Recipe Time: Anyone can cook

Hey guys... I am back... with my 2nd guest post...



Remember me...

"Mr" Ratatouille said "Anyone can cook" and I took it to the heart... actually I do love cooking...
So this weekend we had our friends over... Geetu and Shaveen.... We were watching movies... It was women's day and the girls declared that the men are cooking and they are not going to do anything... We were not allowed to order to go or delivery.... :(

So Shaveen and I put my chef hats on... And came up with this brilliant idea... Lets make Hawaiian burger and pair it with a nice bottle of red...

So we made these vegetarian Hawaiian burger....

Serves 6
Ingredients:
8 Sesame Hamburger buns
1 large potato (peeled and diced into cubes)
1/2 cup diced onions
1 cup kidney beans
1/2 cup bell peppers (cut and diced as fine as you can)
1/4 cup shredded carrots
1/2 cup diced green beans
6 slices of pineapple rings or 4 pineapple spears
Honey BBQ Sauce
Salt to taste
Seasoning to taste (I used Onion Garlic and Tomato Basil)
Oregano

Preparation:
In a pan sprayed with olive oil, put all the vegetables (potatoes, peppers, carrots, green beans and onion) along with kidney beans on medium flame. Add some salt so the natural water in the vegetables gets extracted. Once you start seeing some water in the pan, turn the flame to low and cover the pan. Keep stirring the vegetables every 5 minutes. After about 20 - 25 minutes of slow cooking the steam will cook all the vegetables and make them really soft. You should be able to mash a potato cube with your spatula without any effort.

Once your vegetables are ready, mash them with your spatula or a masher. Take 2 hamburger buns and shred them (alt: you can use bread crumbs but prefer shredding the buns itself). Mix these crumbs with vegetable mix and add seasoning to taste.
Refrigerate it for 15 minutes which binds the mix. You patty mix is ready.

Create patties with this mix (may I suggest using a slightly wet hand so that they bind together properly) and cook them on a flat pan for a minute or two on both sides.

Serve the patty on the bun, add a slice of pineapple and top it with the honey BBQ sauce.

 

We enjoyed it with a nice red. However you could also pair it with a nice Moscato. We got ours from Napa valley... Remember our Valentines surprise trip (Link)

Me and my friends loved this recipe so give it a shot and I hope you like it :)
Let me know how it goes....

Weekend Edition - II

Monday is here... and I hope all of you had an amazing weekend cause I know i did!! This Monday is special for me too cause it marks the beginning of a fun filled month to come as my brother is coming to stay with us!! Yay!! that means.. more outings, more BBQ's, more trips to the mall (don't know whether he'll be interested but a gal can dream, right!!), more movies, more game nights and overall A LOT MORE FUN!!

As for the weekend, Saturday morning started with a run around the lake, the weather was perfect and I had the company of my hubby and my friend....

Mr. Duck wandered in our way!! So cute!! :)

Healthy and yummy breakfast!!

Later that day we went to see an art chalk festival in Pasadena,Suggested by our dear friends Margaret and Steve, they are the sweetest people we know!! Always looking out for us and suggesting us new places to visit.. Thank you so much!!! :)
There are so many talented people out there.. the talent was overflowing there.. people were painting and drawing on the pavements and ground there alongside a beautiful mall and shops.. there was a concert going on, there were contests, vintage items stalls, jewelry stalls and what nots..

Favorite 1

Favorite 2

Favorite 3.. It's Van Gogh's starry night!! I've been meaning to make this one for a long time now!!

We had a perfect burger dinner at ISLANDS but before that I bought a new pair of shoes from the largest DSW I had seen in the past 1 and a half year of my stay in the US..

Outfit post for this look coming soon!!

Steamed veggies instead of fries!!

A midnight sugar fix at Yogurt-land!!

My go to place for dessert!!

On Sunday, we spent the day at the mall, I am glad hubby bought something for himself and i was not the only one drooling at every new style in the window of the shops, there were some really good sales going on and couldn't help myself and bought a few things myself (guilty)..

Hubby's shopping.. he's entering the NEON world!!

Evening Swim and Jacuzzi Session... Divine Feeling

If you don't know how to swim .. Summer's are here.. The perfect time to learn.. There is no age limit for learning.. just go for it!! Trust me you'll love it!!


Now for the FabFitfun Challenge

Day 12 : Lettuce alone

Day 13 : Blend it

I know this post has an photo overload!! But there was so much to be shared with you guys!!! :)

My new InFb VIBGYOR challenge winner badge is in the sidebar.. don't forget to check it out on 24th June on infb.com

Weekend Edition

It was a Long, Fun-Filled Weekend for me!!

Long because hubby was home on Friday, well , he wasn't well but still I got another whole day to spend with him.. :)

Fun-Filled as Dad visited us here for the weekend, he had a conference here in US and stopped by our place before heading on to NY and we had loads of fun!!

Just a minute ago I was sorting and re-filling my half-filled masala boxes (half filled as I could only get half because of the weight limitations during my last visit to India.. you can read all about it here).. I can still smell the aroma of home made spices in my fingers.. ahh.. the divine feeling!!

So back to the weekend.. before I start feeling nostalgic..

My weekend in pictures :

1. Shopping at Camarillo Premium Outlets!! Got myself an "all-purpose handbag".. to be seen in the next post

2. Dining or rather celebrating Early Father's Day at souplantation! yummy!!

3. Went to "Explore" JPL-NASA Open House

4. Yummy Mexican Dinner prepared by hubby

5. A game of pool at the clubhouse.. I did learn a few tricks.. YAY for me!!

6. Yummy, relaxed and satisfying breakfast with hubby and dad!!

7. Masala Idlis for Lunch

Although, Dad had to leave for NY in the morning today, it still feels good to know he's still here in US close to us!!

Now for the FabFitFun Challenge :

Day 7 : The SPF I use..

Day 8 : In with Intervals.. A post run pic

Hope you guys had a great weekend!!