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Southwest Veggie Burgers by Chad Sarno with Whole Foods Market

capture_04122014_140604Chad makes these healthy burgers with black beans, brown rice, roasted bell pepper, fresh tomato, carrot, green onions, sweet potato, nutritional yeast, cumin, chili powder, hot pepper sauce, and garlic.  He uses the pre-cooked sweet potato as a binder in this recipe.  He mixes all these ingredients together, and places the mixture in the refrigerator for a little while to firm it up.  Then, he forms his burgers and places them in the oven.    He builds his burgers on a whole wheat bun, with guacamole, lettuce, tomato, red onion, and cilantro.  He serves it with baked “sweet potato fries”.  This is a delicious and very healthy alternative to a traditional hamburger made with meat.  Try it and Enjoy. Continue reading

How To Roast Vegetables In The Oven And On The BBQ Grill by Rockin Robin

capture_05102014_031409Robin presents tips on how to roast vegetables.  The sweet potatoes she is including with other vegetables will take longer to roast.  So, she cooks them a little in the microwave before she roasts them.  She makes sure her vegetables are not crowding each other in the roasting pan and each piece is touching the pan.  She also shows how to roast vegetables on a BBQ grill. Continue reading