Found Sauce Burgers

Day 363

Found Sauce Burgers

So, I found the sauce. And it wasn't at work. It was in the fridge, where I put it the minute I got home. Sooo, that's not embarrassing at all! Really, I'm used to it. It's standard Erin stuff.

Reviews/Comments

The sauce was good on the burgers, and in general a very good sauce. It tasted very much like peppers and had a bit of kick. I definitely need to get the recipe from my friend. I give the burger a 9.

Forgotten Sauce Burgers

Day 362

Forgotten Sauce Burgers

So, today, a friend at work kindly gave me a jar of something red and told me it was an eggplant/pepper sauce or spread. I asked her how she uses it and she said she normally has it on burgers. I decided then and there I would be having some veggie burgers tonight with my friend's sauce.

SOL Sprouted Quinoa Chia Burgers

These are one of my favorite frozen patties. They're also one of the few soy-free veggie burgers. They cost $5.99 when they're not on sale, which they weren't today, but the price seemed fair since I was very excited to try my friend's sauce.

SOL Sprouted Quinoa Chia Burgers

Burgers cooking; buns toasting

Mushrooms & Onions

Wouldn't be awesome without our favorite toppings. Picked up some mushrooms with the burgers to make sure we would have the perfect combo to try out my friend's sauce.

Mushrooms & onions frying

Quinoa burger

Reviews/Comments

The burgers were really yummy. And that sauce? Still sitting on top of my locker at work. WHAAAAAAAAAA!!! :( I suck.

I give the burger an 8. Could have been a 10 with that sauce...crap.

BK Veggie Burgers

Day 354

Wednesday, October 7

BK Veggie Burgers

We had good intentions of making some real food, but it never came to fruition as Laura was having back pain and I was painting.

Took Cian Guy Along for the Ride

Did not get a pic of the food, however, here is a pic of Cian Guy at Burger King, one of his favorite places in town.

Cian at BK

Back to Work

We ate, then it was back to the painting. I did get a pic of that, too.

GROW painting

Reviews/Comments

About a 1. Not that yummy and made me feel like crap. Boooooo! Poor choice...

Veggie Burgers, Potatoes, Yellow Beans & Grains

Day 282

Tonight, I had dinner with my mom, dad, sister, niece and nephew at the Boom Road homestead. Dad got these awesome veggie burgers at Costco, and BBQ'd them on the grill. We also had roasted potatoes, fresh yellow beans and a kale/grain dish that my sister cooked up.

Burgers

Dad grilled burgers for them and veggie burgers for me.The veggie burgers he found at Costco were super good. Will probably get some next time I go!

Dad at the grill

Grilling burgers

Yellow Beans

I think they got these at the Newcastle Farm Market earlier in the day. I slathered mine with butter and seasoned liberally with salt and pepper. Soooo good. Can't wait for ours to grow.

Yellow beans

Kale with 10 Grains

Tara made this side dish so I'm not sure about all the ingredients, but I know it had a 10-grain mix, chopped kale and minced garlic. I did not see what she used for seasoning, but it tasted good.

Kale with 10 Grains

Burgers, Potatoes, Beans & Grains

Jacob with his dinner

Veggie burger with potatoes, beans & grains

Strawberry Dessert

Dessert was strawberry-themed with the option of strawberries 'n' cream or strawberry shortcake. I had strawberry shortcake.

Mom preparing strawberries

Lily making strawberries 'n' cream

Strawberry shortcake

Reviews/Comments

The meal was delicious and the evening overall, was fun and relaxing.

BBQ "Chicken" Burgers

Day 260

BBQ "Chicken" Burgers

I had dinner at Mom & Dad's and Dad barbequed chicken burgers. He also barbequed "chicken" burgers, which they got for me! How thoughtful is that???

Barbequing chicken burgers

In the pic above, mine were the two slightly smaller, more oblong shaped ones on the far right.

It was a good-sized burger and I only had room for one, but the other one is in the fridge for lunch tomorrow. Whoop!

Enormous burger

Good Eats, Good Company

And I got to eat dinner with a lovely young lady, and my folks.

Burger & Alyssa

Reviews/Comments

These. Were. SOOOOOOoooooOOOO. Good. Soy or not, they were amazing. The texture was so real, I broke pieces off to inspect them a couple times, but I saw the frozen patties in the bag and read the ingredients myself. I wish I had taken note of the brand, but I'll find them.

Pimped Out Jalapeno Popper Black Bean Burgers

Day 256

I love the idea of veggie burgers that have lots of protein without the soy. I could eat veggie burgers at least 3 times a week.

Pimped Out Jalapeno Popper Black Bean Burgers

Pimped Out Burgers

We had these last night but tonight we made a couple improvements:

1. Diced some portobello mushrooms to give it a better bite/texture. Didn't really work. Well, the texture was better, but they didn't hold together better.

Portabellos

2. Added more salt. I know you can't see it in the pic, but it's there.

Burger mixture

Burgers with cheese on the grill

3. Used more toppings. Last night we just had cheese, ketchup and mustard on these. Tonight we had:

• Avocado/lime spread
• Tomato
• Lettuce
• Garlic dills
• Grilled mushrooms

 Tomato slices

Laura's pimped out burger

My pimped out burger

Reviews/Comments

They were impossible to eat but sooooo effing gooood. Got a 10 from me. Laura gave them a 9. Said they'd be a 10 if they'd stay together.

Jalapeno Popper Black Bean Burgers

Day 255

Jalapeno Popper Black Bean Burger

Jalapeno Popper Black Bean Burgers

Original recipe

I stuck to the recipe and it was fairly quick and easy, but there were a few steps. I used 3 jalapenos and blackened them (a bit too much, maybe) then scraped out the flesh. 

Jalapenos

I mashed 2 1/2 cups of the beans and then started chopping the pepper and shallot. Mixed everything just as the recipe said and they were super easy to form, and stayed together well.

Eggs, spices, oil, pepper, shallots, panko, 

cilantro & remaining beans

Mixed the mashed beans with the egg/panko/veggie mixture and was a nice texture for making patties.

Jalapeno Cream Cheese

The cooked jalapenos had to be diced then mixed with 1/2 package cream cheese (shown in above pic).

The recipe didn't really say how to fill the patties with the cream cheese mixture. I did the best I could and they turned out fine and didn't melt into the pan or anything. I think maybe I could have used more of it though.

Black bean burgers cooking

Reviews/Comments

These burgers were really good and held together well while cooking, but the buns we used were too small and the burgers fell apart while we were eating them. Also, the burgers had a really beany texture, so kind of mushy, rather than having a bite to them. They were nice and crispy on the outside, actually, it was just the inside that needed a nicer texture. The flavor was good after we added more salt. 

There is enough of the mixture for about 6 more of these, so we plan to incorporate some cooked diced mushrooms and 1/2 tsp more salt to them. Then they'll be perfect.

Jalapeno Popper Black Bean Burger

I rated them an 8 1/2. Laura gives them an 8.

Sloppy Joes & Beet Salad

Day 195

Saturday, May 2

Sloppy Joes

As usual, we make our sloppy Joes using Yves Original Veggie Ground. It's not bad. It sort of mimics the texture of ground beef, enough to make enjoyable sloppy Joes, tacos, Shepherd's pie, etc. The flavor is not beefy, more like beans and onions, etc. It works.

Sloppy Joes & Beet Salad

I've blogged our Sloppy Joe recipe before, so just click here to see how it's made.

Sloppy Joes & buns on the stovetop

Beet Salad

Like the kale salad of yesterday, this one is from a kit. The kit contains kale and sprouts, etc, and for the extras, they include golden raisins, diced cooked beets, feta cheese and white wine vinegrette.

Beet salad

Sloppy Joes & Beet Salad

Reviews/Comments

I give this an 8 or 9. Our sloppy Joe recipe is really, really yummy...and these salad kits are surprisingly fresh and delicious.

Quinoa Burgers with Kale Salad

Day 194

Friday, May 1

This was as quick and easy as I could think of on Friday night.

Quinoa Burgers with Kale Salad

Other than chopping and sautéing some mushrooms and onions, that it, it was quick and easy. 

 Mushrooms & red onion sautéing

These salad kits you can get now are soooooo awesome. Open the bag and dump contents into a bowl. The produce contents include:

• Brussels sprouts
• Cabbage
• Chicory
• Kale

Kale salad kit

Inside are packets of yummies and salad dressing. This one came with pumpkin seeds, craisins and poppyseed dressing.

Kale salad kit

We used the SOL quinoa burgers again. I like these ones because they don't contain soy. We eat enough soy as it is, so I try to find other options when I can.

Burgers & buns, etc

Burger condiments

Quinoa Burgers with Kale Salad

Reviews/Comments

I give the meal a 9. It was super good, and best of all, didn't take long to make or clean up after, so I can enjoy the rest of my Friday night.

Burgers with Leftover Scallop & Squash

Day 177

I know the scallop doesn't look pretty, but it wasn't bad. The squash was good too, and I'm happy it didn't go to waste.

Burgers with Leftover Scallop & Squash

Veggie Burgers & Leftovers

Burgers, buns & squash cooking

Reviews/Comments

The burger was an 8, the leftovers get a 7.