Super Fast Red Bean Burgers

In need of a veggie burger fast? Last week I made some of these for Meatless Monday and they were fantastic.

Materials:
1 can red beans
1.5 cups Italian bread crumbs
1 egg
vegetable oil

Tools:
Food processor
frying pan
mixing bowl
Methods:

Drain can of beans place in food processor. Use food processor to smash beans. Don't over do it you just want them mashed not creamed. place smashed beans in mixing bowl and bread crumbs and egg. form mixture into pattys and fry. They go good with BBQ sauce. Don't have red beans ? black beans work as well. Try what ever beans you have on hand it will probably work.

Manhatan Deli

While post a few recipes that have taken me I created or found this year. Most people eat out more than I do. That bring up the vegetarian problem of finding a place that offers a good meal. While we do eat fish, I prefer to eat a more strict vegetarian diet when out and about. I feel that doing so helps raise awareness that some people want a good meatless option. You can get by veggi many places but a meatless big mac is so unsatisfying and I can make something better at home.

The Manhattan Deli on Ingersoll In Des Monies has two great meatless options. This is a sandwich shop with where they pile meat in to the sandwiches so bring your carnivore friends. They make a great veggie reuben. It is a sandwich that would even satisfy a meat eater.

The egg salad sandwich is great as well.

To Early For Christmas Shopping ?

Well I when to pick up a few things from the store today. Halloween costume were nearly sold out. It feels really early maybe they we just setting it up. Then again we bought our two year old his costume about a month ago. It got me thinking of other things that sell out. Good gag Christmas gifts can be gone before you know it. I really don't know why I am thinking about Winter already. I still have ripe Tomatoes in the garden to pick.

I am going to try some new home veggie burgers tomorrow.

Iowa State Fair... Part Duex ... Food On a stick

Say what?? Deep Fried Oreo's, Deep Fried Twinkies, Deep Fried Snickers. Yes you can find the all at the Iowa State Fair. We have gone for a few years and resisted the power of the fried candy bar. But this year we decide to jump in and give it a try. There was a bit of a wait for the deep fried Oreos But they were worth the wait. I tried the snickers too yum. The snicker comes on a stick with a light dusting of powder sugar and almost looks like a corn dog.

Iowa State Fair...

Well we did it again. We ventured out to the Iowa State Fair. Eating is always a big part of going to the fair. It seems food on a stick is rarely vegetarian. However as I was walking in the upper level of Ag Building there was someone selling salad on a stick. I never have been a big fan of ice Burg lettuce salad. The crunchy ribs of ice burg can be great, If it is fresh.

After seeing countless people chomping on huge turkey legs and pork chops on a stick. It was time to find mythical Veggi state fair corn-dog. Of course we have bought the frozen veggie corn dogs and corn dog bites you can find at the store. Fresh dipped, deep fried veggie corn dog are far superior to any thing I have yet to find in the grocery story freezer. This year I watched them making them and it looked like the were using morning star farms dogs. I might try to deep fry some corn dog bite in the wok some time soon.

If your going to the Iowa State Fair in 2010 the fried veggie booth is likely to be near where it has been for the past two years. We found it in front of varied indutry building. They also served up a veggie combo which was a mixture of fried veggies like cauliflower.