Pet Porcupine

Last night I made black bean burgers. They were delicious. I am posting the recipe below. It is supposed to make only 4 patties, I doubled it. I found the recipe online at All Recipes.

Yep I rode my bike to the grocery store last night and brought back a weeks worth of groceries in my backpack including a large organic wheat beer. I threw on some music, drank my beer and cooked.

After I ate I started watching a documentary on Darfur called Darfur Now. I was only able to watch part of it for some reason. I got too distracted. I think sometimes my mind doesn't want to deal with atrocities, so it wonders. Hopefully I will finish it tonight. I meditated last night for 10-15 minutes. I think maybe it is getting slightly easier to clear my head. Despite my meditation I had difficulty sleeping. When I did sleep I dreamt that I had a pet porcupine, it was sweet, loving, and adorable. I really loved it in my dream.

1 (16 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 green bell pepper, cut into 2 inch pieces
1/2 onion, cut into wedges
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 egg
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon cumin
1 teaspoon Thai chili sauce or hot sauce
1/2 cup bread crumbs
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DIRECTIONS
If grilling, preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil a sheet of aluminum foil. If baking, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C), and lightly oil a baking sheet.
In a medium bowl, mash black beans with a fork until thick and pasty.
In a food processor, finely chop bell pepper, onion, and garlic. Then stir into mashed beans.
In a small bowl, stir together egg, chili powder, cumin, and chili sauce.
Stir the egg mixture into the mashed beans. Mix in bread crumbs until the mixture is sticky and holds together. Divide mixture into four patties.
If grilling, place patties on foil, and grill about 8 minutes on each side. If baking, place patties on baking sheet, and bake about 10 minutes on each side.