{"id":8005,"date":"2012-09-27T06:00:46","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/garlicmysoul.com\/blog\/?p=8005"},"modified":"2013-12-04T20:48:37","modified_gmt":"2013-12-05T04:48:37","slug":"weekday-projects-veggie-patties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garlicmysoul.com\/blog\/weekday-projects-veggie-patties\/","title":{"rendered":"weekday projects: veggie patties"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey there chickadees!<\/p>\n

First, I apologize for the long absence. I have no valid excuses and I promise not to let it happen again. I’ll hit this scene at least once a month and that’s a solemn oath.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let’s get to the good stuff.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nThe other night, I sent Ky this recipe<\/a>, exclaiming that it was perfect and we should make it.<\/p>\n

It looks delicious,\u00a0<\/em>she wrote back.<\/p>\n

Also, why do you love things in patty form?\u00a0<\/em>she asked.<\/p>\n

I have no answers for that.<\/p>\n

Except I just do.<\/p>\n

We made a plan for me to pick up ingredients we were missing after work, and were set.<\/p>\n

Except that we weren’t.<\/p>\n

Because I’m always walking into a disaster, chickens.<\/p>\n

I left work late Tuesday night, and arrived at the El station only to realize I had left my wallet at the office.<\/p>\n

I was with my pal CJ, and she convinced me to just let her swipe me through instead of turning back and retrieving my wallet.<\/p>\n

Crisis averted,\u00a0<\/em>I thought.<\/p>\n

Until I remembered I wouldn’t be able to barter at Whole Foods.<\/p>\n

Instead, I interrupted Ky’s hair appointment (nice to meet you,\u00a0<\/em>I waved to her hair dresser, before grabbing Ky’s Amex and heading to the grocery store), and then gathered up the goods and headed back home.<\/p>\n

It was 8:00 pm by this point, and I was starving.<\/p>\n

It was also at this point that I decided to actually read through the recipe, upon which I discovered that I was supposed to dice and roast eggplants before moving onto the next steps.<\/p>\n

I turned on the new Mumford & Sons album, strapped on my apron, and started chopping 2-3 eggplants<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I threw them in the oven at 425 degrees, and pulled together some other key ingredients.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

At this juncture, Ky showed up, with a great new haircut and two able hands, so I put her to work chopping the onion, parsley, and basil.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I explained that we only needed a half red bell pepper<\/strong>, but that I had cut up the whole thing, since I felt like storing one half of a red bell pepper was ridiculous.<\/p>\n

But only cut up half the onion,\u00a0<\/em>I demanded.\u00a0I feel like half an onion is fine to store.<\/em><\/p>\n

Because Ky is my best friend, she both understood and agreed with me immediately.<\/p>\n

Next up, I defrosted a half cup of frozen corn<\/strong> by throwing it in some water loose.<\/p>\n

I would recommend using a colander and just running some cold water over it, but it was almost nine and I was feeling both hungry and delusional.<\/p>\n

At this point, we mixed up all of the aforementioned items in a bowl.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It was a beautiful thing.<\/p>\n

After a few more minutes of listening to new jams and whining about how hungry we were, we decided to take out the eggplant.<\/p>\n

The recipe says to cool it,\u00a0<\/em>I mentioned, eyeing the clock.<\/p>\n

I feel like that’s dumb,\u00a0<\/em>Ky mentioned.<\/p>\n

Maybe I should just take it outside to cool down?\u00a0<\/em>I suggested.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It seemed like a reasonable solution.<\/p>\n

After not-really-cooling-the-eggplant-at-all, we mixed it up with the rest of the vegetables, four minced cloves of garlic<\/strong>,\u00a0two eggs, a few handfuls of romano cheese, a few grinds of pepper, and a few handfuls of whole wheat bread crumbs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Once this step was done, we gave everything a good mix, and then we tag-teamed the process of forming the mixture into patties.<\/p>\n

Read: I made crazy shaped blobs of vegetables and Ky re-made them into patties.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

These hung out in the oven for about 35 minutes, while Ky and I bemoaned our situation some more and then wondering about dipping sauces.<\/p>\n

We came up with a\u00a0concoction of sour cream, sriracha and pepper,<\/strong> which worked perfectly.<\/p>\n

Then, it was time to take them out.<\/p>\n

It was also 9:30.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

We plated these up with the homemade sauce, and dug in immediately. Since we had nothing on our menu aside from these, Ky and I took down all 12 of them, and I’m not even one bit sorry, since they’re made of every kind of good thing.<\/p>\n

They’d also probably be delightful with a green salad and a slice of bread.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I’d also venture to say that with a sense of timing, a plan, and the ability to hang onto your wallet, these vegetable patties are an easy weeknight option for you and yours.<\/p>\n

But what’s dinner without a sense of adventure, chickadees?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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