Yum! Amazing! Could I gush more? I should! I was fortunate enough to be a tester for the very talented A-K of the Swell Vegan blog, and I've just fallen in love with her Sweet Potato & Black Bean Burgers with Millet and Leeks! They're so delicious, with a sweet note of almond butter, some spicy mexi-kick, a nice meaty bite and very easy to make. I usually douse my burgers in nayo and ketchup, but not this time! Condiments like that t'would be sacrilege in this case, as they're plenty flavourful enough on their own (though her suggestion of guacamole would be verrrrry nice, I'm thinking). They firm up nice, too!
Aren't they pretty? There was much (much) finger licking going on during forming of these things. I can't wait to get on the scone recipe....
And yesterday I wanted lentil soup but also not to work very hard, so I made the vcon Ancho Lentil Soup. Which was good, but I kinda wish it were spicier, or the ancho flavour more pronounced (and I used a huge one). Or even had vegetables in it of any kind? The pineapples were a fun touch, though.
Aaaaand, I promised myself a bar of Terra Nostra Rice Milk Chocolate on Zombie Jesus Day but got sidetracked by florentine'd tofu and other foods that AREN'T CHOCOLATE (insane, I know). So I fixed that and bought a bar, and woah! This is some special milky-mouth-melt action! I think dark is still my absolute favourite, but it's an utter treat to reach into the chocolate drawer (yes, I have one of those - usually 2 or 3 bars open at any given time... for emergencies!) and pull out milk chocolate. *grin*
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Swell Vegan Sweet Potatoes #1
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i hide my chocolate in my wok. then i might forget it's there, and it will last longer...the rice milk chocolate is my second favorite, tropical source mint crunch is my first favorite! mmmm.....lovely photo of your sammie.
How funny; I was just looking at the ancho soup recipe today and thinking that I should make it because I have ancho chili powder! I'll keep in mind what you said about it needing more spice. :)
ZOMG those look so good!
The burgers look fantastic!!! Mhh, I wish I had one for lunch!
And woah, MILK CHOCOLATE =D I wish they had that here. Dark chocolate is nice, but milk chocolate is such a different eating experience =p
I love that Terra Nostra Rice Milk Chocolate. Yum!
those burgers look amazing! I cant get over it! I'm still starring!
Wow, those burger pattie things look awesome, they are so colourful. And that bread in the post below.... mmmm.
I have chocolate drawer too & I still haven't tried my Rice Milk bar that's in there! I also have some vegan white chocolate I found in Europe!
Sweet potatoes... chocolate... soup with pineapple... can it get any better than that?! I don't think so!
i love that chocolate! and mmmm, those burgers look AMAZING!
Those burgers look great!
Wow, the burgers look delish!!
I've often wondered if that Ricemilk chocolate is any good... guess I'll take your word for it and get myself a bar one of these days! :)
Your burger-sammich is making me hungry. Ricemilk chocolate...puts me in a Homer Simpson-like trance.
those burgers look amazing!
I never really liked that chocolate (which is crazy for me to say, as I love all things chocolate), but those black-bean sweet potato burgers look AMAZING,.
Wow, those patties look amazing!
Yum, how good do those burgers look! And pineapple is something i would never think to put with lentils... better crack open the old v'con to investigate.
Terra Nostra's ricemilk chocolate is the only thing that satisfies my craving when I'm really in the mood for a Hershey's bar... I love that stuff! Love the soup!
those burgers look great- and I recently tried the rice milk chocolate too! the truffle flavor looks even better than the regular one I tried...
Holy potato. Those burgers look orgasmic.
Thanks for the birthday love, sorry it took me so long to catch up. Moving is the pits!
"yum! amazing!" indeed!! those burgers look DIVINE!!
those rice-milk bars ARE good - the almond one is especially delicious :0)
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hooray burgers! and that ricemilk chocolate is to die for! ps - tagged you!
i feel like i've fallen behind in discovering foodie/vegan blogs that seem to share a lot of common ground with my own. good to know now, that you're out there!
You need to send me one of those burgers, pronto! ZOMG they look amazing!
Those burgers are beautiful!
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Yep, I can tell A-K is talented just by her pictures! You must be in yummy heaven testing her recipes - I've heard the sweet potato scones are awesome!
I would agree that it is convenient to be able to whip out a rice milk chocolate bar for those milk chocolate cravings - expect all my loyalties go to dark chocolate, too! :)
Anything with sweet potatoes is swell for me!!
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