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Food ‘N Flix The Breakfast Club

You guys.  This is my FAVORITE movie.  Ever.  Seriously.  And it is the January pick for Food ‘N Flix!  I am so excited that I can’t even… wait… wait a second… how is this a foodie movie?  I mean they do eat food in it, but… whatever, I don’t even care.  A brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, and a criminal thrown together for one day of detention – it’s The Breakfast Club!

Well Dined | Turkey, Bacon, Avocado, and Egg Sandwich on Toast with Roasted Garlic Aioli

Mad props to Eliot’s Eats for choosing this movie, but what a tough one to get a recipe inspiration from!  In the end, I decided to make what I would want for lunch if I was stuck in detention.  I mean, sushi would be great (looking at you, Molly Ringwald), but I can’t make that at home yet.  So instead I present to you the best sandwich in the world!  To me, at least.  Turkey, bacon, avocado, and a fried egg on toasted whole wheat bread slathered with roasted garlic aioli.  Everything I want and nothing I don’t, this is sandwich perfection.  I’m calling it The Breakfast Club Sandwich because it has breakfast food like bacon and egg, and is kind of like a club sandwich.  It’s so clever, I’m dying.

Well Dined | Turkey, Bacon, Avocado, and Egg Sandwich on Toast with Roasted Garlic Aioli

I don’t have a recipe for you (cuz it’s a sandwich), but I want you to bust out your copy of The Breakfast Club and tell me what your detention meal would be.  A classic pb&j, perhaps?  Or something more exotic like cereal and pixie sticks with mayo?

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Homemade Veggie Burgers

Well Dined | Homemade Veggie Burgers

Oddly enough, Melissa (Smells Like Brownies) and I both ended up with no plans for the 4th of July this year.  So we decided to go about our weekly vegetarian lunch as usual and, in spirit of the typical holiday food, decided to try making veggie burgers.  Based on her memory of a particularly delicious restaurant version and a couple of online recipes, we came up with our ingredients.

Well Dined | Homemade Veggie Burgers

Mushrooms and lentils were to be the base; with the help of carrots, onion, garlic, and cheddar cheese.

Well Dined | Homemade Veggie Burgers

We seasoned with salt and pepper, thyme, and dry mustard, then bound it together with breadcrumbs and egg.  We saved the “fancy” breadcrumbs (panko) to form a bit of a crust on the outside of the patties.  We learned the hard way that you definitely want to let the mixture chill in the fridge for about 30 min before you form the patties, or you will have a hard time. (more…)