remembered. Now to write down some burger recipes. ([])

Burger #317 – Playdough

D’oh!

Here is everyone’s favorite non-edible dough as a cheeseburger with sweet potato fries. I used to play with this type of dough when I was a kid, but don’t think I ever created a burger. Super easy to make snakes though. ([])

Burger #316 – Laser Engraved Woodprint

Laser Tag anyone?

Hooray for lasers. They sure can make cool things. Like this engraved burger design on a piece of wood. Hopefully they will come out with a  light saber that one can use to cut up burgers with. ([])

Burger #315 – Plaid Design

Well “plaid”…

This plaid burger design would be great as a picnic tablecloth for a burger barbecue. I know it’s only springtime, but I can dream about summer, can’t I? ([])

Burger #314 – Bleach

Just add bleach…

The chemical bleach has great cleaning power, which one can use to eliminate bacteria and whiten clothing. Just make sure you keep it away from your burgers cause you wouldn’t want to ingest it. ([])

Burger #313 – Volkswagen Beetle

Das Burger…

Since I couldn’t find anyone willing to paint their Volkswagen Beetle like a burger, I had to settle for this scale 1:34 toy model and create this “Burgerwagen Beetle”. With working doors and pull back action, it’s close to the real thing. Not as cool as that Burger Mobile, but I would definitely want to see this driving down the street. ([])

Bonus action shot:

Burger #312 – Moustache

Respect the ‘Stache!

The novelty moustache seems the be all the rage today, especially with the “hip” crowd. There are various toys, t-shirts and other items that pay homage to it, so here are a couple in burger form. Because of their shape, it actually made sense to place them atop hot dog buns instead, as well as adding some onion glasses. ([])

Still need more moustache in your life? Check out “Shave & a Haircut: Hep Hairdo & Suave ‘Stache Show” at Monkeyhouse Toys from March 19 – April 17, 2011. There will probably be photos similar to this bonus pic:

 

Hamburger Cupcake Sleeves

What are cupcake sleeves you ask? Well, if you want an easier way for your cupcake to look like a burger, just put this sleeve over it and voila!

Also available in a bunch of other themes, such as accompanying fries! Awesome!

Get them here:

http://www.roundaboutsleeves.com/themes/teenparty.html#Hamburger

[Image: Round About Sleeves]

Burger #311 – Seaweed

Under the sea…

Do you like seaweed? It’s not a very appetizing word, but it sure works well with sushi and other food. Here is some seaweed in the shape of a burger on a bed of rice. Who wants to get some hamburger sushi rolls with me? ([])

Burger #310 – Mud

My name is mud…

With all of this rain, one is sure to track mud all around the house and yard after walking around outside. Good thing it can be used to make another burger image. Not a big fan of mud or dirt? Well just remember that dirt is responsible for the burgers that you eat, because dirt made my lunch! Everyone sing it! ([])

Amazing Burger Photos

Thanks to Bev for sending links to a new cookbook entitled ’Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking’, produced by Dr. Nathan Myhrvold.  Check out these amazing burger photos from the book:

“As scientific as it is gastronomic, it is virtually an encyclopedia of cooking, a visual roller coaster through the world of food and cooking tools, as well as a compendium of 1,500 recipes.” (NY Times)

Check out the full articles here and more great photos:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/dining/09modernist.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=myhrvold&st=cse

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/extreme-eating-inside-the-new-625-cookbook-2464738/#photoViewer=1

[ Images:  The Cooking Lab, LLC]

Burger #309 – Watercolor

It’s raining, it’s pouring…

Who says that “it never rains in Southern California”? It sure was pouring out here today, unfortunately for the LA Marathon runners. With all this constant thoughts about water, it was time to break out the watercolors and paint up this cheeseburger. ([])

Burger #308 – Twisty Ties

Twist and shout!

What else to do with those twisty ties that are used to bag up fruit and vegetables from the market? Use them to create a cool burger sculpture. I actually do find these little guys really useful during everyday life. So now I can add artwork to the list. ([])

Burger #307 – Turnip

“Turnip” up!

Eating too many ground beef burgers and greasy french fries lately? Switch it up  and go with this turnip burger and fries. ([])

Burger #306 – Origami

Paper chase…

With the assistance of an existing hamburger origami kit as a template, I created this “made-to-order” origami cheeseburger with egg, fries and drink. ([])

Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding, and has been around since the 17th century. Once again, our thoughts go out to those in Japan who have been affected by the earthquake and tsunami. Let’s do what we can to help out and keep everyone safe.

Burger #305 – Four Leaf Clover

Happy St. Burger Patties Day!

Traditionally, people wear green and drink green beer on St. Patrick’s Day. Well how about a new tradition of eating green four leaf clover shaped burgers? Green beer probably looked unappetizing initially, but still tastes the same, just like this delicious green burger. Celebrate safely everyone! ([])

Burger #304 – United States

State of the “Onion”…

Since the hamburger is supremely popular here in the United States, it was only fitting to create a burger design using all 50 of them. This one was also inspired by Skull A Day’s United Skull of America. ([])