Sunday, April 26, 2009

Veggie Burger with Marinated Potato Wedges


I love homemade burgers! They're easy and tasty and you can adjust the flavors however you like them!

Makes about 4 patties:
1 cup of cooked chickpeas
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup small chopped carrots
1/2 cup small chopped bell pepper
1 mashed clove of garlic
1/2 chopped parsley
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1 egg (optional)
1/2 tbsp of cumin
1 teaspoon of mustard
Salt & pepper to taste

In a food processor, add all the above ingredients except the egg and breadcrumbs, pulse few times until all the ingredients are incorporated together, the transfer into a bowl and add the breadcrumbs and the egg and fold all ingredients together. I like to refrigerate them for a bit, then form patties. In a non-stick skillet add about a teaspoon of canola oil (or any vegetable oil) or just enough to coat the skillet and cook the patties, few minutes on each side until done.

For the potatoes: (as much potatoes as you want)
Cut potatoes into wedges without peeling them (after cleaning them well). Marinate in olive oil, fresh thyme or rosemary or both, some garlic powder and some pepper. Let them sit for half an hour in a bowl or in a Ziploc bag. Then empty them on a baking rack and bake them in a 375F oven until golden brown.

To serve:
Cut a Hamburger bun in half and slightly toast it, then add on the bottom side, ketchup, then a lettuce leaf, add the veggie patty, then top with sliced onion and tomato and cover with upper part of the bun. Serve the potatoes on the side. I like it with mango salsa. It is a ready salsa that I buy, made of grilled bell peppers, mangoes, tomatoes and a lot of spices.
Hamburgers can be served in so many creative ways, this was a simple version. Caramelized onions are really good too instead of raw onions etc, etc...

Saturday, April 25, 2009

My Mums Roast Lamb



My huge miss in Korea was good Lamb . So when I got home I couldn't help myself and next week I have a whole day of learning to cook Lamb.

Full Irish



My Favorite Breakfast With Black pudding I talked before about it here
http://macs-foodkorea.blogspot.com/2008/05/soon-dae_27.html

Home sweet home

To the pub
My Home


Week one in cooking school



Ballymaloe cooking school week one

Daniel Brunier


Who makes

Châteauneuf-du-Pape's top wines came to talk to us about wine and also let us try some of his wines

http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Features/0,1197,3584,00.html

Rory O Connell




the food



In class with Darina
The food
Around the school
My home right now
I would love to write more but I have little to no Internet and have no time I am extremely busy but will keep posting some photos