Tonight I made "burgers" for dinner. Bryan, my "meat and potatoes" kinda guy, ate two of these burgers and raved on how good they tasted. Score! Brennan ate a small slider (another score!) and Alex, well, he hasn't eaten much this past week due to his steroids so I am not counting him in this poll! I really liked this recipe and I plan on making it again. I will warn that these burgers do not have the same texture as a beef or even a turkey burger, but they are tasty and much healthier for you than the red meat variety. I served these babies on King's Hawaiian Rolls with spicy brown mustard, romaine leaf lettuce and thin slices of roma tomatoes (the boys added cheddar cheese to their burgers).
Ingredients
2 cups of cooked and drained chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
1 cup of cooked brown rice
1 shallot, minced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 large egg, whisked
coarse sea salt & pepper to taste
parsley
2 tablespoons olive oil
Directions
1. Mash brown rice and chickpeas together until they form a thick paste
2. Add in minced shallots and garlic, stirring well
3. Whisk in one large egg
4. Add in sea salt & pepper, to taste. Add in parsley.
5. Form into patties
6. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan. Cook patties on both sides until browned.
Our patties crumbled a bit so I may try two eggs next time. Of the three people who actually ate dinner, all three enjoyed the burgers so I'll call this one a hit! We ate this with baked fries and steamed broccoli.
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Recipe: Creamy Tomato Rigatoni
I have really missed blogging! Work responsibilities have thrown me for a loop and by the time I get finished with family life I am just too darn tired to blog. I need to start making time for blogging because it is my little get away from the hustle and bustle of real life.
Anyway, autumn appears to be in full swing around here. That doesn't mean we will not see 80 degree temps again until next year, this is St. Louis after all! I love summer, but autumn is pretty high up there on my list. I love the sights and sounds and smells of the season. I especially love the food that represent autumn. I have been doing a lot of cooking lately and I cannot wait to share my recipes. Tonight I made a very simple pasta dish. While this isn't necessarily an autumn dish it sure was tasty and comforting after a weekend of camping in the cold. Best of all, my boys GOBBLED this down in record time. I think this may be one of the pastas that I will add into my regular rotation. Served with a green salad and crusty bread, you have yourself quite the meal!
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 white wine
1 can of crushed tomatoes (28 ounces)
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 heavy whipping cream, warmed to room temp
salt & pepper to taste
1 pound whole wheat rigatoni
basil to taste
Directions:
1. Melt butter in a saucepan, add chopped onion and cook until onion is soft.
2. Add the chopped garlic and saute until you can smell the strong garlic odor.
3. Add white wine and cook down until almost evaporated. Stir often.
4. Stir in crushed tomatoes and sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer about 15-20 minutes.
5. Stir in heavy whipping cream, season with salt, pepper and basil.
6. While the sauce cooks a bit longer, boil the rigatoni until just tender. Drain and return to pot.
7. Combine pasta and sauce and serve with sides of your liking.
Again, not the healthiest, but yummy! I used canned organic tomatoes since my garden tomatoes have not produced much this year. The basil was from our garden and tasted great.
I need to start taking pictures and posting my creations!!
Anyway, autumn appears to be in full swing around here. That doesn't mean we will not see 80 degree temps again until next year, this is St. Louis after all! I love summer, but autumn is pretty high up there on my list. I love the sights and sounds and smells of the season. I especially love the food that represent autumn. I have been doing a lot of cooking lately and I cannot wait to share my recipes. Tonight I made a very simple pasta dish. While this isn't necessarily an autumn dish it sure was tasty and comforting after a weekend of camping in the cold. Best of all, my boys GOBBLED this down in record time. I think this may be one of the pastas that I will add into my regular rotation. Served with a green salad and crusty bread, you have yourself quite the meal!
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 white wine
1 can of crushed tomatoes (28 ounces)
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 heavy whipping cream, warmed to room temp
salt & pepper to taste
1 pound whole wheat rigatoni
basil to taste
Directions:
1. Melt butter in a saucepan, add chopped onion and cook until onion is soft.
2. Add the chopped garlic and saute until you can smell the strong garlic odor.
3. Add white wine and cook down until almost evaporated. Stir often.
4. Stir in crushed tomatoes and sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer about 15-20 minutes.
5. Stir in heavy whipping cream, season with salt, pepper and basil.
6. While the sauce cooks a bit longer, boil the rigatoni until just tender. Drain and return to pot.
7. Combine pasta and sauce and serve with sides of your liking.
Again, not the healthiest, but yummy! I used canned organic tomatoes since my garden tomatoes have not produced much this year. The basil was from our garden and tasted great.
I need to start taking pictures and posting my creations!!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Simple Thoughts
A few good quotes/thoughts on vegetarianism............(taken from various sites on the Internet)
“Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” -Albert Einstein
"The only foods that contain immune-strengthening and cancer-fighting nutrients are plant
foods." - Mike Anderson
“I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health of the chickens.” -Isaac Bashevis Singer
“Would you kill your pet dog or cat to eat it? How about an animal you're not emotionally attached to? Is the thought of slaughtering a cow or chicken or pig with your own hands too much to handle? Instead, would hiring a hit-man to do the job give you enough distance from the emotional discomfort? What animal did you put a contract out on for your supper last night? Did you at least make sure that none went to waste and to take a moment to be grateful for its sacrifice?" -Anonymous
“I decided I needed to be consistent in my prolife stance so 13 years ago I became a vegetarian.” -David O’Steen, national director of Right to Life
“A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral.” -Leo Tolstoy
“In fact, if one person is unkind to an animal it is considered to be cruelty, but where a lot of people are unkind to animals, especially in the name of commerce, the cruelty is condoned and, once large sums of money are at stake, will be defended to the last by otherwise intelligent people.” -Ruth Harrison, author
“If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.” -Paul McCartney
“If you visit the killing floor of a slaughterhouse, it will brand your soul for life.” -Howard Lyman
“Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” -Albert Einstein
"The only foods that contain immune-strengthening and cancer-fighting nutrients are plant
foods." - Mike Anderson
“I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health of the chickens.” -Isaac Bashevis Singer
“Would you kill your pet dog or cat to eat it? How about an animal you're not emotionally attached to? Is the thought of slaughtering a cow or chicken or pig with your own hands too much to handle? Instead, would hiring a hit-man to do the job give you enough distance from the emotional discomfort? What animal did you put a contract out on for your supper last night? Did you at least make sure that none went to waste and to take a moment to be grateful for its sacrifice?" -Anonymous
“I decided I needed to be consistent in my prolife stance so 13 years ago I became a vegetarian.” -David O’Steen, national director of Right to Life
“A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral.” -Leo Tolstoy
“In fact, if one person is unkind to an animal it is considered to be cruelty, but where a lot of people are unkind to animals, especially in the name of commerce, the cruelty is condoned and, once large sums of money are at stake, will be defended to the last by otherwise intelligent people.” -Ruth Harrison, author
“If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.” -Paul McCartney
“If you visit the killing floor of a slaughterhouse, it will brand your soul for life.” -Howard Lyman
Of course these are what I believe to be "good quotes" as I am a proud vegetarian. If you are a meat eater, please read these with an open mind ;)
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