Turkey Burgers

Leftover hamburger buns + thawed ground turkey=Turkey Burgers.

The texture is definitely not as easy to make into patties, but the egg helps keep it constituted when cooking. If you're looking for the beefy hardiness, this isn't it. But if you're looking for a healthier option that goes well with ketchup, pickles, onions, lettuce and tomato, this is an excellent alternative.

https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a19664658/best-turkey-burger-recipe/

Kansas Cucumber Salad

I'm feeling nostalgic for some good old-fashioned Kansas side dishes and luckily I get Taste of Home's emails periodically. I've made a couple of really good ones in the past week, so I thought I'd share.

We had some extra English Cucumbers and fresh dill from the garden. The apple cider vinegar made this a scrumptious dish. Can't wait to make it again when our garden cucumbers are ready!

https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/kansas-cucumber-salad/?_cmp=holiday&_ebid=holiday5162020&_mid=345977&ehid=dfef5f62f666e299097ce5854fb7aea035676b6b&os_ehash=dfef5f62f666e299097ce5854fb7aea035676b6b

Broccoli Cualiflower Salad

I'm feeling nostalgic for some good old-fashioned Kansas side dishes and luckily I get Taste of Home's emails periodically. I've made a couple of really good ones in the past week, so I thought I'd share.

Brocolli and Cauliflower always seem to need some help and, well, bacon makes everything better!

I made a couple of changes: I added pepper, omitted the grapes and substitued green onion for red. [The original recipe from the 50's would have had raisins.]

The hubby said it's one of the best broccoli dishes he's ever had. :)

https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/cauliflower-broccoli-salad/?_cmp=holiday&_ebid=holiday5212020&_mid=347010&ehid=dfef5f62f666e299097ce5854fb7aea035676b6b&os_ehash=dfef5f62f666e299097ce5854fb7aea035676b6b

Brown Mushroom Gravy

On Tuesday, we had NY Strip with some corn-on-the-cob and potatoes (with Za'atar seasoning). After discovering we were out of steak sauce, the hubby requested a mushroom gravy, so I found this one--best one I've ever tried, by the way! I think the key ingredient is balsalmic vinegar. It was so good. Don't really need to say much about it other than, wow!

https://www.daringgourmet.com/best-brown-mushroom-gravy-from-scratch/

Celery Risotto with Apples and Basil

This crazy recipe was discovered when I was looking to do something with limp celery that wasn't a soup. The original recipe called for Asian Pears and Shiso, so I substituted with Apples and Basil instead. I also didn't have ricotta or Romano, so I substituted for mozzarella and grated parmesan; I also used Chardonnay rather than vermouth. This was probably one of the most bizaare but totally worth it recipes I've made in a long time. So delicious! This might be one of my staple party side dishes in the future. :)

https://food52.com/recipes/14444-celery-risotto-with-asian-pear-and-shiso

Leftover Turkey in Creamy Mushroom Sauce

I tried to cook a turkey in my new CharBroil Oil-Less Turkey Fryer but the wind literally picked up when I fired it up. It didn't cook according to the timing and directions, so I might try again on a warm, windless day and post the recipe later. I ended up having to cook it some more in the oven. After all that, I had to deal with the dilemma of what to do with the leftovers. I had a bunch of mushrooms to get rid of too and so I was excited to try this in my 12" cast iron pan. It turned out delicious, however I would make a couple of modifications. Substitute some of the chicken broth for white wine and go easy on the chicken broth if using granules. The turkey was injected with a salt/syrup mix and was plenty salty. I ended up omitting the salt in the recipe and used salted butter. [I never use unsalted butter because I don't notice a difference in the food.]

https://natashaskitchen.com/leftover-turkey-creamy-mushroom-sauce/