SOUTHERN BOWL

Last Thursday I Made:

SOUTHERN BOWL:CHIPOTLE BLACK-EYED PEAS WITH MAPLE MASHED SWEET POTATOES AND COLLARD GREENS for DINNER.

Recipe from GET IT RIPE by JAE STEELE.

The title of the dish says it all.

Healthy, full of flavor and colors.

Great combination of flavors and textures.

SWEET POTATO, BEAN AND WILD RICE QUESADILLAS WITH ROASTED CORN SALSA

Yesterday I Made:

SWEET POTATO, BEAN AND WILD RICE QUESADILLAS WITH ROASTED CORN SALSA for DINNER.

Recipe from THE VEGAN COOK'S BIBLE by PAT CROCKER.

Mashed sweet potato, onion, wild rice, black beans, and bananas sandwiched between 2 crispy whole wheat tortillas then topped with roasted corn salsa.

The salsa consists of a mix of roasted corn, carrots, orange bell pepper, then tossed with avocado, green onions, lemon juice, salt, and a homemade Pomegranate Molasses (reduced pomegranate juice, lemon juice, and sugar).

I was looking forward to making this dish.

Since becoming VEGAN, we stopped eating traditional quesadillas.

But, it took me a long time to realize that vegetables and beans could replace the traditional cheese filling.

This dinner was one of the best ever!!!

The quesadilla was perfectly crispy on the outside, soft on the inside.

And the salsa added freshness, color, and sweetness.

Dinner turned out delicious and more importantly,my husband LOVED it!

SWEET POTATO-PECAN BURGERS WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Yesterday I Made:

SWEET POTATO-PECAN BURGERS WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS for DINNER.

Recipe from Cooking Light Magazine.

Sweet potato, regular oats, and pecans formed into patties, served on a bed of baby greens and smothered with chipotle chili sauce, then topped with caramelized onions on a whole wheat bun.

Delicious, but so difficult to make.

The precooked mix is was too soft to form into patties.

I ended up having to add bread crumbs into the mix to be able to form the patties.

Then I refrigerated them for 2 hours before cooking.

SOUTHWESTERN PINTO BEAN BURGERS WITH CHIPOTLE MAYONNAISE

Today I Made:

SOUTHWESTERN PINTO BEAN BURGERS WITH CHIPOTLE MAYONNAISE and BAKED SWEET POTATO FRIES for DINNER.

Pinto beans, corn, onions, cilantro, jalapeno patties on a whole wheat bun.

Then smothered with a tangy and spicy chipotle VEGENAISE (instead of mayonnaise).

All we can say is:

WOW!!!

This was by far the best burger EVER!!!

Perfectly spicy.

Flavors just melt in your mouth.

This will definitely be my go-to veggie burger recipe.

The sweet potato fries were satisfying, but they could use some work.

Pretty simple recipe:

sweet potatoes (cut into thick strips)

olive oil

salt

pepper

Bake on a preheated 375 degree oven for 30 minutes.

Then flip over and bake another 15-20 minutes or until medium brown.

They came out a little too soft for my taste.

I was hoping they would turn out crispy.

But I guess you have to fry them to get them crispy.