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Monday, August 8, 2011
Black Bean Burgers And Ask Me A Question
How was your weekend? I had a nice weekend, busy and productive. Friday night was chill, just hanging out at home. On Saturday I had to wake up extra early to pick up a love seat donated by my uncle. It is still in great shape and looks great so I am happy to add it to our home. Now we have some thing to sit on in the basement if we choose to watch a movie down there. Saturday afternoon I had my brother and my dad over for lunch. I made black bean burgers, honey glazed acorn squash topped with onions, garlic, and carrots, and homemade Japanese sweet potato fries (sorry there is not a picture of them!). I have made these black bean burgers a few times in the past and always enjoy them. Beans are high in protein, 1 cup cooked has 15 grams of protein. I always buy my beans dried rather than in a can. This way I don't get all of the preservatives that are put in cans and I also think I get more nutrition and they taste better. My family and boyfriend ate these burgers on a bun with organic ketchup and fresh tomatoes. I ate mine without a bun but with tomatoes and a little organic ketchup on top. They would also taste great on my onion bread recipe. I just recently bought the acorn squash from a local market, it was my first time eating acorn squash and I loved it! Saturday night my friend spent the night and we had some good quality girl time. Finally, on Sunday I climbed Stone Mountain in the morning and spent the afternoon cleaning, organizing and relaxing watching movies.
So, I decided to let you guys ask me a question about my life as a vegan / raw vegan foodie. If there is anything you would like to know that may help you on your own journey just leave the question in my comment box. I will answer the first ten questions that I get in my next posting.
April's Black Bean Burgers:
Ingredients: 2 cups of black beans
6 cups of water
1 bell pepper diced
1 cup of ground flax seeds
1/2 onion diced
garlic powder
sea salt
2 tbsp olive oil
Directions: Soak your black beans in two cups of water for 4 hours. After this add two more cups of water and cook the beans. First bring the water and beans to a boil. After they have started boiling, turn down the heat to low, cover the pot with a lid and let the beans cook for one hour. You can taste test them to see if they are done. Next, drain the beans and add them to a bowl with the rest of the ingredients. Stir this mixture up until thoroughly combined. Form black bean patties out of the mixture and put them on a frying pan (low to medium heat) using the olive oil on the pan to keep them from sticking. Serve and enjoy!
im soaking the beans as we speak. let's hope your recipe does me well:) wish me luck:)ill come back with an update
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