tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post7919940755469147110..comments2024-03-15T01:47:09.194-04:00Comments on ben and birdy: Perfect Veggie BurgersBenBirdy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-33545927915791552292023-11-18T12:39:51.310-05:002023-11-18T12:39:51.310-05:00The best! I've been making double batches and...The best! I've been making double batches and freezing them! Perfection! We've had them in all kinds of crazy ways! Topped them with kimchi and a fried egg a few times! Yum! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-11035011621656433072014-01-12T09:15:05.105-05:002014-01-12T09:15:05.105-05:00I know this is an old post but we just tried this ...I know this is an old post but we just tried this recipe - Jan 2014 - and loved it. My children loved this - my son said "Can we have this for lunch tomorrow?". My husband and I loved it with more of the spicy mayo and some hot salsa. We had wholemeal wraps. This will become a regular meal at our house. Thank you for the recipe. Liz Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073758673981092458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-15488298141376374092011-07-07T15:38:23.846-04:002011-07-07T15:38:23.846-04:00Whether you're vegetarian or not, the experien...Whether you're vegetarian or not, the experience of eating it will be a pretty unique one. And the kids won't notice the difference when it's prepared right. Also, as an alternative to pinto beans, you could try using minced mushroom, since it soaks up flavor.Alton Schyffhttp://www.zenfoods.com/faq-diet-meal-food-delivery-programsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-44311657501023261032011-06-14T18:23:21.332-04:002011-06-14T18:23:21.332-04:00i know this is forever since you posted this recip...i know this is forever since you posted this recipe, but i've been hunting the chipotle and finally YES! i found it. and i love these veggie burgers so so much! thank you thank you. perfect with the chipotle sauce...!JaneMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04841518933904355229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-70294400252357663452011-05-30T17:47:43.265-04:002011-05-30T17:47:43.265-04:00Catherine, I LOVE your writing so much- and have f...Catherine, I LOVE your writing so much- and have forever- that a few years ago I developed this weird habit- I pretend that you haven't written anything for about a month, and then I look at your blog and-AHA!- there are so many entries for me to read! Because just one essay is like just one chip- not enough. I have wanted to post a comment before, but the kids need me, I have to go to work...now I am posting and even though it is to gush, really it is because the photo of Ben cutting makes me scared- I taught culinary arts for so long, worked in kitchens forever, and saw too many fingertips cut- PLEASE make that precious boy tuck his lovely and talentled fingers under, so it almost looks like he is holding the onion with his knuckles. Safer, and really much easier, too!sunshine state momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507204179917949580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-64912763124987890902011-05-25T14:39:40.886-04:002011-05-25T14:39:40.886-04:00OMC!! (That's "Oh My Catherine!!" a ...OMC!! (That's "Oh My Catherine!!" a frequent outburst in my kitchen...) Sooo delicious! Yes, crumbly edges in the pan and they where hard to transfer to the buns without breaking in two or three pieces but so good!! I ate them raw, I ate them hot, I ate them cold, I ate them plain and on a bun (on a train and in a box...). I think they'd be great in a pita with the lime sauce a la falafel with tahini. Unfortunately my husband and brother-in-law also loved them so they are gone, gone, gone. Next time, double batch.LibrarianMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714252984506529509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-2531089493813714142011-05-19T23:40:48.967-04:002011-05-19T23:40:48.967-04:00Oh, the Saturn Cafe! I lived in the South Bay in m...Oh, the Saturn Cafe! I lived in the South Bay in my early/mid-twenties, and I would go to the Saturn and order a slice of mud pie and the Fine Burger (spinach, feta, red onions, and mayo on a veggie patty, on ciabatta), in that order. Ahh...<br /><br />Thanks for the recipe. Can't wait to try it!Sara DMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-15314091411318840152011-05-19T14:22:04.606-04:002011-05-19T14:22:04.606-04:00hmmm. . . crumbly in the pan you say? I don't ...hmmm. . . crumbly in the pan you say? I don't know. It sounds like they may have been too dry, but I'm not sure why! not very helpful. I'm sorry. And joanna, you are a bad woman to make me so jealous! : )BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-37277421209735251342011-05-19T14:01:33.680-04:002011-05-19T14:01:33.680-04:00This has nothing to do with veggie burgers, but I ...This has nothing to do with veggie burgers, but I just had to tell you that I spent a rainy Sunday afternoon last weekend feeding Frankie smushed up beans off my finger. I can feel that you are green with envy. Anni is my new best bud.<br />xoxo Joannajojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950375778299131849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-43037118858049243112011-05-18T18:47:38.053-04:002011-05-18T18:47:38.053-04:00Another delicious recipe! I made them tonight and...Another delicious recipe! I made them tonight and they were fantastic - particularly the sauce. Mine got all crumbly in the pan and fell apart, though - what did I do wrong?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-78687343097536079432011-05-18T12:46:06.195-04:002011-05-18T12:46:06.195-04:00I was so eager to try this that I made them last n...I was so eager to try this that I made them last night. My 9-yr-old daughter proclaimed them a little too spicy so I'll back off the cayenne a bit next time, but other than that they were a huge hit! (And I used parsley, but only because the cilantro didn't look good -- it was a fantastic substitution.)Amy3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-10760363882752737382011-05-18T09:33:27.507-04:002011-05-18T09:33:27.507-04:00Okay, I don't know which I love MORE, the leng...Okay, I don't know which I love MORE, the length of his loooong hair!!, or that he still looooves wearing pink! He feels so familiar to me, having read your posts, and seen him in photos, for a gazillion, I mean 8 years now. Wow. Big huge young man, using that big huge knife?! Oh, Catherine, I'm like you, I love it, and hate it, the growing and changing and leaving and crying about all the growing and changing and leaving.... The beer comment cracked me up. Hugs. (from 2kidslife)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-32988951987333745632011-05-18T08:49:50.098-04:002011-05-18T08:49:50.098-04:00Oh my goodness -- "like they're already d...Oh my goodness -- "like they're already daydreaming about the gas they're going to make you pass." I will never look at a newly rinsed bean the same way again! Hilarious. And perfectly apt!plazamomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-40136883812406912012011-05-17T21:55:47.157-04:002011-05-17T21:55:47.157-04:00Those were the best veggie burgers I've had in...Those were the best veggie burgers I've had in quite some time. Despite your pre-emptively deprecating the buns, they were absolutely perfect with the burgers. Just like the evening.cornnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-38581815081466190752011-05-17T18:52:26.592-04:002011-05-17T18:52:26.592-04:00Oh my God, these look so good! And just the thing...Oh my God, these look so good! And just the thing to keep in the freezer for my daughter, the occasional vegetarian. I am an unapologetic carnivore, but I do love a good veggie burger. And I totally agree that a veggie burger should be its own yummy self and not try to imitate meat. (I loathe fake meat.) Can't wait to try this. Also, your Saturn stories? Totally remind me of Monty Python's Spam sketch. Just one more reason to love you and your writing.Allysonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-85385859187754096502011-05-17T14:00:35.770-04:002011-05-17T14:00:35.770-04:00You know, I have never really even wanted to TRY a...You know, I have never really even wanted to TRY a veggie burger, but now I have this incredible desire to make them... this evening... that's what you to do your readers, Miss Catherine, you make us want to do better, eat better, live better! I will let you know what the family consensus is!<br />I just love word verification... need to start our own "NEWMAN" dictionary here, my word is noftesk... a think perhaps a small reading area or corner would be my definition. :)Simply Charming Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00214839104010310347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-46354942758639254042011-05-17T13:16:22.366-04:002011-05-17T13:16:22.366-04:00Those look delish! And I agree--a veggie burger s...Those look delish! And I agree--a veggie burger shouldn't try to be a meat substitute--just yummy in it's own right!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265763475632104771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-23807509949846681852011-05-17T12:21:32.862-04:002011-05-17T12:21:32.862-04:00Yay! I was just thinking about how I wished I had ...Yay! I was just thinking about how I wished I had a good veggie burger recipe. Really! I *was* just thinking that. And what could be better than a recipe of yours!?! Seriously, nothing. I'm all excited to make these now.Amy3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-2363570793112447782011-05-17T11:18:34.541-04:002011-05-17T11:18:34.541-04:00Mmm... So these will hold their own when you bite ...Mmm... So these will hold their own when you bite into them? The ingredients sound wonderful and a nice change from the "standard" veggie burger (rice, black bean, etc.) Thanks for sharing! :)Chuckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02343311167170231734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-66252845678999392692011-05-17T10:51:15.638-04:002011-05-17T10:51:15.638-04:00I too want to know more about the tie shirt! I se...I too want to know more about the tie shirt! I sewed tie appliques on t-shirts for my toddler nephews last year, and they came out pretty cute. But Ben's shirt looks like it has an actual tie. Please elaborate!<br /><br />The veggie burgers look divine. I will try freezing them because this is the type of recipe I love to just grab out of the freezer in the morning and know that dinner is already mostly done.lastdogzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002382627081976712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-68326955836166662632011-05-17T10:36:11.495-04:002011-05-17T10:36:11.495-04:00Nicole, I bet these would freeze really well--ther...Nicole, I bet these would freeze really well--there's nothing in them that wouldn't. But please let me know. Angela, yes, the tie is tied loosely around the collar, and then sewn down in this kind of deliberately, jauntily haphazard way. And Deirdre: it's an IKEA Expedit, 5 X 5. . . I love, love, love it. We actually just bought another one off of craigslist. xoBenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-28575406422371037582011-05-17T10:21:50.467-04:002011-05-17T10:21:50.467-04:00Please let me know where you got that GREAT bookca...Please let me know where you got that GREAT bookcase in the "kids devouring their delightful burgers" picture? Thanks and big hug.Deirdrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-32188449125922970112011-05-17T10:20:27.343-04:002011-05-17T10:20:27.343-04:00Oh, hooray!!!!!! A divine veggie burger! I'm a...Oh, hooray!!!!!! A divine veggie burger! I'm always so happy when I find a delicious veggie burger at a restaurant, and then I'm quizzing the server about the ingredients. I can't wait to make these. (though the chances of getting my own son to try them are slim. sigh.)Jennihttp://www.jennibowring.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-84715291917500200712011-05-17T03:43:29.926-04:002011-05-17T03:43:29.926-04:00Catherine, is the tie _sewn on_ to the shirt?? It ...Catherine, is the tie _sewn on_ to the shirt?? It looks great either way, like the burgers! J, I bet Ryan, who is your son, would look great in a shirt-with-tie too! :)Angelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-85717453983350760452011-05-17T01:38:46.370-04:002011-05-17T01:38:46.370-04:00Yay! A recipe to make with my brand new food proce...Yay! A recipe to make with my brand new food processor! The one I got 8 years ago at a yard sale for $5 has been replaced and I need to use it so I won't feel guilty about buying it! I'll freeze these for my lunches if the kids won't eat them (silly kids). Thanks!LibrarianMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714252984506529509noreply@blogger.com