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Holiday Turkey Ideas: Thanksgiving Twists on the Traditional
Oct06

Holiday Turkey Ideas: Thanksgiving Twists on the Traditional

If you’re looking for Holiday Turkey Ideas, then I have some Thanksgiving Twists on the Traditional for you. Let’s face it, most of us keep to and enjoy certain traditional dishes for the Holiday season, and we associate the very enjoyment of the holidays with the foods we most commonly prefer to eat. These foods warm us and seem to create comfort. The most obvious food is Thanksgiving and Christmas roasted turkey....

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How to Make Romaine Salad with Turkey Breast, Blue Potatoes & Chevre with Raspberry Vinaigrette + Video
Sep09

How to Make Romaine Salad with Turkey Breast, Blue Potatoes & Chevre with Raspberry Vinaigrette + Video

I am so pleased to show you How to Make Romaine Salad With Turkey Breast, Blue Potatoes & Chevre with Raspberry Vinaigrette! This combination of romaine, turkey, potatoes & chevre is fantastic and the raspberry vinaigrette is phenomenal, with flavors that just don’t stop. A fresh, crispy salad with tender turkey breast, very cool blue potatoes & creamy, tangy chevre, topped with a sweet, fruity berry dressing, this...

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How to Bake Turkey Pot Pie + Video
Jan26

How to Bake Turkey Pot Pie + Video

Do you have leftover turkey after a beautiful celebration? Make a Turkey Pot Pie! When I carve the turkey, I usually remove the most of the meat from the bones, and leave a little bit on, to save them for making a flavorful stock in the future. The leftover meat is reserved & frozen until I want to make a pot pie. Whenever I bake a pie, I make extra pie crust for future pot pies. So, yesterday, we were a bit busy &...

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How to BBQ Turkey Legs + Video
Nov28

How to BBQ Turkey Legs + Video

There’s nothing like BBQ Turkey Legs! They are large & in charge, smoky, a bit charred, and fun to hang onto and devour! My favorite place to eat these are at the Texas State Fair in Dallas, or even at Trader’s Village in Grand Prairie, Texas. They have some great treats to eat there! Alas, I live in Canada, and there are times when I just want that same flavor… When I BBQ turkey legs or other large pieces of...

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How to Cook Turkey Stuffing: National Stuffing Day
Nov28

How to Cook Turkey Stuffing: National Stuffing Day

The 4th Thursday of November is National Stuffing Day! A day to itself for stuffing? Well, it’s so mouth-watering that I don’t begrudge giving it a day of its own. We enjoy stuffing so much at our house, that not only do we stuff our poultry, but we even make extra in a casserole to enjoy it for a couple days. My Mother-in-law made wonderful dressing, albeit different from mine, but she would bring us the most delicious...

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Tips for Roasting Turkey: National Turkey Day
Nov28

Tips for Roasting Turkey: National Turkey Day

The 4th Thursday of November is National Turkey Day! How appropriate to have Turkey Day at this time of year? What would a Thanksgiving or Christmas celebration be without the proverbial turkey, one of my very favorite meals? Apparently, every nation has its own distinctive way to cook this International favorite. In recent years, I have been introduced to a couple of new ways to cook this wonderful bird. Turkey Tips: I’ve...

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How to Stuff a Turkey for Roasting + Video
Nov27

How to Stuff a Turkey for Roasting + Video

How to stuff a turkey for roasting may sound simple enough, but there could be some confusion in the details. There seem to be quite a few steps when preparing large poultry for roasting, like a Holiday turkey. These in between steps take time, and are important, so that everything gets cooked properly & runs smoothly, especially on Thanksgiving or Christmas. In this particular cooking show, I’m showing you how to stuff a...

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How to Cook Roasted Turkey Broth from Scratch + Video
Nov15

How to Cook Roasted Turkey Broth from Scratch + Video

Whenever I hear the sniffles or a cough in my household, I’m cooking up some soup. Turkey Broth is perfect for just those times, since you usually roast off a turkey a few times every Holiday season. Save those turkey carcasses and bones that have had the meat removed, not eaten off, and either freeze them in a resealable, plastic bag or refrigerate and use quickly. There is a ton of flavor & goodness left in those bones,...

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How to Prepare a Turkey for Roasting + Video
Nov15

How to Prepare a Turkey for Roasting + Video

You’ve got a turkey & an oven, but what happens in between? Here’s how to prepare a turkey for roasting. You are going to want to season the turkey inside & out, stuff it (if desired), and get things organized to put this bird in your oven. How to Prepare a Turkey for Roasting: When roasting a turkey, you may opt to use a brined turkey or a non-brined turkey. Making sure the turkey skin is dry before preparing it...

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How to Prepare a Brined Turkey for Roasting + Video
Nov15

How to Prepare a Brined Turkey for Roasting + Video

If you have never Brined a Turkey before cooking it, you are missing out on flavor & some really moist meat. A bird that has been brined acts differently when cooking it than a bird that didn’t take that salty, spicy dip. Advantages of Brining a Turkey: Flavor: The spices & salt in the brine really are imparted into the meat, giving you a more savory experience. Texture:  The turkey will be kicked up in moisture content...

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How to Make a ‘Turkey Triangle’ for Roasting in the Oven + Video
Oct14

How to Make a ‘Turkey Triangle’ for Roasting in the Oven + Video

If you have never heard of a Turkey Triangle before, you’re in the right spot. If you have heard of one, and it sounded like the “Circle of Truth” for turkeys, keep reading… The “turkey triangle” comes into play when you’re roasting poultry. I suppose, it could be called the “poultry triangle,” since I use it for chicken & any other poultry that is in need of its protection. A...

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How to Cook with Holiday Turkey Leftovers – 4 Winning Recipes
Nov23

How to Cook with Holiday Turkey Leftovers – 4 Winning Recipes

Now that you’ve had your stellar Holiday Feast, you are probably looking to do something DIFFERENT with your Holiday Turkey Leftovers this season… Well, I’m so glad you said that! LOL Aside from the ever-so-delicious open-faced hot turkey sandwiches with gravy that I know you’re going to have to tear up at least once for leftovers because it’s so belligerently tasty, here are 4  of my favorite turkey...

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How to Roast Turkey Legs
Sep09

How to Roast Turkey Legs

One of my favorite things to enjoy when I lived down in Texas was turkey legs. They always had turkey legs at Trader’s Village in Grand Prairie just outside of Dallas, which is an enormous flea market, and they must have sold hundreds of these turkey legs on any given day on the weekends. These turkey legs were smokey and barbecued to perfection. We are not BBQ’ing tonight. Instead, we are roasting these gorgeous legs and...

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