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Entries from July 15th, 2009
Wordless Wednesday: Guess What we Found on our Walk?
July 15th, 2009 · 7 Comments · My Story
Tags: kids·Wordless Wednesday
Recipe Connection: Turkey Chili-Topped Turkey Burgers
July 14th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Recipes
It can’t be turkey week without sharing the best ground turkey recipe we’ve ever had: Rachael Ray’s T2 Turkey Chili-Topped Turkey Burgers. It’s really just a coincidence that both my recipes this week are RR’s; I only have a handful from her in my rotation. This one is soooo yummy and always gets rave reviews [...]
Tags: beans·burgers·husband-approved·kid-friendly meals·main dishes·Super Foods·turkey
Kitchen Tip Tuesday: “Homemade” Turkey Sausage
July 14th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Do It Yourself, Frugality, What to Buy
Don’t tell my husband, but I’m in love…with a spice store. Is it wrong that I get seriously jazzed up when I get the opportunity to go into a Penzey’s Spices store and smell their samples, read their recipe ideas, and (of course) walk out with a bag of loot? One of my finds there [...]
Tags: Frugality·italian sausage seasoning·Penzey's Spices·Super Foods·tips·turkey
Recipe Connection: Sausage, Bean and Kale Soup
July 14th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Frugality, Recipes, Super Foods
If you’re visiting from Life as MOM’s Ultimate Recipe Swap (fast cooking meals), you may also appreciate: The Best Scrambled Eggs Ever Tuscan Bean Soup California Chicken Wraps Salmon Patties Turkey Chili-Topped Turkey Burgers (another Rachel Ray recipe) Sausage Spinach Pasta Toss Back when I had time to watch the Food Network while nursing (that [...]
Tags: beans·fast meals·kale·soup·Super Foods
Monday Mission: Targeting Plastic Bags
July 13th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Avoiding Waste
If you’re just joining me from Works for me Wednesday, I hope you appreciate all the tips, but the dirty diaper disposal is about halfway down. Come on back anytime! Sign up for an email subscription or grab my reader feed if you like what you see here. Your mission, if you choose to accept, [...]
What Makes Turkey so Good for Me?
July 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Science of Nutrition, Super Foods
We’re nearing the end of our Super Foods series, and this week’s spotlight is on the only meat on the list, turkey. Do remember that lots of meats are healthy, and don’t believe everything you read about saturated fats being bad for you. That being said, turkey’s nutritional profile is pretty stellar, and I sure [...]
Tags: Super Foods·turkey
Food for Thought: Plastic Bag Debacle
July 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Avoiding Waste
How many plastic bags do you think you go through in a day? A week? Plastic packaging is so overwhelming in our world; once I start noticing it, it’s hard to believe how many places I end up being involved in the plastic bag society. It’s not just grocery bags: think about zippered bags, bread [...]
