VEGGIE BURGERS

 Veggie Burgers
This recipes was very spontaneous.  Had no idea what to make tonight.  (?)   How about veggie burgers.   Here we go.    
My one and only food critic love them.  So it's a winner.  :)

INGREDIENTS:

1 can of Garbanzo beans
4 garlic cloves
1 half of a medium white onion.
1 celery stick
3 Tablespoons of red lentils.
1/2 Teaspoon of each:
Cumin
Turmeric
Cinnamon
Basil
1 cup Panko Bread crumbs
3 Table spoons water.
Cooking spray
Brown rice.  Try for the round shaped rice, rather than long grain. It works better.
3 inch cookie cutter.
1 red onion.

 Chop up the onion, garlic and celery and put in a pan with no oil.  Turn the burner to Medium high.  Cook and stir occasionally until the onion are light brown. This is called caramelization. Well in this case very light.













Cook the Lentils next. Cover with water and bring to a boil. When they turn yellow from  orange and open up their done.  They have a very nutty taste.  Left is uncooked and right is cooked.

  Put the Garbanzo beans in the food proccessor and break them up and add three table spoon of water.

Put the G-beans in a bowl and mix in spices.


















Now add bread crumbs, lentils and lightly caramelization onions.  Mix in good.

Now add the brown rice.   And mix in very well.
Note: Brown rice cooks just a little bit longer than white rice. 2 cups of brown rices to 4 1/2 cups of water.  Bring to a boil, The water will not rise to the top of the lid,  So Watch it, when it start to boil, do not turn it to low. But instead slightly above low.  It should have a nice simmer to it.   Keep the lid on and when you see the water and bubbling subside all the way turn it off and let it rest.

The moisture content to these were perfect.  Shape into 6 large balls.

A three inch cookie work great for making patties.
Press into the cookie cutter.  And gently remove.

here we have our patties.

Spary a pan really good.

So were just brown them now.  Basically if you want you can skip this part, because well their basically already to go.  ;)  But it dose give a nice flavor.

Don't for get the onion.  These are really better BBQ.
Put in a pan on high heat. And cook until they look a little burnt or brownish on either side.   These should cook very fast.

VEGGIE BURGERS.  Yummy.     Here is what we used.   Tomatoes, Avocados, Mayo, Ketsup and the red onion.  

Enjoy

SALMON STOCK SOUP

 This was so dreamy.   mmmmm

And if your wondering yes the steaks are frozen, I don't thaw them out, before I put them in the stock.

INGREDIENTS:
2 Salmon Steaks
6 to 7 cup of Stock      ALL ABOUT BROTH & STOCK     
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6 Green onion chopped
1/2 of a yellow squash chopped.
1  8oz can of Shitake mushrooms.
1 Package of Chuka Soba.   BASIC:  CHUKA SOBA NOODLES

Note any type a fish will work with this recipe.  

Heat up the stock.   On Medium high.

Put the Frozen salmon in the hot stock and turn down to low.  This prevents over cooking the salmon.  And make sure it is completely submerged.

Drain the mushrooms and cut up the veggies.

Noodles cooking in the back, Salmon cooking in the stock. Take note on how the noodles look puffier in the pictuer below the salmon.

With tongs remove a piece of salmon and use two forks to gently pull the flesh apart.  If it flaks apart really easily it's done. If you still see dark red, put it back in the stock.  The salmon should have a evenly pink color thought out.  Remove bones.













Now add the veggies and mushrooms to cook in the stock.  They should cook really fast.  When the yellow squash look transparent, it done.

When the veggies are done, remove them from the stock.  This way you can use the rest of stock for some other dish.

Preparing the soup bowls.

Hubby can not wait.  LOL

Enjoy.  ;)

GARBANZO BEAN CHEESE CAKE WITH AVOCADO GRAM CRACKER CRUST

This is called the 33 Cheese cake because it's Half Evil. ;)

This turn out so yummy. And I knocked off so many calories it's not funny. Mind you it's still has calories.  My hubby was grumbling that he did not like cheese cake and kept telling me don't waste my time. He's had his share of rubbery cheese cake.  Well I converted him and he loves it, so do I.     Yummy.

This Recipe requires a food processor.  I know I try to keep away from the contraption, but this time you need one, it does make it easier.
[ Hand creaming garbanzo bean is not easy, I tried it and it's a pill.]  So bleehhh, this is were a little food processor comes in handy.
To the right is the finished Cheese Cake.  mmmmmmmmm
9 inch pie pan will be required.  If you have a square one of similar size that will work too.
 INGREDIENTS:

 1 1/2 cups fine Gram Crackers crumbs.  This will require almost a whole box.
3 Tablespoons of milk
1 8oz package of Cream cheese
1 Medium Avocado
2 Tablespoons butter
1 Teaspoon cinnamon
1 package of Knox Gelitin
1/2 cup sugar - for crust.
1 can of Garbanzo Beans
1 cup sugar - to mix with Knox gelatin.
1 cup of boiling water

First pack Gram Crackers in and grind them down.

 1 1/2 cup finely ground gram crackers.

 Add cinnamon and 1/2 cup sugar and mix in.

 Avocados and two tablespoon of butter and one table spoon of milk  Mix well in mini food processor.

Ok I know what your thinking. This look really awful. But the results are dreamy.   Scoop out avocado on top of the gram crackers and mix in well.

See the picture below first.  My computer won't let me switch the pictures.
Resuming from below:::::   Ok I am not into fancy and prefect, I'm am in to rustic and sloppy. :)     So do what you got to do and spread it out and fill holes that might open up.  No rhyme or reason.     Put this in the oven on 375 for 7 minutes.  Watch!  If you start to smell it and see the edges getting browned it's done.    Note: This is the only baking you will be doing.

 After you mix in the avocado into the crumbs will, dump it into the pie pan and spread out evenly.  See the picture above.

 You will need one packet.

 Garbanzo Beans or G Beans.   I can right into the food processor.   Blend them up really good, toward the end add two table spoons of milk and blend some more.

 Cut your cream cheese into little piece and add to the creamed G beans, until all the cream cheese is incorporated.

Waa la.

 Add 1 cup of sugar to a pan with 1 packet of Knox Gelatine.  Have a cup of boiling water ready.

 Pour in boiling water and stir till all is dissolved and gelatine is gone, about 7 minutes.

 Ok now pour the some what cooled Gelatine into a measuring cup and only pour a little bit in the top of the food processor like below.

 Put the lid on and mix it in. This will start the incorporation of the liquid a bit easier.  After this pour the mixture into a glass dish and add the rest of the gelatine and mix in very well.   Then pour all into the curst.

Chill in refrigerator for 3 hours or more.   YUM!

I can not wait to have a slice after dinner tonight.

Enjoy your Healthy cheese cake.  ;)  

CHOW WITH SPAHGETTI SQUASH

INGREDIENTS:
2  1lb ground turkey flats.
2 Tablespoons of Olive oil.
1 Large onion
4 garlic cloves
2 carrots
2 celery sticks
2 1/2 cups broth. 
Kale 4 or 5 good cups. It cooks down
Spices Teaspoon or more of each.
Cinnamon, Thyme, Pepper, Paprika and McCormick Taco seasoning. 
2 cup Cauliflower chopped
1 16 oz can or homecooked kidney beans.
3 Tablespoons red lentils 
1 can Stewed Tomatoes

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

First chop up onion and garlic and saute on medium high until they look glossy.  Don't worry about being exacting, it's all going to cook.  When it is done, if you want you can turn it off while you cut up the veggies or cut the veggies while it's cooking, your choice.

Cut the carrots, celery into bite size piece and shred the kale into bite size piece and add to the pot.


  







Add the soup broth.  Turn to Medium high and add the meat.

 Yes these were frozen, don't worry about thawing them out.

Don't worry about it being frozen just put it on top of the veggies, it will all thaw and cook.

Put the lid on.   Medium High.











Check it now and then and break up the meat, turn them over and break apart.

 When all the meat is thawed out and lookig cooked add the spices.  Notice that there is a lot of liquid, this is good.  Mix in and cook some more.  By now there should be no more pink in the meat. Turn to medium low.  Now if your stove top works different you can turn it up a little higher, just as long as it's simmering a little.






Add your stewed tomatoes.









Next add kidney beans, lentils and cauliflower. 
Use the cauliflower as a timer, when it's done the meal is done. 

 Mix it in an cook on









 

Lentils:  3 Tablespoons to 2 cups of water.
                                                                                    Bring to a boil. When they turn yellow from  orange and open up their done.  They have a very nutty taste.  Left is uncooked and right is cooked.

 Now if you watch my

BASIC: HOW TO STEAM SPAGHETTI SQUASH  

You can team these two meals.  

:)       Wow I think this is the first time I copied and pasted and it let me add a link.  I've done this a million time and it never highlights.  Cool Beans.