Today for lunch we made Umami almond, Quinoa,and sundried tomato burgers from Plant Powered Kitchen. These are one of my favorite veggie burgers because my whole family will actually eat them. It wasn’t always easy getting my kids to eat veggie burgers, I think partially because they would look so huge on their plate that it was a bit overwhelming. For awhile I would cut one in half and that helped, but then I discovered mini hamburger buns at Trader Joe’s. These buns have been great and my girls think it’s fun to eat miniature burgers. The only variations I made from the recipe is that I didn’t include the dried rosemary because I didn’t have any and I usually just use one bunch of green onions which is probably less than the recipe calls for. I made up the mix the day before and then my husband made up the patties today. We were able to make an extra set of two big and two little patties that went into the freezer for another time.

So, for lunch the girls had a mini umami burger, some fruit, and a handful of Barbara’s cheese puffs (we used to get these all the time in Oregon as a treat, but for some reason I haven’t been able to find them in the stores I shop at here, so I’m always on the lookout whenever I shop somewhere else than my normal stores).

My husband and I also ate an adult size umami burger, cauliflower and carrots with homemade vegan ranch dip, and a little homemade sauerkraut. We also shared a Blue Sky Natural Soda  (we have to buy it online from Amazon since it’s something else I can’t find in our stores).

I didn’t think to take a picture of our food but I did snap one of our cats joining us for lunch. Letting them sit on the table at meal time is totally not proper, but then my kids are quick to point out that we’re not a proper family. We only let them do this when it’s just the four of us!