by Martha on August 14, 2009
Do you prefer turkey burgers over hamburgers made from ground beef? Ever wondered how to make a turkey burger? Making turkey burgers is just like making homemade hamburgers, except that because you are working with poultry, they must be cooked thoroughly.
All the condiments that work on hamburgers - lettuce, tomato, ketchup, mustard, onions, pickles, cheese - are wonderful on turkey burgers. It’s also fun to experiment by adding flavors more often associated with poultry such as cranberry sauce, mango chutney, honey mustard, or barbecue sauce to your turkey burgers.
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by Martha on February 21, 2008
I tried another great recipe from this month’s issue of Real Simple last night–turkey and roasted red pepper meat loaf. It was delicious; by far the best turkey meat loaf recipe I have found to date and pretty straight forward–ground turkey, parmesan, egg, bread crumbs, mustard, parsley and a small jar of roasted red peppers. I added a teaspoon of thyme for good measure. Chopped fresh basil would be a nice variation that I plan to try next time. It was a little salty and will cut back on the parmesan a bit next time too.
I served it with a simple mixed green salad with balsamic vinaigrette, as well as roasted onions, potatoes and sweet potatoes. My guys were in heaven, giving dinner two thumbs up. This one’s going to the top of my meat loaf file. Try it for yourself and let me know what you think.
by Martha on January 13, 2008
Seeking something a little out of the ordinary, yet relatively easy for dinner last night, I came up with this shrimp & chicken sausage jambalaya. It’s based on a recipe I came across in a new magazine called Clean Eating.
I used shrimp and sausage since that was what I had in the freezer. Always looking for ways to increase our veggie count, I added chopped celery and sliced fennel to the original version’s call for onion and pepper.
While not a traditional jambalaya ingredient, the fennel worked nicely. Served with a caesar salad, it was a big hit with both my husband and stepson.
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