Skip to main content

Featured

Posted by

Black Bean & Squash Veggie Burgers

We always have people with a variety of eating preferences & palates attending our BBQ's. In response, I've always had fun experimenting with flavors and making new burgers for our get-togethers. This time I want to share one that was tried and tested with our family recently and is sure to be a hit at your summer BBQ's. This soy-free veggie burger is packed with flavor, that plays off the herby cilantro and spicy BBQ sauce, topped with an avocado slice on a sesame seed bun. Black Bean & Squash Veggie Burgers By  Emily (Cooking for Kishore) Ingredients 1 14 oz can of Black Beans, drained 1 Red Onion, choppped 1 Cup Cilantro, chopped 1 Tbsp Garlic, minced 1/2 cup Carrot, grated 1/2 cup Sweet Corn 1 cup Butternut Squash, cubed 1/2 tsp Fresh Ground Black Pepper 1/4 tsp Salt 1/2 tsp Cumin 2 Tbsp spicy BBQ sauce 1/4 cup Panko Breadcrumbs 6 Sesame Seed Buns Iceberg Lettuce, shredded Tomato, thinly sliced Avocado, thinly sliced Olive Oil Instructions Heat the Olive Oil in
Post a Comment
Read more
Labels
Posted by

Grapevine Canyon, Nevada - USA

I’m excited to join up again this month with fellow blogger Fiona Ryan's  A-Z Guidebook Travel Linkup over at Tiffin Bite Sized Food Adventures. This travel tale link-up goes from December 15th - December 22th, this time travels with the letter "H".

"G" is for Grapevine Canyon, Nevada USA

Grapevine Canyon, also known as Christmas Tree Pass, has some of the clearest most beautiful petroglyphs I've ever seen. They can be found by following the trail from the parking area, beginning about a 1/2 mile down the trail. The 250+ rock drawings are etched high up on large boulders some as recent as 200 years ago to more than 1000 years ago.

We spent a few hours slowly walking and wandering through the canyon, taking in the petroglyphs and trying to decode their stories. The hike offers tremendous views of the Colorado River Valley, seasonal waterfalls, a gigantic patch of wild grapevines running over a 100 feet long and naturally formed amazing artful geological formations.

Grapevine Canyon lies to the south of Spirit Mountain, the highest peak in the Newberry Mountains. Rising to an elevation of 5,639 feet above sea level, the mountain plays a prominent role in the religion and mythology of the local people. They believe the mountain is the spiritual birthplace of the tribes. Their creation story says that at one time all people belonged to one great tribe, but they began to quarrel. The Creator, Mutavela, settled the dispute by dividing the great land and people into four sections North, South, East, and West.

Spirit Mountain and the surrounding canyons collectively have been named a Traditional Cultural Property and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of their significance to the local tribes including the Mohave, Hualapai, Yavapai, Havasupai, Quechan, Pai pai and Maricopa.

While visiting, you are asked to please respect this sacred space. Do not deface the petroglyphs. Do not touch or climb on the rocks or panels.



Look, observe, and imagine, what story do you see?
For more Letter "G" travel stories, visit A-Z Guidebook Linkup. Stay tuned next month for more travel, centering around the Letter "H"!
TIFFIN - bite sized food adventures -

Email Post
Labels:

Comments

  1. Tiffin FionaDecember 27, 2015 at 11:56 PM

    Finally, when all the Christmas fuss is over, I have had a chance to come back and read your post. I have never heard of Grapevine Canyon, though I have visited Nevada before. Mr Tiffin was very interested in this posts as he loves archaeology, ancient cultures, rock art etc. If you visit Australia, there is an Aboriginal rock art painting of a wooden sailing ship in the middle of the desert in the Northern Territory. It depicts the arrival of white man to the country. Not very old but strange to see 100's of KM from the coast.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. EmilyJanuary 13, 2016 at 1:47 PM

      Hi Fiona! I completely understand, I'm still recouping myself! This area is definitely off the beaten path. We weren't sure we were in the right place at first because there was't anyone else around. I'll have to put up my other photos and let you know so Mr. Tiffin can have a look! Wow I'd love to see that, it's an incredible part of history. Australia is high on our list, we'll get there! :)

      Delete

Post a Comment

Popular Posts