Cook's Illustrated July & August Recipe:

This issue, I am going to attempt "Veggie Burgers Worth the Trouble." There are a million ingredients including brown lentils, bulgur wheat, leek, cremini mushroom, cashews(??) and Panko (japanese bread crumbs).

SeanB and I have this long standing debate about the veggie burgers at The Radical Rye on State Street in Madison and how they are the best in the world and nothing will ever compare to them. Two of the other good ho-made veggie burgers that I've had and that are excellent are at the Slip in Kirkland (you must be sitting outside at the time of course...P.S. this place also has a chicken sandwich with peanut butter!!) and at the Old(e) Post in Missoula, MT (had it last weekend). I hope this recipe lives up to the dream.

Check back in the comments for how they turned out...

Holy Granola

I made an amazing recipe last week. Get this....you can make granola at home. AND it's so easy!!!!!!

2 c real oats
1 c coconut (shredded, sweetened)
1 c sliced almonds
2T vegetable oil
1/4 c honey
Toss oats, coconut and almonds with the honey and oil mixed together.

Bake at 350 C for 20-30 minutes until brown on a 13" x 18" baking pan, stirring occasionally.

Afterwards you can mix this with diced and dried apricots, figs, cherries and cranberries (1/2 cup each) and make a parfait type dessert with flavored yogurt Or sprinkle this on oatmeal (my favorite) or mix with other cereal.