This Perfect Garlic and Herb Roast Turkey recipe is engineered for perfection. Three simple tricks guarantee juicy meat, tons of flavor, and ridiculously crispy skin for a Thanksgiving turkey that’s easy as pie. I’ve made my share of turkeys in the past. Brined, butterflied, tied, trussed, you name it. Two versions — Cider and Sage…
Juicy Cider and Sage Glazed Turkey with Gravy
Juicy Cider and Sage Glazed Turkey with Gravy. Dry-brined and brushed with a buttery apple cider mixture, this turkey has crisp browned skin and moist, delicious meat. Every year, I do at least three Thanksgiving celebrations. I spend the actual day with James’ family, I go to my grandma’s house for a Thanksgiving get-together the…
Crispy Cranberry-Herb Butter Butterflied Turkey with Roasted Vegetables
See all of those glorious blackened bits? I bet you can’t make this turkey and not pick off some of those morsels to eat them before serving. Go on and try– call it an impossible exercise in self-restraint. Just like with any “blackened” recipe, the charred bits on this Crispy Cranberry-Herb Butter Butterflied Turkey with Roasted Vegetables are the…
Thai Curry Turkey Burgers with Spicy Mayo and Coconut-Lime Slaw
For all of the things I get nervous about– and trust me, despite my totally cool demeanor, there are a lot of them: flying, accidentally stepping on bugs when I’m barefoot, and parallel parking, for example– I’m not one to hesitate when it comes to experimenting with seasoning and spice. What comes of these fearless forays into flavor-town? Sometimes it’s…
Mexican Turkey Burgers with Cilantro-Lime Pesto
Typical Turkey Burgers have never really been my thing, despite my mom’s best efforts to get me to enjoy them. Save for the rare exception, they usually seem dry and unbelievably boring. I’ll just have a hamburger, thanks. But I’ve been trying to eat a bit less red meat lately (I’d been downing blue cheese burgers with a…
Cucumber-Wrapped, Feta-Stuffed Meatballs
Please do not ask me to detail what I have eaten in the past couple of weeks. The holidays have turned me into a walking garbage disposal for all things fried, fatty, or fudgy, and just trying to remember exactly what that entails gives me a bit of a stomach ache. I’m not saying that…
Mom’s Sloppy Joe Stuffed Peppers
When I first posted this recipe for Sloppy Joe Stuffed Peppers years ago, I knew it would become a favorite with my readers because it was already a favorite of mine. Of all of the recipes that I post on this blog, this one is undoubtedly the one I make most often. It’s the perfect…
Crock Pot Chicken Tikka Masala Meatballs
It’s easy to rekindle our love with a lot of things this time of year: (most) Christmas music, twinkling lights, super thick sweaters, and, of course, our crock pots. With the holiday hustle in full force, I typically have a tendency to neglect my home cooked meals and I really don’t think I’m the only…
Leftover Turkey Tamale Casserole
We have a problem this time of year. Too often we feel as though the long, cold months require us to simply hunker down and endure; as though the holidays are just there to grin and bear. We find little actual joy in the most joyful time of the year, instead we stress over extended work…
Greek Turkey Burger with Feta-Yogurt Sauce
I know I’m pretty all over the place with my choices of what kind of recipes to put together for this blog. As much as I try to establish rhyme or reason for my food-posting patterns, it just doesn’t happen. I’m sure you’ve noticed that in a week I can go from posting something seasonal…
Spicy Turkey and Mashed Potato Empanadas
In between writing and erasing first lines for this post, I am pushing around cold, leftover couscous with a fork. It’s not a mouth-watering meal, but today is one of those days when you don’t argue with leftovers. This month is one of those months. It is the month when the harshness of cold air…
