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Biscoff Sauce + WIAW

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What I Ate…

errrr... on Friday night of last week.  Details, details… but I promise a real recipe from Wednesday at the end!

I’ve been meaning to write a post about this Underground Supper I went to last Friday.  It is the best supper event I’ve attended to date!  And you guys know I do these a lot.

Atlanta native Zach Meloy started Push Start Kitchen with his wife, Christina.  They recently returned from a stint in Costa Rica where they ran a restaurant.  This supper club is their way to generate some buzz and money in hopes of pushing a restaurant start here in Atlanta.

So my foodie-partner-in-crime (Corinne) and I trekked out to The Goat Farm.

The Goat Farm is a kitschy little hippie-like colony that – in addition to literally being a goat farm – hosts a variety of events (this night included a dance performance and a food truck), is home to a few loft owners, and has it’s own coffee shop/late night $2 beer stop.  I had NO idea places like this existed in Atlanta but I’m moving in.

We were to dine in a small room with 8 others among ancient ceiling pulley systems, discarded books, and cotton mill ruins.

Candles were lit, Dark and Stormy beverages flowed, and the night began to move.

Pictures were taken in front of an old pile of bricks by a local photographer.  A train rolled by.  We found a copy of The World According to Garp.  I ran into a girl I went to high school with (what are the odds?!).

All while enjoying a lovely canape – a small masa biscuit topped with cream cheese and red pepper jam:

After the first round of drinks and the canapes were consumed, we took our seats at a rustic (read: IKEA) dining table for the first course.

First, the wine (served by Zach): a light rose, full of strawberries and refreshing on a muggy night.

I was of course busy ogling the already-plated food on the chef’s table next to my right…

First course: crispy Serrano ham, tomato confit, avocado, smoked chile cornbread, with molasses vinaigrette and basil.

Now.  I don’t like cornbread (bad Southerner!), but this stuff was delicious.  It was soft and smokey, not gritty and dry like the bread I often see.  The Serrano was perfectly crisped and added the right level of salt to compliment the plump tomatoes.

I could have eaten this all night and been content.  Alas, the meal must go on!

Second Course: Sous vide pork tenderloin, roasted plum mole, crispy grits, goat cheese, country ham powder, and greens.

You read me correctly – PLUM mole.  Spiced chocolate plum sauce.  I nearly begged Chef for a jar of the stuff.

For those of you who haven’t had meat prepared sous vide before, it is basically cooking meat at a low temperature in a plastic bag underwater.  This allows you to cook even the thickest cuts of meat evenly at a perfectly controlled temperature, resulting in (arguably) the most juicy meat perfection (sorry if I just made all the vegetarians gag!).

Back to the mole.  It was amazing with the pork not too sweet and a bit smokey.  All of this was complemented by the slightly salty flash-fried grit cakes and creamy goat cheese.  I gobbled up mine so fast Corinne asked if I wanted to finish hers.

The Finale: Rum scented “pan perdido,” condensed milk ice cream, pickled cherries, and galleta maria

I didn’t know what half of that meant until I googled at home later.  My initial description was “deconstructed dessert French toast.”

It turns out I wasn’t too far off!  Pan perdido is essentially bread pudding.  Chef Zach pan-fried it so it was especially french toast-like (nom nom).  Galleta marias are tea biscuit-like brown sugar cookies found throughout Latin America.  They almost crumbled to the touch and their vanilla and cinnamon flavorings only added to my french toast fantasy.  Served with homemade ice cream and pickled cherries… I can now die happy.

The way to my stomach’s heart is dessert.  Someone must have let that cat out of the bag because we were presented with a sweet coconut candy rolled in almond meal:

The bird didn’t want any, so I ate it all myself. 🙂

As promised, I am posting something I actually made and ate this week for a change.

The Biscoff spread Miss Smart gifted me with has been burning a hole in my pantry.  This is an emergency situation, remedied only by having banana soft serve (which I think you all are familiar with) for breakfast.

Why soft serve?  To go with my Biscoff Sauce, of course!

Biscoff spread tastes like a creamed version on the brown sugar cookies served on Delta flights… but better.

Why better?  Let me break this down: Spread = Peanut Butter-like = Awesome.

biscoff spread

In fact, it says right on the jar that it should be used any where you’d normally use PB or chocolate spread.  Cookie spread!!! *swoon*

Can you call 2 ingredients a recipe?  Maybe not… but it’s what I ate for breakfast on Wednesday (WIABW).

Banana Soft Serve

Freeze a banana.  Toss said banana in blender.  Blend until smooth (can add milk if you need to thin it out a bit to blend).

Biscoff Sauce

  • 1 T Biscoff spread
  • 1/8 tsp coconut oil

Place both ingredients in a small bowl.  

Microwave for ~10 seconds – just until melted (BE CAREFUL – it will burn).  Stir together.  

Try to top soft serve with sauce before you slurp it up

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This jar doesn’t have a prayer of lasting through the weekend.  It will be used for some epic oats.

What food product have you recently tried and loved?

Does anyone want to write a guest post for me next week?  Pretty please?!

Running and Winning

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It’s another Recap Monday!

Yes, I will reveal the lucky 4 NuNatural giveaway winners… at the end.  Bwhahaha.  (Yes, I realize you can simply scroll down.) 

Saturday’s People’s Health Day 5K was a good one.  I was a little worried when I signed up because the wesite looks like a cult recruitment tool. 🙂  It turns out that it was a well-organized race and event.

The course was hilly, but fun because there was lots of scenery to enjoy.  Even better – I got to participate in it with fellow ATL bloggers Lee, Lindsay, and Carol!

Source: www.atlantarunningmom.com

Guess who else raced?  Mena Suvari (of American Beauty fame).  I’m not going to lie… I’m so out of touch with pop culture that I had to come home and google her.  She won 1st place in the 20-35 age group…

… because I  won an overall female award and they wouldn’t give 2 medals to you. 🙂  2nd place!!!  Admittedly, it was a small, slow race… but I’ll that what I can get!

Source: www.atlantarunningmom.com

Stats:

  • Distance – 3.14 miles
  • Time – 24:21 mins
  • Avg Pace – 7:45

The People’s Health Day didn’t end there.  5K participants were given 4 tickets that could be traded for goodies from about 10 vendors.  Juice Plus (my fav supplement!) was there, along with a few local restaurants and farms.

The blogger contingent went crazy for the 180 Farm tent (check out their website – they have really great story to tell).  I ended up with extra tickets from a friend who left early and I ended up with a rockstar bag ‘o treats:

 

  • Orange cherry tomatoes (they have a slightly citrusy taste!)
  • Peppers – cayenne, jalapeno, green bell, purple bell, and a mirasol
  • A dozen fresh eggs
  • Via Elisa pasta sauce (from the Nature’s Garden‘s booth)

All of that for 6 tickets and a $25 race number!  That pasta sauce alone is ~$7 in Whole Foods!  (Side note: Atlanta-based Via Elisa makes some of the best pasta sauce you can buy in a jar.)

We didn’t hang out much longer following the awards because we had to get to the Atlanta Blogger Lunch at R. Thomas.  (You can read about my obsession with thoughts on R. Thomas here.)

From left to right: Lauren, Carol, Alayna, Lee, Katy, Lindsay, me, Laura (reader), Tina, Kristy, Katie and Brooke.

Special thanks to Brooke’s husband for taking this shot and to Brooke for sharing the photo with everyone!

My meal was a delicious tempeh fajita:

We had a great time eating, taking pics of our food (patrons enjoyed staring at 12 women simultaneously taking pic of their meals), and chatting.

The last meet up had a smaller attendance AND we’ve added several more locals since.  I’m amazed and how big the group is now – and this wasn’t even all of the local bloggers!

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Soooo… you want to know who the winning 4 are???

*drumroll*

The winners of the box of NuStevia Packets and the bottle of NuNaturals Pure Liquid Vanilla Stevia are:

  1. Lexi @ A Spoonful of Sunshine
  2. Parita @ My Inner Shakti
  3. Lisa @ Healthful Sense
  4. Nikita @ La Cocina Encantada

Good news for those who still want to try NuNaturals!  They are offering free sample and a discount on purchases to readers.

For the free sample of Nu-Naturals Stevia Packets: send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: NuNaturals, Inc, 2220 West 2nd Avenue #1, Eugene, OR 97402

To receive a 15% discount on NuNaturals online orders, entering the promo code BLG930 at checkout!

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Workout Recap (7/25-7/31)

  • Monday – Kickboxing
  • Tuesday – P90X Biceps & Back
  • Wednesday – P90X Ab Ripper X, 84 push-ups
  • Thursday – 9 mile run, 84 push-ups
  • Friday – P9p0X Triceps & Chest
  • Saturday – 1.5 mile run (to the 5K starting point), People’s Fitness Day 5K, 84 push-ups
  • Sunday – 4 mile run

If you have been reading these over the past few weeks you know that I do push-ups (almost) daily.  This week doesn’t have the 84 listed each day, but they were a big part of kickboxing class and basically half the moves in the P90X Triceps & Chest DVD.  I’m not slacking!

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Monday always seems to creep up.  *yawn*  At least I had awesome surprise of waking up to see I made the Food Buzz Top 9!!!

Help me put a more positive spin on the start of the week…

What are you looking forward to this week?

I’m excited to try out some of the recipes from Spicie Foodie’s July YBR.  Click here to check out my Better-Than-S’Mores Brownie and others’ submissions!

What I Ate (Last) Wednesday

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Happy WIAW!

 

In lieu of telling you what I ate this week, I’m going share my dinner from last Wednesday night.  (You’ll understand when you see this deliciousness.)

 

My foodie friend, Corinne, and I attended another installment of the Summer Chef Series @ ONE Midtown Kitchen.  (Remember the 1st one with Chef Hugh Acheson and the 2nd with Chef Bruce Logue?) 

 

This was a special edition, as it was Corinne’s birthday!  Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you…

 

This night we brought along friends to help celebrate.  Including my hard-core friend Kathleen who miss my b-day due to breaking her writst via rollerblades.  Hi Kathleen! 🙂

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Chef Ford Fry from JCT Kitchen was the guest tonight.

Sadly, he did not bring his guitar.

Ford is the chef facing the cameras with the guitar. Yes, this is local chef band - 5 Bone Rack.

 

The night began with a crisp Chenin Blanc.  Actually, it began with a couple of glasses and bread basket since the kitchen was running behind.   We didn’t complain.

 

They print out the menus – one of my favorite parts of the night is the menu reveal.

My inner fat kid spends the day dreaming about what might be on the night’s menu.

 

Amuse:

Crispy Pork Trotter with fois gras and beatrice eggplant caponata

It was heavy for an amuse, but good.  Trotter still creeps me out though.

 

 

1st Course:

Heirloom Tomato Ceviche with lemon verbena, white chocolate, & horseradish granita

Love, loved the ceviche.  The granita wasn’t bad, but there was a lot of it and chef Drew has done that granita a lot lately.

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2nd Course:

Maine Lobster with Carolina gold rice “risotto” and buttered pullman toast

…or if you are allergic to shellfish (or think the alternative sounds good), you were presented with a mushroom risotto.

Really, really good; however, my bad because it didn’t get as well with the Pinot Gris pairing.  The lobster risotto was amazing (Corinne gave me a taste).

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3rd Course:

Roast Black Bass with tiny tomatoes, tomato water, and herb salad

This was probably my favorite course of the night.  The fish was perfectly cooked – meaty rather than fishy.  The tomato water was a little much but that herb salad was fantastic with the fish.

The red wine pairing was surprising.  It was a nice Merlot, but didn’t wow.

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4th Course:

Housemade Heritage Pork Sausage with crisp belly, Benton’s bacon-wrapped fig, and brown butter jus

The pork belly was some of the best I’ve ever had.  The texture was melt-in-your-mouth good.  The bacon wrapped fig was also delicious.  Perfectly crisped bacon!

The only thing keeping this from being my favorite was the sausage – it was so salty I couldn’t eat more than a small bite!

A South African wine paired with this was our favorite of the evening – it was a bigger, more complex red, my palate’s sweet-spot.

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5th Course:

Warm 70% Chocolate with almond crisp, raspberry pate, and vanilla lime sorbet

Wellll… chef’s aren’t bakers.  That warm 70% chocolate hardened before it made it out of the kitchen and the almond crisp was more rocky that crispy.   I could have taken a bowl of that sorbet though!

The sherry pairing was too thick and rich for the dessert.  On it’s own I really enjoyed it.  It would have been a great one to serve between 4 and 5 courses or in lieu of the dessert.

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Overall, we left sated and happy.  Most importantly, Corinne had a happy birthday!

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Of course, I have another supper club-like even this Friday.  It should be epic!

Are you sick of hearing about these things yet?

What’s the best thing you’ve eaten as of late?


Four Eyes and 6 Wines

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How much can you fit into one day?

Apparently I decided to try and find out yesterday.

I ran a new route and even with the (somewhat unexpected) hills and kept a good pace.  My legs felt really stong after a Thursday rest day.

Stats:

  • Distance – 6 miles
  • Time – 48:06 mins
  • Pace – 8:01

My legs did feel a bit heavy at mile 5, but that didn’t prevent me from sprinting to make a cross walk and then running up and down my street to get the last quarter mile (had to make an even 6!).

Recovery smoothie time.  Thursday’s smoothie list reminded me of a old favorite – mocha banana.  It was just as delicious as I remembered.

Mocha = Smoothie in a Mug

I worked from home in the morning, but took a moment to make a crust (to be filled in a few mins this morning).

Any guesses as to what it’s getting filled with?

I also took a moment to learn a very import lesson about why you should wear a shirt while baking.

Due to an eye appointment, I took a lunch break from Excel.

I’m loving my new doc, Dr. Reena Gupta, at Ansley Eye Care!  She fixed me up with an updated prescription and new glasses to replace my old (5+ years?!) pair.  She get extra rockstar points for being at work just 1 month after having a baby!

Which is better?  1?  2?  Or 3?

They arrive next week!

Starbucks has become my home-away-from-home during this crazy work period.

I tried one of their new lunch boxes – the Chipotle Chicken Wraps.

Verdict: Not bad.  It was <400 calories and had 26g of protein.  The sauce was delish and I loved that it came with a piece of dark chocolate.  The tortilla could have been more fresh, but for a boxed lunch it was fine.

After chowing down, I found a new ring in the fiery pits of Excel hell  more working from Starbucks ensued.

No matter – because then I got to celebrate the weekend with an Italian wine tasting!  Perrine does a great job with these at her shop – complete with an awesome cheese spread.

She even brings in the wine makers.  There is nothing cooler than talking to the Italian wine maker while sipping on his wine…

…except when you get that Italian grower to autograph your newly-acquired bottle of his signature wine.

Corinne and I will be visiting Alessandro Bocci and enjoying the wines at Perazzeta in Italia. 🙂

The icing on this day’s cake was sharing one of those bottles over (another) delicious dinner at Bocado.

That beet salad with farro, avocado, hazelnuts, and oranges is seriously addicting.  If you’re in ATL, don’t miss it!

And that, my friends, is how you fill up a Friday.

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You guys were cracking me up about the peanuts and coke yesterday.  I kind of want to try it…

What are you doing this weekend?  

Is anyone running a race?  I’m missing it after a couple weeks off!

Friday Download

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Just when I thought it would never get here…

TGIF!!!

 

I’m exhausted from this week.  Tonight I’m unwinding with an Italian wine tasting and dinner with some good friends, new and old.  6p can’t arrive soon enough!

Ah, Napa... how I miss you.

 

Wine-ing Winding down for the week, I decided to do a little “getting to know you” post.  I loved this quiz Jess @ Healthy Exposures did… I’m copying her. 🙂

 

How do you like your eggs? 

Any way but hard boiled!  Qu-egg-sadilla–style is a rare repeat dish (translation: favorite).

 

How do you take your coffee/tea? 

Black.  Like my soul. 

 

Source: Post Collegiate Cats

 

Favorite breakfast food? 

This is the hardest decision I’ve had to make all day.  It’s like picking a favorite child!

Peach Cobbler Chia Pudding

or

Zucchini Oatmeal

 

 

Peanut butter: Smooth or crunchy? 

Typically I choose crunchy.  TJ’s Roasted Valencia, so be specific.

 

If it’s homemade, it’s got to be smooth (mainly because I’m not skilled enough to make it crunchy).

I AM skilled at making it spiced though – Spiced Almond Butter.

 

What kind of dressing on your salad? 

Oddly, I’m not a big dressing person.  I usually go for the salsa or hummus.

More recently I’ve been diggin’ the Bragg’s Liquid Amino spray bottle.

 

 

Coke or Pepsi? 

I don’t drink soda unless I’m on an airplane and really feeling run down.  At that point I will only drink Coke (Atlanta, represent!) and I need a side of peanuts.

 

While scouring the ‘net for a pic of Coca-Cola and peanuts posing together, I learned that some people actually put the peanuts in the coke.

Source: Biscuits and Such

Have you ever heard of/done this?!

 

You’re feeling lazy, what do you make? 

4 words: Whole Foods hot bar.

 

You’re feeling really lazy. What kind of pizza do you order?

*GASP*

Pizza isn’t something to be lazy about!  It must be the good, authentic Italian variety.  If I’m feeling lazy I get it to go (they don’t deliver) from Antico Pizza.

It is best eaten fresh there with a 40.

 

 

You feel like cooking. What do you make? 

Please visit: Sprint 2 the Table for more on my love affair with food/baking/all things culinary this topic. 🙂

 

 

Do any foods bring back good memories?

Some say smell brings you back.  I say food does.  One of my earliest memories is rolling out pie crust with my grandmother.

I also have many a fond memory of making peanut butter cookies and brownies with my mom and wrestling my sisters for the honor of getting to lick the bowl.

It’s serious business for my sisters and me.

Do any foods bring back bad memories?

Gin.  Does that count as food?  *gag*

 

 

Is there a food you refuse to eat?

I’ll try almost anything once… but I did draw the line a couple weeks ago at Escorpian.

 

What was your favorite food as a child? 

Grilled PB&J.  With Cheetos and chocolate milk.  Total comfort food.

The PB gets all melty and the bread is so yummy-crunchy in contrast.  Saltiness from the butter.  Sweet from the jelly.

Source: Funny Spoon

 

Grilled PB&J

  • JIFF creamy PB
  • Grandmother’s homemade muscadine jelly
  • 2 slices of trashy white bread
  • Land ‘O Lakes butter (salted)

 

Make sandwich.  Don’t skimp of the PB.  Butter each side of the bread.  Toast in pan until golden brown on each side.  Inhale.

 

 

Is there a food that you hated as a child but now like? 

Picky doesn’t even begin to describe me as a child.  Nothing green touched my mouth (unless it was covered and smothered in ranch).  I didn’t like cheese.  Or eggs.  Absolutely no cooked veggies.  No water.

If it had any nutritional value (except peanut butter), I wasn’t going near it.  My poor mother.

Now I won’t drink a smoothie WITHOUT adding spinach or kale.  Proof that there’s hope for anyone!

 

Favorite junk food? 

Waffle House.  Double your hash browns for 30 cents more.

Source: Late Night Debates

 

 

Do you have any weird food habits? 

See above comment about spinach in smoothies.  Also see breakfast question for zucchini oatmeal.  Or above answer revealing an odd penchant for WaHo.

 

 

Favorite dessert? 

Anything involving chocolate and peanut butter.  Together. In cake-like harmony.

*cue the music*

Source: Blisstree

 

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Do I talk about peanut butter too much? 🙂

You can play too!  Is there a food you refuse to eat?

Does food bring back any memories for you?

 

Closer I Am to Fine

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Last night was a late one.

Therefore today’s blog is a late one. 🙂

 

I went to see the Indigo Girls at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.

The event is on the lawn and you can pre-order food from Metro Fresh to picnic with.

 

Peach caprese, roasted turkey sandwich with apples and walnut pesto, black pearl rice with mushrooms, and grilled asparagus with lemon aioli.

All very good – my favorite with the sandwich, which also included white Vermont cheddar and apples.

 

And, of course, a bottle of wine.

 

It wasn’t the best, but not the worst.

 

The Indigo Girls were my favorite band in college and they didn’t disappoint last night!

 

They opened the show with Yield and played a good mix of old and new all night.

Favorite new lyrics:

“My, my how time flies. The first time I met you had to shade my eyes.”

 

Despite a mid-concert torrential downpour, people stayed for the whole show, singing and dancing their hearts out.*

*Except the woman next to us, who was passed out cold. Too much crappy Chardonnay will do it every time, lady.

After the rain let up, Emily played Watershed.  Appropriately timed, FTW.

“Every 5 years or so I look back on my life and I have a good laugh.”

I really like her restaurant, Watershed.  (Click through to the site where you can check out the restaurant while listening to the song!)

If you’re ever in Atlanta check out their brunch, or for dinner don’t miss the white bean dip.  Sounds plain, but YUM.

Encore!  Encore!

Amy and Emily came out for their encore and played Chickenman.  It’s my favorite song.  Love the energy of it and Emily’s bangin’ guitar solo mid-song.

“I am an only child born of the wild, riddled to spend my time defending my land.”

You can’t have an Indigo Girls concert without Closer to Fine, which the crown enthusiastically sang along to.  An oldie but a goodie.

“The best thing you’ve ever done for me is to help me take my life less seriously, it’s only life after all”

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I need to get out to more concerts – good times.

What was your favorite back in high school or college?

What’s the best show you’ve seen lately?

Ginger Lime Edamame Black Bean Burgers

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Yesterday I ate vegan and last night I ate RAW.

 

I was loving that when I checked in at R. Thomas for dinner so many of you commented on Twitter!  My local hole-in-the-wall is well-known!

R. Thomas Deluxe Grill (1812 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309, 404-872-2942) is this crazy-looking, eclectic restaurant in Atlanta that has something of a cult following.  If you are in Atlanta or just passing through and looking for a healthy, vegetarian-friendly place, check this out.  (I think it’s mucho better than Cafe Sunflower.)

 

Is it the parrots?  The fact that you’re basically eating under a tent?  The juices and smoothies?  The 24-7 breakfast?  The many vegetarian options?

My vote is all of the above! 

 

Tonight I ordered the Raw Veggie Dinner #2.

 

Can you believe how pretty this looks?!  So many colors!

On my plate (clockwise, beginning from “noon”): cashew cheese, raw falafel, hummus, carrot-coconut-almond salad, guacamole, cauliflower tabouli, sunflower pate, and fennel asparagus salad.  The middle was a cabbage kraut.

 

It was was all good – very fresh and rejuvenating.  My favorites were the kraut, cauliflower, and the pate.  The creativity earned each big points, as well as the distinct, clean flavors in each combo.

I always feel a little high after eating an all-raw meal… is that just me? 🙂

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It seems that lately more and more bloggers have mentioned how inspired they are by others’ recipes – I am no different!

Choosing Raw is one of my favorite sources for ideas/recipes.  Today, I was inspired by Gena’s Ginger Lime Edamame Sweet Potato Burgers.

 

In case you didn’t get your burger-fill over the 4th… try this one!  It’s much different than your typical black bean burger.

 

In fact, it’s possibly the best bean burger ever – and I rarely claim anything to be the “best.”  Asian-style.  Vegan.  Gluten-free.

 

The ginger adds an unexpected zing – definitely don’t leave it out!  I also loved the cilantro and lime playing together in it.  Finally, the sriracha gives it some spice (I was worried that the heaping teaspoon I added would overwhelm, but the flavor is surprisingly subtle).

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 Ginger Lime Edamame Black Bean Burgers

  • 1 C black beans
  • 1/2 C shelled, frozen edamame beans (thawed)
  • 1/4 C red onion 
  • 1 small carrot, grated
  • 1 tsp fresh ginger, chopped 
  • 1/3 cup quinoa flakes 
  • Juice of 1/2 lime
  • 1T liquid aminos (can use soy sauce or tamari instead) 
  • 1/4 C cilantro 
  • 1 tsp garlic sriracha
  • ~1T water (as needed)

 

Preheat oven to 350.

Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until desired consistency is reached.  I like mine to have a few larger pieces of beans left for texture.

Form into 4 patties and bake ~30 mins.

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I’m slowly working through the billions of bookmared recipes I have!

What have you been inspired to make by another blogger?

 

There Ought to Be a Law

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There ought to be a law against going to work the day after the 4th any holiday.

 

At least  I have yesterday’s appearance on the Food Buzz Top 9 to boost me this morning!

That hummus really was good.

 

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who buzzed me and WELCOME to new visitors!

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Yesterday’s Peachtree Road Race was really good.

I ran the world’s largest 10K in 51:08.  A new PR!

A time under 50 mins would have been awesome, but I can’t complain about anything sub-55.  And I finished in plenty of time to cheer on a lot of the finishers. 🙂

 

Post-race I met up with some good friends and enjoyed brunch their company.  Brunch was terrible – they ran out of EGGS, which meant I didn’t get to eat much of anything until 4 hours after finishing the race.

Fine if you run out of food, but at least tell me so I can order something different.  Like the spine my stomach was eating.

 

We made up for it in beverages fun at the next location.

The sign didn’t lie – it was the bar we were looking for.

Diesel (870 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, 404-815-1820) provided a knowledgable bartender and possibly the best grilled cheese I’ve ever had.

The D’Yer Mak’Er consisted of mozzarella, roasted tomato goat cheese, swiss, cheddar & bacon on rye.  The rye made the sandwich… YUM.

 

How about some icing on the grilled cheese cake?  Watermelon beer.

Our awesome bartender recommended this Hell or High Watermelon Beer by 21st Amendment after I requested something with flavor, but light.  Not too much alcohol content (who really needs an 11% alc beer?).  Not too sweet.

It hit the spot.  I thought the watermelon would make it too sweet for me, but it was much lighter than many of the “berry” flavored beers out there.

The watermelon flavoring was more “real” than candied/artificial.  It is a wheat beer, but remains light and crisp Nice amount of bubble.  Nothing overly complex, but a refreshing beer after a long day.

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It rained last night so no fire works for me… the 9.5 hours of sleep I got instead was incredible.

How was your weekend?  Did you get to enjoy a race and/or fireworks?

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