Black Bean Veggie Burgers and a Cheese Replacement

First, let me apologize to all of you in the rest of the country that are snowed in. See, I live in sunny California and the sunny days has me thinking about firing up the BBQ this summer.  I've made several different veggie burger recipes but never came across one that "looked" like a hamburger (not that it's that important....but it goes along way when trying to sucker my kids into eating a plant based diet).  These not only look like a hamburger but they are very tasty also!  Feel free to modify the seasonings to your hearts content....it's really easy. Oh, and if you decide to throw these on the grill, throw a handful of veggies too....like green/red bell pepper, onion, zucchini, yellow squash....the list goes on.  Try them out yourself and then let me know what you think!  Black Bean Veggie Burgers

I had pretty much given up on any kind of cheese replacement that was decent on this diet but I happened to be reading Howard Lymans book called "No More Bull".  In the back of the book are over 100 recipes.  I started perusing the recipes and found a recipe for cheese replacement.  I gave it a go and it's pretty good!!  This recipe can be used to dip your chips in (like nacho cheese), it can be used on pizza, quesadilla's, the list goes on.  There are several variations in the book but I only put one or two of them on my recipe page.  Again, try it out and let me know what you think!  Cheese Replacement Recipe

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