• Main Dishes,  RECIPES

    Ground Turkey Fried Rice

    Dear friends, how is the cooking situation at your home? I feel like I’ve been cooking non-stop for the last couple of weeks! It’s often hard to come up with new recipes that are quick and easy yet tasty and satisfying. I am sharing a recipe that I came up with for a take-out favorite: Fried rice. Instead of the usual chicken, I’ve substituted ground turkey for a change of pace. In the recipe, I’ve suggested using onions, carrots and peas, but feel free to use other vegetables that you may have laying around. In the pictures below, I’ve used frozen edamame instead of the peas. I’ve also added snow peas and chopped red peppers in the past. Instead of ground turkey, you can use ground or shredded chicken or tofu. The options are limitless! If you end up making this dish, please let me know how it turns out!

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  • Main Dishes,  RECIPES

    Carrot Ginger Soup

    Dear friends, I got this delicious, satisfying and healthy recipe for “Carrot Ginger Soup” from the mom of one of my son’s friends. She is an excellent cook in her own right and I knew that if she was recommending a recipe to me, it would be good! She ripped it out of a cooking magazine a few years ago, so I’m afraid that I can’t give credit to the original cook who came up with this recipe. I have served this clementine-hued soup several times over the past few months and it is loved by young and old alike. It goes well with petite baked mushroom sandwiches, crab cakes (recipes to come in the future) and a fresh kale salad. The recipe calls for chicken broth, but it can be made vegetarian by substituting vegetable broth in its place. Please note that cooking the onions does take a while, but I promise you that the depth of flavor that it provides is well worth the investment of time. I hope that you enjoy it as much as my family does!

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  • Main Dishes,  RECIPES

    Turkey Chili

    There’s nothing like a steaming bowl of hearty chili to warm the cockles of your heart on a cold, blustery fall day! This iteration of an autumn staple is made with turkey and a host of healthy vegetables and pulses (yellow and red peppers, succulent corn and kidney beans). It is a quick and easy recipe that you can rustle up on a busy school night or for the big game on Saturday. You can make it a couple of days ahead. It reheats very well. It also freezes nicely.