Healthy Turkey Meatballs

Trying to eat healthier especially when visiting my folks, I came across this recipe for turkey meatballs. What I liked about it was it was low in sodium. My mom can’t have much sodium anymore, so this recipe was perfect for her esp when craving pasta. I served it with a simple low sodium, no sugar [...]

Crockpot Burrito Soup

Ahh, I love using my crockpot. Dinner is already to go when you get home or are ready to eat on a busy weekend day. With little to no prep involved you can have a delicious meal anytime. I found this recipe on Elly Says Opa, and once again the recipe didnt disappoint as do [...]

Turkey Meatloaf Cupcakes

A great way to have fun with your food. I have seen this in many places online and have been dying to make them. I used my basic turkey meatloaf and classic mashed potato recipe to create these. Make meat loaves as directed yet use cupcake liners. Make mashed potatoes and pipe on “cupcakes”. You [...]

Turkey Tacos

MMMMM tacos. I love Mexican and tonight’s dinner was perfect. I found this recipe on Cook’s Illustrated and was very happy with it. I did use gr turkey breast extra lean white meat in place of the lean beef and it was just as great at regular! Here is the original recipe!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:

Beef Filling

2
tablespoons vegetable oil [...]

Italian Grilled Burgers

I love grilling, especially delicious burgers. Nothing is better than a grilled burger and a cold beer on a hot summer day. Well today I had some extra lean ground turkey breast on hand and wanted to jazz it up a bit. So I came up with the Italian Grilled Burger…can be used with gr. [...]

Tiny Loaves…Italian Style

What a great meatloaf dinner. We arent the traditional meatloaf kind of people, but when I saw this I knew this was out of the ordinary and a perfect weeknight meal for us. This would be great paired with a side of spaghetti and garlic bread! I found this on the What’s Cooking Board. Amber [...]

Lighter Shepherd’s Pie

Ahh there is nothing better than comfort food, but when trying to eat healthier, it means, NO COMFORT FOOD! Well, since we still want our comfort food while eating right, I needed to scour recipes for healthier versions of our favorites. I can across this recipe from Ellie Krieger and knew I just had to [...]

Italian Spaghetti Sauce and Turkey Meatballs

I love nothing better than good meatballs and flavorful tomato sauce. I found this recipe on allrecipes.com and adapted it to our tastes. I was able to make in the afternoon, let it simmer and then when H was home finish off the meatballs and sauce. Great meal and makes excellent leftovers!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
MEATBALLS
1 pound lean ground beef [...]

Layered Enchiladas

HOLY GOODNESS! Thanks Ally from Culinary Infatuation! This was great and so easy to put together. There is a number of steps, but I did most of the prep ahead of time and assembled right before baking. Makes it so much easier! These are wonderfully gooey deliciousness!
Sorry the picture sucks..It is in layers, but it was so [...]

Turkey and Apple Sandwich

I had several apples leftover from our brie appetizer and cheese fondue, so I decided to whip up one of my favorite sandwiches. I didnt follow a specific recipe, but there is several recipes similar to this out there and they are great too!!
ENJOY!

Ingredients:
Makes 1 thick sandwich or two thin sandwiches:
2 slices favorite bread-I used [...]