One Serious Vegan Cheeseeburger

This is not a recipe post, per se. It's more of a call-to-arms for all my of my readers to lend me their two- cents. You see, my lifelong dream, aside from an all-you-can eat vegan buffet in my living room, has been to open my own restaurant. 

Sure, I'd want it to be chock-full of my crazy, gourmet recipes...but let's be frank: it may not be the most cost effective way for me to start a business. Lucky for me, my business savvy (and uber sexy) vegan inner circle + myself have decided to pool our efforts and hopefully start our own small restaurant. 

Nothing fancy. Bare bones. Think if "In N Out" was all vegan. We want to keep it simple, but more importantly, keep it delicious with speedy service. I've spent the past few days toying around with creating the best vegan burger (and vegan cheese burger) known to man, and I think I finally have a winner. 

I've posted the picture above, and if it causes an ounce of drool to slowly drip down your chin, please let me know. This burger is sandwiched between two grilled buns, is a home-made "beefy" patty slathered with my Vegan Cheddar Cheese Sauce creation, then topped with grilled red onions, tomatoes, red leaf lettuce, my home-made vegan ranch and a lot of my soul. 

What else is new in my life? It's been quite a roller coaster this past week. Personal circumstances (aka borderline insanity) instigated an abrupt sabbatical from my recently acquired 9-5 job. Did you all expect it to really last that long? Come on...you should know me better by now. If I can't make a living doing the freelance thing, I don't want to make a living at all. I'd rather cry home to mommy and daddy and hope that they understand that I'm a unique flower not meant for the daily toil of the rat race. 

In really unusual news, I entered into one of those mall lottery contests. You know what I mean...there's some giant plastic bin containing a purse full of cash, and you drop your name in the box. I thought I had a better chance at being hit by a bus, but to my surprise, I won! I get to go spin some prize wheel tonight, the lowest prize is that this is a potential Pyramid Scheme, middle-prize is an all-expense payed trip to Vegas, and the highest tier is $100,000 cash. I suppose it's not that hard to guess what I'm rooting for. 100 fucking Gs would allow my freelance life to continue, and help get my new business venture off the ground. I'm off to San Francisco this weekend to meet my amazing publisher/editor at Da Capo press, and I couldn't be more excited for the next few days. I'll post a new recipe soon. I promise. 

In the mean time, don't be shy about burger comments. I am ready to jump into action, and I trust y'all to be honest.