Recipes & Food-Related Ramblings
Well, I’ve finally jumped on the bandwagon, I’ve joined YouTube. After experimenting with recipe videos on my Instagram throughout the first wave of COVID, I developed a taste for making them. And honestly, it wasn’t that big a leap for me. I love to blather on about food in general. Oh, and my partner has worked in television production for decades. Yeah, I’m sure you’re starting to wonder what took me so long. But what does that matter? I’m here now and I brought this Caprese Focaccia.
Yes, I’m back with yet another veggie burger. If you’ve been visiting this blog for a while, you know my veggie burger dependency is well-documented as are my thoughts on a veggie burger’s legitimacy to the burger moniker. So I won’t waste your time by perching on that particular soapbox again. Instead, I’m going to speak about a decision that plagues me whenever I slap a veggie burger into a pan – bun or no bun? I opted for no bun for today’s Kimchi Sweet Potato Burgers and I’m going to over-explain my reasons for making this crucial decision. You’re excited, I know you are.
So here we are in August. How did that happen? Every year I ask myself that same question. I look down woefully at my summer bucket list and scold myself for all the boxes left unticked. But this year, that isn’t the case. I kept my list sensibly short due to the COVID of it all. I figured there was no point in grand plans when even a trip to a grocery store requires more than its fair share of forethought. Initially, I was bummed but now that I’m more or less free of mid-summer blues, I’m thinking a small, manageable agenda is what I should’ve been doing all along. I mean, it’s easy to get the most out of summer when all you want are cold beers in the backyard and this Watermelon Fava Bean Salad.
I know including fruit in savory recipes can be a contentious issue. Some people are dead set against it and passionately so. And you know, that’s their right. You can find disgust where ever you see fit – I’m totally fine with that. But I also have the right to completely and totally disagree with those people. I love fruit in savory things, from pineapple on my pizza to grapes in my chicken salad. And if that makes you wrinkle your nose or viciously question my taste, I’m cool with that because I don’t care. It just means more Sweet Cherry Bruschetta for me.