cabinets + dinner
April 14, 2011 This is a perfect showing of what I did yesterday.
Cabinets + Cook
You already saw meals number 1 + 2 yesterday. Well, I guess there were technically 3, if you count making 2 meals out of one sweet potato. I just slurped down that luscious + spicy soup a few hours ago. DEElish!
First, the cabinets. Let me work up your appetite…
Please give me the honor in introducing you to Ms. Lazy Susan.
This isn’t a traditional lazy susan cabinet, but it’s actually a hidden corner lazy susan cabinet. The shelves pivot OUT of the door! When I saw this cabinet, I knew it would be perfect for our small kitchen. It also avoids losing a lot of dead space from having a cabinet that does not extend all the way to the corner. The other option was the same cabinet, but with fixed shelves. We thought this option sounded much better, so you don’t have to reach really far back to grab what you’re looking for.
I’m very impressed with the shelf quality. They are extremely sturdy and move very easily!
Zoomed out view.
Next it was time to install the more traditional lazy susan in the other corner.
The 2-part door was the hardest part to install! I kept having to make adjustments with the screws so it lined up properly along the edges. [sorry for the dull + grainy images…it was dusk when I took the photos :)]
Spins like a charm!
Next I put together the drawers for this 3-drawer cabinet. I attached the drawer fronts + adjusted the screws so things lined up. At first the drawers were closing SO loudly. I remembered something about drawer dampers coming with the cabinets, but didn’t realize it was a separate piece.
I found the dampers and popped them on. They were a cinch to install! The drawers are also extremely sturdy. The sides are made of metal and they glide with ease!
Soon, this will be topped with a counter!
This is a 1-drawer + 1-door cabinet, that was holding a bunch of crap! It’s now cleaned out. :)
Okay…are hungry yet?? I am, just thinking about this meal!
If you’ve been around my blog for awhile, you know that one of my go-to recipes, are Angela’s In a Jiffy Veggie Spelt Burgers. They’re very adaptable spice-wise, and last night I made them gluten free!
This was the best batch I’ve made to date!
How do I have so much light at night?
Here’s how! Clamped on light with a “daylight” light bulb, pointing to the ceiling. The light bounces, instead of being directly pointed at the food. This helps diffuse the light, so it doesn’t look harsh. It gets the the job done for right now!
Typically, I throw these in the oven, per Angela’s instruction, but we all know that is not possible for me right now.
So, it was time for another grill-baking session. Again, it worked fabulously.
I’ve been avoiding gluten as much as possible, since my detox conclusions and feeling better. There is still something that’s throwing my stomach off, but not eating gluten is definitely helping. I’m still trying to narrow it down, to see if it’s all gluten or just certain types.
So this delicious looking sandwich below? Not mine. It’s Chris’s. I bought him an amazing loaf of marbled rye at that farmer’s market this past weekend. I have never seen bread marbled so perfectly. I would be lying if I said I didn’t have a few small bites of this bread, while it was around this week.
Instead of eating with bread, I double stacked my burger and LOADED it up with toppings.
Chickpea Herbed Veggie Burgers [adapted from Oh She Glows]
- 1c cooked chickpeas
- 1 small carrot, coarsely chopped
- 1 small sweet onion, coarsely chopped
- 1/4c salsa [*if your salsa is very watery, drain some of the liquid, or per Angela’s instruction use 1/2 chopped bell pepper and add it to the food processor with the carrot + onion]
- 1/2c spinach, lightly packed
- 1/2t dried dill
- 1T oregano
- 1/2T parsley
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/4t fine grain sea salt
- black pepper
- pinch or 2 of cayenne pepper
- 1/4c unsalted sunflower seeds
- 1T pepitas
- 1T ground flax meal
- 1/2-3/4c millet flour
- Preheat your grill to about 375* and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. [not foil or wax paper]
- Place the carrots, onion + garlic in the food processor and process for about 20sec. You don’t want to puree it, but just have it well combined and in similar sized small/medium pieces.
- Add in the chickpeas, spinach, salsa, dill, oregano, parsley, salt, pepper and cayenne [if using]. Pulse around a handful of times, until just combined. *Be careful not to over process or the mixture will become too liquidy.
- Empty contents into a bowl and mix in sunflower seeds, pepitas, and flax meal.
- Start by adding in 1/2c millet flour [ground in a blender from whole, raw millet]. Mix until combined and test the mixture by trying to roll a ball in your hands. If the mixture falls apart or is not holding together add flour in 2T increments. The mixture should be fairly wet but still able to hold together. You want to make sure not to add too much flour. Add enough so they just hold together.
- Form into 6 patties [this size works the best so they don’t fall apart], place on the parchment lined pan and then to the grill for about 15min..
- Whey they are golden brown, flip and cook another 8-12min, until browned evenly on both sides.
*If your grill has hot spots, remember to rotate the pan 180* a few times while cooking.
*Do not put these directly onto the grill grates. They will fall apart.
*The most important part of this recipe is not adding too much flour. As mentioned in the directions, the mixture will be quite wet, which is what you want. Before the first flip, they should stiffen up and hold together without a problem.
*If you don’t have millet flour, or raw millet to grind into flour, you can sub chickpea flour, quinoa flour [grind raw quinoa], oat flour [grind oat groats or rolled oats], or buckwheat flour [grind from raw buckwheat groats], etc. If you don’t need this to be gluten free, you can use spelt flour [like Angela], or wheat.
Feel free to make this recipe your own by changing up the spices. This past summer, I made an Italian version and topped them with fresh tomato, basil + mozz. You could definitely make a curry style or a cumin Mexican spiced variation as well.
The best thing about these, is how easy they are to prep. It may seem like a lot of ingredients, but the burgers literally come together in the time it takes to preheat your grill or oven.
Piled high with:
- ketchup
- pepitas
- mashed avocado
- pickles
The best veggie burger, I’ve ever eaten!
The bread was not missed at all. It would have only gotten in my way!
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The concrete is coming!!!!!!!!!
Ashley
Reader Comments (36)
These look DELICIOUS!
Oh my gosh, I am ready to eat those now! :D Is it weird that I'm excited to see how your countertops look finished?!
Thinking I should probably invest in some of those lights...my two posts today = case in point. Bahaha ;) Really need a better lighting situation... Oy. Hope your snow melted, as well ;) It looks like spring up here in Boulder again!
(This was a really random comment. Oops.)
WOW and YUM! (or I guess I should say, in your honor, CHOMP!) haha!
Question about the countertops: how did you make sure that the concrete weight would hold up under the cabinets?
That first cabinet looks awesome!! I love that it swings out. I'm super excited about that cabinet, I'm going to have to make a mental note that such a thing exists. That bread also looks awesome. Perfect swirl and I love rye :D The veggie burgers are the star of the show though! Yum! I love those burgers, now I'll give them a try with your variations :D
Those burgers look delicious!
I love that big lazy susan that pops out of the cabinet!
That burger looks amazing! It's fun to see your kitchen coming together.
I am very impressed with your handy work!
It's official. I NEED a large food processor!!! The mini is just not cutting it anymore.
I cooked some buckwheat last night to use on my salad today for lunch and you are right, such great texture!
Love those swivel cabinets.. it makes getting things so much easier! Now if only I had them!! haha
Now why haven't i thought of doing your stacked idea when making veggie burgers? You better believe i'll be doing that next time, looks amazing!
I'm soo excited to see your counters :)
So fun to hear how the kitchen is coming together. I'd love to see what other projects you're doing, as well as what you have in mind. Do you know when you'll get an oven and other essentials back?:)
Those veggie burgers look BOMB. I may just have to make them this weekend.... :)
ohh I love the lazy susan type cabinets - so convenient!
also love that you cover your burgers in ketchup - there's no other way to do it! :)
I do double deckers on my burgers too or I make a quickie gluten free savory waffle which I love. Yours looks delicious! Oh and I love those cabinets. I wish I had those too since I have so much wasted space in the kitchen.
i can't wait to see how those concrete counters look installed! i can't wait!
your lazy susans both look awesome too. it's all coming together!
I have that same lazy susan thing. Ikea, right?
Ashley they look amazing! No oven and you're still rocking out great eats. In between putting together lazy susans. I would be cursing like a sailor after that.
I love the light to the ceiling tip. I posted the other day about making light bounces. Similar concept of diffusing/bouncing light.
Love it!
Those are my favorite veggie burget too...I need to add them back into my dinner rotation (such a good portable lunch option too!)
So delicious! Now I'm craving a veggie burger.
Love lazy susan's~I NEED these. You're hired whenever I have a kitchen that needs renovations! I'll provide the food too ;)
I am SOO jealous of your lazy susans!! I'm dying to make our cabinet shelves pull out shelves.
Your double stacked veggie burger looks amazingly delicious!! Definitely wouldn't miss the bread with all those awesome toppings - especially the mashed avocado!
Love your swivel cabinets! They look great.
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Yikes, that looks delicious. Although I think I would need to try it on the rye bread. I've never seen anything marbled so perfectly! Plus rye bread makes me think of Seinfeld :P
I have been looking for a gluten free veggie burg recipe! I don't know how you do it Ashley! All your recipes are soo bomb!! :D
Oh wow ashley, these veggie burgers look amazing. I have to try them. Thanks :)
our new house has our first lazy susan and i can't tell you how much it has revolutionized our kitchen storage functionality! i smile at it every time i use it!
Love that those shelves in the lazy susan have edges on them--brilliant!
also, that burger looks amazing! made some curried sweet potato chickpea burgers last night that turned out pretty decently, I was pleased :)
Happy Weekend friend!
I love your new and improved lazy susan's!!!! I have an old fashioned one and it's not the best. I just saw your new post with the countertops and it looks incredible! :) You must be thrilled with it.
The burgers look great! I need to make those again soon. I also love stacking them and not using bread...with hummus in the middle. Ohhh yeaaa
oh and i laughed out loud when I saw your light!!!!
That marbled bread is beautiful, and your craftiness is extremely inspiring!!! You go girl! :D
Wow as soon as I restock my supplies of sunflower seeds I am definitely making these burgers!! They look soooo good! And that bread does look pretty delish as well lol
Thanks love!!! Now you need to come out here and check everything out in person!!
Those burgers are great, I love making them with additions and subtitutions, works every time!
Love the look of your cabinets :)
We had some friends over and I made these for dinner along with Emily's black bean burgers and both were a hit! Our friends looked a little scared when they saw the burgers but quickly changed their tune. I liked the black bean burgers but these chickpea burgers were AMAZING! I loved the texture, so yummy, thank you for sharing another delicious creation!
Yay!! I'm so glad you and your friends liked them!!!
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