Black Bean Bonanza

So there was that day when I went on a cooking productivity rampage, and I cooked food for like three days, and I put it in the fridge, and I kept eating it, and now it's gone.
Whoops.
The good news is, I am back on this rampage, and have also hopped back on the health train. Although I loved my vegan baked goods, I discovered that the superior feeling my body transitioned to after becoming a vegan was lost. I once again felt tired, weak, and capital G-ross.
I began to include salads in my diet once again. Things like chickpea/black bean with various veggies salad, regular lettuce-y salad, and corn/cucumber/avocado/tomato/pepper salad describes my intake of protein and vegetables for the last few days, which isn't horrible by my standards. Other than those, I've been hooked on vegan butter and bread as a side to my dinners. Quinoa still is a staple, and so are chips and salsa.
The cooking grind has once again sent me home after school to whip up some creation to feed myself for dinner. What I found was a simple black bean burger. The recipe was originally part of a recipe to create a "Vegan Big Mac", and included ingredients and directions to make a big mac sauce, toppings for the burger, and the burger itself. I did not include the big mac sauce, but I sure did whip up those burgers right quick and wolfed them down after taking a few pornographic photos (of the food).

The recipe, of course, will be posted on the recipe page, along with a Buzzfeed list of "26 Vegan Versions of Your Favorite Comfort Foods"

For toppings, I added some shredded iceberg lettuce and guac. Although, I recommend ketchup as a topping, and not so much garlic/onion in the burger itself. The chips and pickle were by far the best accompaniments. 

Stay tuned for Valentine's Day vegan treats and...

Steph and Katherine's debut as on-camera chefs!