With my fairly recent shift back toward vegetarianism, I've been a little surprised that I don't really miss eating meat at all. (Then again I never really loved it like many people do.) That is with one exception ~ a good old juicy cheeseburger! Now in the height of backyard barbeque season I find myself craving one every now and then. Thanks to Alicia Silverstone's compelling book The Kind Diet, as soon as I think about eating one, I also have visions of the cow giving up his life for my fleeting pleasure. I may not really miss eating meat but I really do miss the convenience of it all. It was just so easy to take a piece of meat, season it up, and half the meal was done. Even though it's more work eating this way, I am having more fun and feel better than ever.
Looking for some form of "burger replacement", I ran the gamut this week with Black Bean Veggie Burgers, Power Packed Corn Cakes with Zucchini and Chick Peas, and what I'm calling French Fried Potato and Carrot Pancakes. I always skew the names of the dishes to make them more appealing to the kids and never, ever say the word Zucchini out loud if I can avoid it;-)
I ABSOLUTELY love the corn cakes and carrot cakes. I make extra batter so I can make a quick patty for a snack. We had the carrot cakes last night and Bela gave the kiddie approval by saying, "These are soooo good! I need another one." The black bean burgers still need a little work so if you've got a fabulous recipe for them or something like this, please, please share! Click on the links above for the requested but still in the works Corn Cake recipe and the yummy potato and carrot cakes.
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