Southwestern Turkey Burgers with Red Onion Marmalade
Posted: July 18, 2011 Filed under: Food, Recipes | Tags: balsamic, balsamic vinegar, bulgur, burger, caramelized onion, chile powder, cooking, cumin, english muffin, foodblog, honey, onion, recipe, red pepper, Secret Recipe Club, turkey, wheat, wine 37 Comments »
Sometimes, Jake tells me he feels like he’s going to sprout feathers.
It concerns me.
Now, I’m no psychologist, but according to my in depth and certainly reliable internet research, I think he may have some sort of identity issue. Borderline personality disorder? Quite possibly.
Either that, or it has something to do with the amount of poultry I feed him.
I can’t be sure.
Anyway, since I’m a loving and caring fiance, I try to be sensitive to this feeling of his, and every once in a while I try to throw in some meals that don’t contain poultry. Because if it does happen to be the latter, and he does happen to think that, perhaps, we eat a lot of chicken and turkey, I wouldn’t want to exasperate the situation any further.
And if it’s not? Well… does anyone know a good shrink?
So in my quest to avoid coming home to Jake covered in feathers, I look for non-chicken-and-turkey-meals-that-still-contain-meat-but-don’t-totally-gross-me-out. (What can I say? We’re difficult.)
And then I see recipes like this one, from Rhubarb and Honey. And I know that if I just make it, and Jake just tastes it, he will love it. And all visions of feathers popping out of his skin will disappear, despite the fact that it contains turkey.
And you know what? I think I’m right. Because after Jake tasted these delicious Southwestern Turkey Burgers with Red Onion Marmalade, I didn’t hear one mention of feathers.
Turkey Keema
Posted: April 21, 2011 Filed under: Food, Recipes | Tags: beef, cinnamon, cooking, coriander, cumin, ethnic, foodblog, garlic, ginger, Indian, keema, lemon juice, milk, naan, olive oil, onion, peas, pita, potato, recipe, tumeric, turkey, yogurt 20 Comments »
I always find it amusing to look back and think about what I knew to be true when I was younger. To think back to high school, and look back on those absolutely unquestionable facts of life. The things that if someone tried to convince me otherwise, I would have written that person off.
One of those things, which I 100% unequivocally knew to be true, was that I was going to be a teacher when I grew up. A music teacher, to be precise.
It’s the reason why I spent every moment not in class in a choir. It’s the reason that I only applied to one college (because if I was going to be a music teacher, I was going to go to the Crane School of Music). It’s the reason that I declared my major immediately upon acceptance.
And then, after taking three semesters of music education classes, I changed my mind. Ok, so I didn’t want to be a teacher. But I still knew that I would always work in the music industry. So I switched my major. And I graduated with a degree in the Business of Music.
And then, after working in two different non-profit performing arts administration jobs, I changed my mind. Again. The non-profit world was just not for me.
Today, I’m the Executive Assistant to the CEO of an air conditioning and refrigeration distribution company. It’s probably the farthest thing from a music educator that you can imagine.
If you asked me in high school, college, or even after I graduated, if I ever thought this is what I would be doing, I would have thought you were a weirdo.
And if you told me I would love it? I would have thought you were crazy. Or on drugs. Or both.
I realize, however, that it’s really no surprise that I wanted to be a music teacher; I had some pretty amazing role models. The music teachers in my school were inspiring. They were talented, caring, great teachers, and all around wonderful people. Who wouldn’t want to be just like them?
So when I saw on Facebook that one of my former music teachers was having a tasty Indian dish called Keema for dinner, I knew I had to try it out for myself. I may not be a music teacher, but that doesn’t mean I can’t eat like one. ;)
Turkey Potpie with Baby Vegetables
Posted: April 7, 2011 Filed under: Food | Tags: artichoke hearts, basil, carrot, chicken broth, cooking, cornmeal, dill, edamame, foodblog, garlic, honey, mushroom, mustard, olive oil, onion, peas, pepper, potpie, recipe, salt, sour cream, soy milk, tomato, turkey, vegetables 31 Comments »
For my 100th blog post, I knew that I wanted to feature something great. The topic for this post had to be something really special, because Food for Thought is so special.
It’s certainly special to me, because I love cooking/photographing/writing and sharing with all of you. And it must be something special to you, too, because there’s no reason that I can think of why you’d keep coming back to read my ridiculous musings otherwise.
So, when Jake called me on my way home from a work dinner on Monday night, and said “That potpie stuff that you left for me was literally the best thing you have ever made, hands down, and that includes the Smores Cookies! It. is. so. good.” I knew I had found “the one”. I mean, we all know how Jake feels about those cookies.
I couldn’t help but smile at how easy it had been to choose my honorary 100th post recipe.
But when I got home I realized there was a problem. Not with the recipe. Not with the pictures. And certainly not with the food.
No, the problem was with the fact that I had already posted my 100th post…. that morning.
Oops.
So, ladies and gentlemen, this Turkey Potpie with Baby Vegetables recipe marks my 101st post. But don’t let the fact that it is posted on such an unceremoniously ordinary day fool you… it is something truly special.
Turkey Black Bean Chili
Posted: February 18, 2011 Filed under: Food, Recipes | Tags: beans, black beans, chili, chili powder, cooking, foodblog, galric, green chilies, ground turkey, lime juice, olive oil, onion, recipe, tomato, turkey 5 Comments »
I’m sure you can tell by the circles under my eyes my lack of posts this week that school is back in full swing. Between work, school, and life in general I am exhausted. I think I could just curl up in a ball and fall asleep on my desk right now.
Since my brain is fried, I don’t have a funny story or whitty observation for you today. Just a good recipe. Which I was supposed to post over a week ago. Better late than never!
Turkey Bolognese (Guest Post!)
Posted: November 17, 2010 Filed under: Food, Recipes | Tags: bolognese, cheese, fennel, garlic, guest post, onion, romano, sauce, tomato, turkey 18 Comments »Since I knew I was going to be out of the country last week, I decided to feature the first ever guest post on Food for Thought in my absence. I immediately knew that I would ask my friend Jill to cover for me. She is an awesome cook and baker, and I wanted to see what deliciousness she would come up with. (BTW, she is also a great graphic designer, and just started her own design blog…. Check it out here!!)
As expected, she made something that sounds so amazing, which I can’t wait to try out on my own… Turkey Bolognese! This definitely would have been the perfect guest post while I was away… if I had remembered to post it. Jill knows better than anyone that I’m never on time, so I’m sure she’s not surprised that this is going up after my trip. But hey, better late than never, right??
Thanks, Jill!!
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Mozzarella Stuffed Turkey Meatloaf
Posted: August 4, 2010 Filed under: Food, Recipes | Tags: cheese, meatloaf, mozzarella, onion, parmesan, spinach, turkey 11 Comments »I’m not a chicken. You’re a turkey!
Anyone else remember that D.A.R.E. commercial? That’s the first thing that popped into my head when I saw that this week’s blogger secret ingredient is ground turkey. It just always struck me as so funny. I’m probably the only one who even remembers it, and you probably think I’m crazy. Nothing new.
Anyway, you’re a turkey if you don’t go home and make this Mozzerella Stuffed Turkey Meatloaf for dinner. Tonight. I know that some people are not big fans of using ground turkey, as it can easily get dried out in the cooking process, but the addition of spinach and grated onion to the turkey meat keeps it moist and tasty. (The gooey cheesy layer in the middle doesn’t hurt either!)
Turkey Meatballs in Garlic Sauce
Posted: June 8, 2010 Filed under: Food, Recipes | Tags: dinner, easy, garlic, italian, meatballs, sauce, turkey 4 Comments »When deciding on last night’s dinner, a recipe for turkey meatballs in garlic sauce from allrecipes.com caught my attention. I’m always a fan of recipes that use ground turkey in place of beef. The recipe seemed easy and very healthy, and the comments from other readers were all really positive. The only change that I made was doubling the amount of sauce, so that we had extra to cover our pasta and dip our veggies.
Garlic Parmesan Turkey Burgers
Posted: June 1, 2010 Filed under: Food, Recipes | Tags: dinner, easy, egg, garlic, grill, onion, parmesan, turkey Leave a comment »This weekend, we were lucky to have a sunny and beautiful long weekend! To celebrate, Jake and I invited my mom and stepdad, Pete, over last night for your typical Memorial Day BBQ. I knew the men would want to grill themselves some sort of red meat, so I left them to their own devices (they made lamb chops), and made some easy and delicious Garlic Parmesan Turkey Burgers for my mom and me.
