The other day I was sitting in my kitchen staring at the shelf of cookbooks my mom has collected over the years. I began to think about how some people tend to cook what they know how to cook really well and hardly try anything new, kind of like an "If it ain't broken, don't fix it" type of thing. So it was somewhat of a shame to realize we had about 100 trees worth of cookbooks (well, that's a bit of an exaggeration but not by much) and were rotating between the same chicken stir-fry, beef stew, and shrimp pasta week after week. This prompted me to choose a cookbook at random (actually it wasn't that random, the word "simple recipes" stuck out to me) and look for something that I've never tried my hand at preparing. I stumbled across a recipe in a Canadian Living cookbook for Portobello Burger Melts (click the link for the recipe). I'm definitely a carnivore but my love of mushrooms made this vegetarian recipe jump out to me. It was quick, easy and most importantly DELICIOUS! Most of the ingredients are things many people have in their fridge anyway. If you want to add protein to this meal, I'm pretty sure a beef, chicken or turkey patty would taste great in the middle of this burger. I also learned not to be afraid to experiment with this recipe. Try a different type of bread or add some cayenne pepper for a little kick. If you get a chance and feel adventurous try this recipe!
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