I know. It’s VeganMoFo.

And here I am writing about the latest omnivore invention.

I just can’t resist. This one is over the top.

The Craz-E Burger, aka the Luther Burger (in case you were confused), was reportedly a huge hit at a recent fair in Manhattan. Consisting of a bacon cheeseburger smooshed between two halves of a buttered, grilled, and glazed doughnut, fair officials report selling 1,000 of these heart-attacking inducing monsters…PER DAY. The fair lasted 17 days. So yes, you calculated that correctly. Assuming one burger per person, 17,000 people actually bought and, I assume, consumed this thing.

You’ll be relieved to know that  “No single ingredient dominates the burger. They all complement each other…The glaze smooths over the burger and oozes into a foreign but delicious combination with the crisp of the bacon.”

Photo: STEPHEN DUNN/COURANT

This wasn’t a one-and-only state fair appearance for the burger. The Gateway Grizzlies, a minor league baseball team in Illinois, sells these burgers at their games. The Grizzlies have “improved” on the concept by deep-frying the donut that’s being used as the “bun.”

You can read the whole nightmare story at telegraph.co.uk. I especially love the labeling of Americans as “calorie comfortable.”

So ok peeps, how can we veganize this? Er…do we even want to?

Back to VeganMoFo…

Didja ever have one of those moments when you realized that something you thought might be difficult is actually ridiculously easy? Well that’s my experience with almond butter. For years I overpaid for jars of almond butter. Then I learned that you can make it at home, rather inexpensively, in just 10 minutes.

Homemade Almond Butter

Ingredients

• 2 cups raw almonds
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients in your food processor and process for about 10 minutes.
2. That’s it!

I know.
Ridiculous, huh?
Feel free to experiment with other add-ins, like maple syrup, cinnamon, orange essence, cherries, chocolate.