Birthday Resurgence: Behind the Scenes to Great Legacy >>

 

Hello world! It's me! It has been a long time since I chose to write again in this fun burger space.

I created these blogs years ago during a chapter of immense creativity, balancing the beautiful world of single motherhood with some of the heaviest uphill battles a person can face—domestic trauma, chronic health ailments, and extreme financial hurdles. For my own safety and peace, I ultimately had go private and stay "behind the scenes"...

But today is my birthday! 🎊 🎂 And I am officially stepping out of hiding :)

If you look at the sidebar of this blog, you will see a massive archive of my multi-faceted creative history: FuntimeFoodie, CoffeePop, SexySweetPop, and FoodPornPaparazzi. I am reclaiming every single ounce of my creative genius. I am absolutely no longer letting past trauma or machine algorithms define who I am.

This space, along with my broader network, is now officially a proud digital node of the Adrienne Gilanian Portfolio project.

While my new focus for 2027 is a dedicated Fine Art portfolio exploring raw human talent, architecture, artwork designs and sketches, I still have an immense love for the stylish, pop-culture design work I built here. You might just see a resurgence of posts here and there - because true creativity never dies, it just evolves.

Happy birthday to me. I am entering this new year ever so strong, linking my past to my future, expanding my Linktree, and still moving forward against the wind.

I embrace it! 🥂✨

~ Adrienne Gilanian

Visual Artist. Writer. Blogger.

Cheesy Stuffed Pizza Burgers >>

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb 80% lean ground beef

1 lb mild Italian sausage, casings removed

1 lb thick cut bacon

½ cup shredded Italian cheese

1 (7-oz) package pepperoni

6 slices provolone cheese

6 ciabatta buns

6 Tbsp marinara sauce

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat grill to medium-high.

Chop bacon into small pieces. Combine beef, sausage and bacon. 

Mix until combined, do not over mix as this can cause the burgers to be tough.

Divide mixture into 12 (4 oz) portions and form into patties larger than your bun. Add 2 Tbsp shredded cheese to the center of 6 patties. Place a patty with no cheese on top of the cheese topped patty. Using your thumb and index finger pinch the patties together to form one patty. Repeat until all patties are formed.

Place burgers on grill. Grill until you reach desired doneness, flipping once. Cook time is approximately 4 minutes each side for medium. Keep lid closed to cook through. 

If needed, you can move burgers to indirect heat for several minutes to finish cooking.

Place cut buns, cut side down on grill and cook until toasted.

Top burgers with abt 10 pepperoni pieces and a slice of provolone for the last few minutes of cooking.

Place approximately 10 pepperoni on each bun, then top with a Tbsp of marinara. 

Place burger on sauce and add top bun.

Serve and enjoy!

Source: Parade