there are times in a woman's life when chocolate is non-negotiable. i
recently tried love crunch dark chocolate and red berries granola, and
ooooooooh man it's so good. it's a little on the sweet side for
breakfast, but it's a nice treat.
it is what inspired me to make a dark chocolate version of my overnight oats, when i remembered i had this awesome dark chocolate almond milk in
the fridge (for chocolate related emergencies. i also keep dark mint
chocolate in the freezer. who are you to judge me?).
so, i made my regular overnight oats recipe with dark chocolate almond
milk in place of regular almond milk and sweetener (the chocolate stuff
is pre-sweetened). it was so amazing. i even ate it with (frozen,
thawed) raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and cherries.
honestly, i'm torn on what to even call this. i guess "tasty" might be the best bet, but that doesn't give a very good description of what it actually IS. i was pretty set to go with "bread pie", but then pizza pie came to mind, and i think it has a better ring to it... even if it's not entirely pizza-like.
this is one of those things i just dreamed up as i was sitting at my desk, threw things into as i went along, and turned out perfectly. don't you love those meals? i wanted something super filling (it must have been a cool day) and cheesy and full of "meat". these types of cravings don't hit me all that often this time of year, so i went with it. i'm so glad i did. i'm not going to tell you this is the healthiest meal... it's about 50% bread, and no matter what the "food guide" tells you, that is NOT a balanced meal. however, it's not that BAD either, and considering that this is what passes for junk food in my house, i don't think we're doing too badly.
we ended up eating it dipped in marinara sauce, which was awesome. i know i could have just put the sauce IN in, but i feel somehow like dipping was better. like, would you rather have garlic breadsticks smeared in red sauce, or dipped in it? you know i'm right.
anyway, you could totally put red sauce in it. hell, do whatever you want. whatever makes you happy!!
this made about 2 dinners for each of us.
this is a recipe i've been making for quite a while now. i'm not sure why i haven't shared it yet... maybe because it's pretty in depth and labour-intensive and takes a long time... and i guess i just don't know all that many people who make their own bread at all, let alone when it's difficult.
no matter - even if only one person makes it, i'll have made the world a better, baguettier place. as far as such things go, this recipe really isn't that HARD, it's just time-consuming. it's not like making a souffle or something (which i have never done but i hear is similar to rocket science).
i bought a baguette pan a while back, but if you don't have one, don't worry. you can also use a cookie sheet - your baguette will just be a little flatter on the bottom, but i promise it will still taste sinfully good.
this recipe makes 2 large baguettes.
i have to be honest with you, burgers have never been something i've been huge on. way way back in the day when i ate real meat, i was super picky, and never liked beef much... maybe that's why i've been less than enthusiastic about burgers since i became a vegetarian.
it's funny, now that i think about it... every time i make a veggie burger, it's REALLY good... yet somehow i still don't do it all that often. well, perhaps that will have to change!! especially since i discovered that fabulous loaf generator, which also works great for making burgers.
anyway, this is all to say that it was kind of surprising and weird when i found myself totally craving a burger the other day. i didn't want something full of lentils and hard work, i just wanted a fast, easy vegetarian burger. luckily i had a package of yves veggie ground round in the fridge, so i was able to whip up these tasty, traditional burgers in just a few minutes!
this recipe makes 4 burgers.
