Last week I discussed how my pizza crust recipe was a complete flop and I got so many comments with words of encouragement or personal stories, that I felt much better. I realized that cooking, baking, etc can be hard and everyone has their own personal kitchen disasters!
“When Michael and I first moved in together. I decided to cook a dinner that one of my clients told me they made that sounded delish. It was chicken sauteed in white wine with some spinach. I made the dish, and Michael went to bite into it…and he spit it out and had the most disgusted look on his face. I used white wine VINEGAR by accident…and a lot of it!! Whoops!!!! Totally ruined our dinner, I went in the bedroom crying (because back then this was a VERY sensitive subject–his family always would call him and ask about my cooking, it was so obnoxious). I lost my appetite, and he ordered a pizza too!”
Amy at Second City Randomness:
“I had really bad luck with a batch of peppermint bark last year. The white chocolate got all discolored, I’m pretty sure the dark chocolate was burnt, and it was just an overdone mess!”
Angela at Eat, Spin, Run, Repeat:
“I tried to make biscotti once which turned out horribly and tasted like I imagine cardboard with a few dried apricots on it would taste.”
The reason I am bringing this up again, is because I experienced another recipe disaster for dinner last night. I tried a new recipe for halibut from a Food Network Cookbook and it tasted terrible. Probably a combination of using the wrong type of wine, not owning an oven-safe skillet, and the fact that I tried to cut back on some of the oils, made for a disastrous combination. Although I wasn’t super upset, I did feel guilty because we spent a lot of money on that halibut!! At $19.99/lb, it’s not something you want to end up in the trash! Boo.
Regardless, I did have a few recipes that turned out well this weekend and the first I decided to share is another veggie burger recipe. I’m kind of on a veggie burger kick, can you tell? Not only have I been craving them for lunch, but because I can prep about 7-8 patties on Sunday, it makes packing lunches super easy during the week! Also, since they are super versatile, I can use them in something different every day! Gotta love that!
If you haven’t jumped on the veggie burger wagon yet, I suggest you do so! They are so easy, versatile, and tasty! You just can’t go wrong!! I stole this recipe from the August 2010 issue of Good Housekeeping Magazine!
While the recipe states that it makes 8 patties, I only got 7; probably because a good portion of the recipe ended up on the counters, floor, and my apron! It got a bit messy. haha. I hope you’ll give it a go!
Bulgur and Mushroom Veggie Burgers from Good Housekeeping Magazine August 2010
Makes 7-8 patties (I got 7 because a lot of it ended up on the counters, floor, and apron!)
- 1 c. water
- 1/2 c. bulgur
- 3/4 c. old fashioned oats
- 1 T olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 10 oz mushrooms, finely chopped
- 1/2 c. walnuts, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 carrot, cut up
- 1 stalk of celery, cut up
- 1/4 c. fresh parsley
- 1/8 tsp dried thyme
- 1 large egg white
- 1/2 c. cheddar (I used ~ 1/4 c. of organic sharp cheddar)
- salt and pepper
Directions:
- In a medium, microwave safe bowl, combine bulgur and water, nuke on high 5-7 minutes or until water evaporates.
- In a 12″ skillet, toast oats ~ 3 mins and then add to food processor (do not try this recipe in a blender…it won’t fit and will make a mess…I speak from experience!)
- In skillet, add oil and saute onions ~7 minutes. Add mushrooms, nuts, and garlic, cook for another 8 minutes.
- In processor, add carrot, celery, parsley, and thyme to oats and blend. Add egg white, cheddar, bulgur, mushroom mix, and 1/2 tsp salt and pepper (I omitted the salt and pepper).
- Scoop 1/2 c. of mixture; pat in to 3 1/2″ round patties. Place on wax paper and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months (don’t thaw before cooking).
- Spray 12″ skillet with cooking spray, add burgers, cooking 10-12 minutes, flipping once throughout. Serve on buns with lettuce, tomato or on top of a salad!
Nutritional profile (1 patty): 195 calories, 8 g protein, 18 g carbohydrate, 11 g total fat (3 g sat.), 4 g fiber, 11 mg cholesterol, and 230 mg sodium
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this veggie burgers sounds so yummy and flavorful. thank you for sharing this with us. have a great day.
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That looks delicious. I am all about preping a weeks worth of lunches on Sunday. I think these will be perfect for next week!
One time, I purchased 2 huge and fairly expensive tuna steaks and they turned out so dry and yucky we had to throw them away. They weren’t $19.99lb but it still hurt!
My goodness these veggie burgers look delicious. I bet my meat loving husband would even like them! Thanks for posting.
I used to LOVE veggie burgers, but it seems that they all contain gluten, so I’m not able to eat them anymore.
These look and sound SO tasty though! I’m wondering if I could substitute quinoa or brown rice for the bulgur? What do you think?
These burgers look delish!
I love all the yummy veggies in it. I am sure they must taste amazing..especially as compared to store bought veggie burgers.
Thanks for sharing!
I really want to try to make my own veggie burgers, too. These look fantastic! Wonderful job
I love that these can be frozen and cooked without thawing! I need to get a good veggie burger in our house ASAP, thanks for sharing girl
Hard to believe that I only recently got on the veggie burger bandwagon…I order them out at restaurants occasionally but never really tried to make them at home until one of my daughters requested them! I will definitely give this recipe a try – it looks delicious!!! As far as my cooking failures go, all I can say is thank goodness it is kinda like having a baby – after a few weeks you kinda forget the pain and decide you might just be willing to do it again! (Found ur blog thru AvidAppetite – really enjoyed reading along!)
The burgers look great!
I have had so many kitchen fails, including one this past Saturday. I planned to be all fancy and make a green cake in honor of the Jets game. Let’s just say that my nail beds are stained green (indefinitely) and the cake somehow came out mossy green. Not pretty.
These look fantabulous!!!! mushroom anything makes me sooo happy! =)
I forgot to say that I plan to try out this recipe with a “flax egg” and Daiya vegan “cheese” to keep it vegan. I’ll let you know how it turns out.
I love “real” veggie burgers too (made with real veggies). I have several recipes that I rotate through. My husband loves them all but I am careful not to use the word “burgers”. I call them “patties”. I think “burger” just sets a certain (meat) expectation in his head. Veggie burgers don’t have the same flavor and texture of meat (and they are not supposed to!)
I can’t wait to try your recipe. It looks wonderful! And I agree, they make a great packable lunch.
Oooh these do sound SO good! I think I may have to make them myself. I tried making black bean and quinoa burgers a while ago (http://eatspinrunrepeat.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/black-bean-quinoa-burgers-with-tomato-corn-salsa/) and they were good but I’d love to try another variation so thank you for this recipe!
It is good to know there are a lot of cooking disasters out there! These sound delicious! I only made homemade veggie burgers once but really should do it more.
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Those are yummy looking burgers. I like making bulgur burgers too.
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Oh yea, that dinner was a disaster. I am glad I can laugh about it now!!!
Can you believe that I haven’t had a veggie burger FOREVER!??? It’s tragic, really. Your burger looks really good, though! I am hit or miss with mushroom, but I think they would probably taste really good in a patty like that!
Oh, and about the pregnancy…I will reply to you here also:
In my first trimester I was pretty much disgusted by food, and nauseous a lot. If I didn’t eat something every 3 hours I felt sick, but it had to be plain things. I only got “sick” 3x, so I was lucky. Oh, and morning sickness…it’s a farce. It’s “ANYTIME” sickness. The times I got sick only once was in the morning. As far as signs, we were trying so I was reading into EVERYTHING! The first TRUE sign was my ta ta’s were more sore than I had EVER experienced in my life. Like, I can not ever describe the pain. Taking off my shirt and putting one on KILLED. They were SO tender. Michael couldn’t hug me for almost 3 months, that’s how bad it was!
Too funny! Sounds like kitchen disasters happen all the time, but we just rarely “post” them, right?
I love homemade veggie burgers. I need to make them more often
Those veggie burgers look delicious. I love making homemade burgers because they are so much cheaper then the store sells them for and I love the freshness too!