Veggie Burger

I finally figured a way to post the recipe for the Veggie Burger. I really put a lot of elements into it! It would cost over $20 just to get all the ingredients for the home cook. The burger itself wasn't too bad though. Just add some real mayo, lettuce and tomato and away you go! Maybe some cheese? The recipe is at the bottom of the blog if anyone is interested in trying it out.

Instant Feedback

There's one of the many reasons why I love to cook for people. So what if you have to work long hours, burn yourself or cut a finger. Who cares if your back hurts from standing all day. What really pays off for me is the instant feedback. Today we had the chance to compete in a cookoff. I chose to make the veggie burger. It got such high praise. I was shocked how many people liked it. But, this is why I cook. You can find out right away what worked and what didn't. James Cameron had to wait 12 years to control the world with Avatar. I can't wait that long.

Everyone has to eat at least twice a day. Hopefully three times a day. That's where I come in. I put together great tasting food in a very busy Omaha restaurant. So many times I have guests come to the window and tell us that we made great food. Whenever there is an issue, I find out right away. I am going to try and put together the recipe for the veggie burger. I hope anyone who gets a chance to make it. . .does. It's wonderful and Chef O'Donnell said he'd put it on a menu right away and doesn't say that very often. It's a moneymaker.

Procrastinating

It's so easy to procrastinate an online class. I really wish I took this class in a classroom. If it's out of sight, it's out of mind. I really plan on cracking down this week and getting all of my past assignments and test done. There is no need for an easy class like INFO 1001 to end up as an F.


Last week my wife and I spend most of it looking for a new place to live. We have our sights on a house in Ponca Hills. It is just far enough away from Omaha to be peacful, but not far away enough to be annnoying. Such a big yard to mow though!! Hopefully, we will hear from the owners soon. Maybe moving in 2 weeks. Who cares about the weather!

Monday's Cooking class

I did pretty well on my midterm practical. We were supposed to make fennel three ways. I think I succeeded in making it four ways. I used the stalks of the fennel in my chicken stock to make a hybrid fennel/chick stock. Pretty good all by itself. Then I used it to make my risotto. I wasn't exactly sure how well it would taste. Granted, I'm not a fan of fennel. But it was wonderful! I took some fresh fennel and roasted it with carrots, celery and parsnips. Yummy! That was mixed in with the risotto. I also took fennel seeds and made italian sausage with sauteed apples. That was great! Chef O'Donnell said it was real good. Must have done something right. So there's my day last monday. Cooking the recipes after that was pretty easy. Overall, fennel gets a bad rap. It doesn't always have to taste like liquorice. Just patience and some experience will work out great.

First one

I don't usually like to send my personal thoughts out into the weird world web. These classes that I am taking ask me to create a blog. That's what I do then. Maybe blogging is good for me, maybe it's a waste of time. Only "time" will tell. As for now, I will keep some things on here and omit most. Noone really cares what Brian Johnson does every single day. So, "Brian Johnson" will post thoughts, pictures and even videos that "he" thinks are necessary. Beware . . . I can get sarcastic.