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In The Mail, In My Stomach

My application for Winthrop’s ADA Dietetic Internship is in the mail!! YIKES!!! I believe they have interviews in September and acceptance by ADA Matching in November. Now I just have to get through the fall semester 🙂

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After doing a bunch of stuff for the summit and my life, Matt and I hopped on bike and headed to the gym. I did 30 minutes on the ET and then 10 of lifting. I think my core is weak. It’s kind of hard for me to stand up straight! I’m going to try to work on it and did some abs at the gym.

Once home I was more than ready for a big ole lunch.

MY OTHER RECIPES


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The salad consisted of 1/3 a head of romaine, some raw zucchini, raw bell pepper, half a cooked beet veggie burger from the Great Harvest cookout, and 2/3 of my root veggie pancake (I shared both with Matt), craisins, some cinnamon almonds (which made the salad) and some Annie’s Red Pepper dressing.

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Plus a side of H2O melon

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Mama Bear + Baby Bear – new bowl from Gram!

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Tara’s Veggie Burger Recipe

Here it is!

The Best Veggie Burger
When I was growing up in Nashville, my parents would take us to Houston?s, our favorite restaurant, every week. In the late 90?s, Houston?s developed a home made veggie burger for their menu. It was a dark, crimson-spotted, gooey, hickory smoked patty, topped with melted cheddar on a butter-grilled egg bun with shredded lettuce, tomato, pickles and yellow mustard. No question, it was the closest thing to a beef hamburger you could get without ordering the real thing. My mom and sister, both beefeaters, often ordered it because it was a healthier choice and it tasted so good. Here?s
my own version. It?s a work in progress.

Makes 4 burgers.

  • Marinade:
  • 2T Molasses
  • 8T  Hickory Barbeque Sauce
  • Burger:
  • 2T chopped canned beets
  • 1T beet juice
  • 1 can black beans
  • 4T oat bran
  • 2 c cooked long grain brown rice
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1tsp red pepper flakes or diced jalapeno pepper
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 2T onion, diced (sauteed in 1 tsp butter or olive oil) (optional)
  • 1/2 tsp fresh garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
  1. Stir together barbecue sauce and molasses. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, mash beans. (Or process in food processor) Stir in 3 tablespoons of the barbecue mixture (reserving remaining for brushing) and remaining ingredients — rice through egg white. Form into four 6 oz patties.
  3. Heat olive oil in a cast iron or non-stick skillet over medium. Grill burgers for 2 minutes on one side. Turn and brush with remaining barbecue/molasses mixture. Top with Monterey Jack or Cheddar and grill for another 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.
  4. Serve with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions and mustard on a bun which has
    been grilled in butter.

Notes: I have found that it is beneficial to refrigerate the patties for an hour or two
before cooking. This helps them firm up a bit. It?s also good to let them sit in the
marinade at room temperature for a while before cooking them.

I’ve got a 3PM conference call but the rest of my day is open for more writing. Hopefully a little lounging near the end 😉

Hope y’all are charging through your days OK!

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  7. Now that you have changed servers I get these strange symbols for an apostrophe. Am I the only one?

    BTW, love reading your blog. It has helped me to be more creative with meals instead of relying on good ole peanut butter sandwiches when I’m in a pinch.

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  9. Good luck with the application process for the internship! ill keep those fingers crossed, even though you don’t even need it! you’ll be perfect!

    and that salad looks AMAZING! 🙂

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  11. Good luck! I remember when I applied to NYU’s program, it was so nerve wracking waiting. I remember the relief when I got in and even more relief when I was placed at a hospital in Manhattan.

    Stay calm, it totally works out for everyone in one way or another!

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  14. I am also having the symbol problem. Each apostrophe on the main page comes out as “’”, so, for example, in the first paragraph it looked like “Winthrop’s” 🙁 But on the comment page, it goes to normal. Wonder why?

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  17. Mmmm…thanks for posting that recipe, it looks wonderful and cannot wait to try it!
    Good luck on your application!
    Courtney
    Adventures in Tri-ing

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  23. Good look! I hope you get the internship!

    I am excited to try this recipe. I grew up in Nashville like Tara and loved Houstons (so sad that it went out of business!) but I never tried their veggie burger. I am going to make this soon!

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  24. 1. Love the Simpson’s stamps!
    2. I noticed the whites on the watermelons- do you mind them? My whole family eats the pieces with the white last and mostly I end up eating so there’s no waste!

    Faye

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  26. I grew up in Atlanta eating Houstons’ veggie burger too. Now I live in Nashville and sadly the original Houstons is no longer around, but Bricktops is. And, since the owner was one of the partners of Houstons the veggie burger is the exact same. It is amazing and I eat it at least once a week!

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  30. Thanks for posting the recipe. I live in the DC area and LOVE the veggie burger from Houston’s! It’s so good!!

    Also, I’ve only posted a couple times but wanted to say thanks for your blog. I’ve been reading for a while now, and have gotten such great ideas from you. I lost over 50 lbs a year and a half ago. You and your blog have been a huge inspiration to me, so I just wanted to say thanks! 😉

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  39. Wait do you live in Rock Hill?

    My significants other company headquarter is down there. If you know any affordable but yummy restaurants let me know! I’ll pass them onto him. He travels down there every couple months or so for work.

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  44. Unlike most strength training exercises, you can do core work every day. Your abdominal muscles heal really quickly, so work them hard and you’ll see results soon.

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