First, let's get the important business out of the way. It was announced today that William Peterson is leaving CSI Crime Scene Investigation this season. No more Gil Grissom? Nooo! Noooooo!
Favorite CSI line ever: When Gil sincerely asks an exterminator, "Does it ever bother you that you kill insects?" Loyal CSI viewers know why that was so funny.
OK, on a slightly less important level, my anemia is getting better. Today, I felt almost energetic. I went to the ER last week and they ran a blood test, which showed my hemoglobin has risen from 8 to 11. Thrilling! I'm still anemic, but it's such a relief to see that this problem will be resolved in the near future. Of course, I have to get rid of the cause of the anemia, my psycho uterus. The hysterectomy is next month.
One food that I've discovered is bison, or buffalo meat, which turns out to be a Super Food . It's much lower in saturated fat, calories, and cholesterol, but higher in protein, iron, and Vitamin B-12 than beef, pork, or chicken. It even beats salmon in every area, except Vitamin B-12. And bison are given no antibiotics, and spend few punishing days in feed lots. Of course, they do give their lives to us, so it's not perfect.
I had to get my bison in Sacramento at Whole Foods. Apparently, bison is pretty popular with their customers. There was an abundance of chops, steaks and ground bison in the meat section. Bison is so nutritionally dense because the fat isn't marbleized in the meat. This meant that the New York Strip Steak was slightly less tender than beef. But, the flavor was rich and delicious.
But, I prefer the ground bison. It's amazingly lean, but produces a very tender, juicy burger. I don't know how that happens, maybe someone else reading this can explain it to me. Bison has a slightly sweeter, richer taste than ground beef, which I enjoyed. And yes, it's more expensive than ground beef. I paid $6 a pound, but felt it was worth every penny. Here is my bison burger in mid-meal, starting to disintegrate, as is the habit of a fabulous burger.
I've never eaten bison, but I'd love to taste that delicious looking meat! I'm pretty sure I'd love that meat! Your burger is drool-worthy!
Cheers,
Rosa
Posted by: Rosa | July 16, 2008 at 01:11 AM
Sher, this burger looks awesome...and I love bison's rich flavour.
Posted by: Peter | July 16, 2008 at 02:45 AM
What! That's terrible news!
But to move from 8 to 11: that is fabulous news worthy of great celebration and excitement!! So get happy here Sher. Let's hear a cheer!! Here, Here!!! Oh, right. The burger does look like a celebration well underway!! ;0))
Posted by: MyKitchenInHalfCups | July 16, 2008 at 04:13 AM
So Catherine will get a promotion and replace him? Hmmmm... meanwhile I'm glad you're feeling a bit better -- keep eating those iron-rich foods!
Posted by: Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) | July 16, 2008 at 04:57 AM
That bison burger looks very yummy and I am glad you have found a way to help with the anemia. Sorry to hear you will have to have surgery but you will feel much better afterwards and I am certain you will have kitty love to help you heal!
Posted by: Cape Cod Kitty | July 16, 2008 at 05:20 AM
Ahhh... I love bison (God bless their sacrifice). It makes me think of what cow USED to taste like. I didn't know they were a superfood. Bonus for me and the Frog then. I should tell my aunt. She suffers from anemia.
Posted by: Nerissa | July 16, 2008 at 06:10 AM
So glad to hear your hemaglobin is improving. I've never tasted bison, no idea why not. This looks like a delicious burger though, love to taste it.
Posted by: Kalyn | July 16, 2008 at 06:11 AM
I had my first taste of bison when I was in Vancouver last month and loved it. Raved to Barrett about it. Haven't been able to find it in the stores here yet, though. Someday!
Posted by: Shannon | July 16, 2008 at 08:35 AM
And of course, you can use ground bison to make meatballs!
Posted by: Avra | July 16, 2008 at 11:55 AM
You know I love a good burger and every once in awhile I indulge with the ground bison. It is so flavorful and rich tasting. Somewhere I actually saw a bison bulgogi burger served korean style with kimchi! Take that anemia!
Posted by: Callipygia | July 16, 2008 at 04:47 PM
Sher that looks so good. We have a local bison butcher very nearby but I have never tried it.
I gave you a prestigious award.lol
http://coffeepot.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/steamed-carrots-with-mint-and-an-award/
Posted by: Sue (coffeepot) | July 16, 2008 at 05:34 PM
What are your fav burger toppings/condiments?
Love the blog :)
Maggie
P.S. I'm anemic too. Good on ya for working so hard so fast to get better.
Posted by: Maggie | July 16, 2008 at 06:37 PM
Yum - looks great! I love bison and while I knew it was lean, I had no idea it had so much else going for it!
Posted by: Katie B. | July 16, 2008 at 07:38 PM
The first time I had buffalo was in CO at my aunt's house. I was 13 and I thought she was kidding. It tasted like a burger to me. :)
Posted by: peabody | July 16, 2008 at 08:52 PM
oh my gawwwwd, i've been dying to try bison and that looks divine.
and a part of my soul died today when i read that news about gil/william (we're on first-name basis). i'm the creep who finds it necessary to relate every moment of life to an episode of csi (well there's so damn many episodes you can relate it to just about anything!) unfortunately, i think i read this news on perezhilton so that negates any pity i deserve.
Posted by: Leigh | July 17, 2008 at 06:48 AM
WHAAAAT??!??! He's leaving??? Where did you hear that?! First Sara, then maybe Warrick, and now GRISSOM!?! Jesus.
Now I need a new favourite show.
Posted by: ley | July 17, 2008 at 06:55 AM
Mmmmm that bison looks yummy. So sorry to hear you have to have the op - thats yucky and scary... How are you feeling?
And noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo to Grissom leaving. I'm now actually sad (which is slightly sad in and of itself...) xoxo
Posted by: Emily | July 17, 2008 at 11:06 AM
I just love bison, it makes the best burgers and has the nicest flavor! And I love it that its a superfood.
Posted by: Kate | July 18, 2008 at 05:54 AM
Hi Sher! It's been a while and I wanted to stop by to say hello. I am going through the motions with my anemia as well and have been trying to eat iron rich foods for the longest time but it has not helped at all. After a bad bout with too much iron recently, I am going to try Slow Fe (time released iron). If that doesn't work I don't know what we can do. I hope you are doing well!! :)
Posted by: Jennifer | July 19, 2008 at 11:40 AM
I love bison meat. It just tastes so much better compared to beef.
Posted by: Jude | July 19, 2008 at 09:01 PM
Those pictures look delicious. I am sure I would love to have one of the burgers. Never tasted bison meat though...I would like to binge on this one.
Posted by: Rumela | March 20, 2009 at 11:04 AM
Well, this Big Fat Bison Burger makes me feel hungry. Looks so delicious. Wish I can also go there and have a taste of it myself. Anyway, thanks for sharing this post. I enjoyed reading it.
-megan-
Posted by: Jollibee Philippine | December 21, 2009 at 05:51 PM
Mmmm. I stumbled on this post late on a Saturday night. Mmmmm. Iron to boot. LOL
Posted by: Amanda | February 12, 2011 at 08:11 PM
Just to think how many people think beef burgers are unhealthy!
Not only is this burger recipe super delicious ( just looking at the pic is making my mouth water ) but it's healthy & nutritious too!
Lovely :-)
Posted by: Barry @ hand blender | April 17, 2011 at 03:32 PM
Great for you! Is that really a bison? I haven't heard of a bison burger but this proves it. Thanks for posting!
Posted by: Plumbing | July 24, 2011 at 01:11 PM
This all started as a search for Meta givens Cookbook for a pork ribs rescipe.
Posted by: Bill Meinhart | July 27, 2011 at 04:37 PM