Category: Chicken & Turkey
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Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe
A few days when I was glancing through some cookbooks I saw some chicken lettuce wraps that looked delicious, so I put butter lettuce on the shopping list but neglected to mark the recipe. I sat down tonight and couldn’t find it, but I went online and found this as a starting point. I made…
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Chicken Tortilla Soup
I started with this recipe from Allrecipes.com and modified it a bit according to various comments and what I had on hand. It was really good and very filling. I have lots left over for lunches and froze some for later.
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Chicken Cacciatore Sandwiches
These were inspired by Rachel Ray’s recipe in Classic 30-Minute Meals: The All-Occasion Cookbook but I modified based on the fact that I was only serving 2 people and used up what I had on hand rather than her specifics. As I often do, I followed the spirit of the recipe rather than the letter.
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Ground Turkey Picadillo
I have seen various recipes for Cuban Picadillo over the years and somehow have delayed trying one until tonight. I love green olives and capers. I was leary of the kids’ reactions due to raisins (which they don’t particularly like). All the recipes I’ve seen call for ground beef of course, but we’ve been on…
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Roasting a BIG Turkey
I have several great recipes for roasting smaller turkeys, say under 18 pounds. If you can easily turn the bird on its side, I like this one. I haven’t yet started brining, as is all the rage. I bought a fresh turkey at Costco for .89/pound. I followed the guidelines from The Perfect Recipe by…