Curried Turkey Salad

Thanksgiving dinner is my favorite meal of the year.  I have been menu planning that day, since about 3rd grade (my friends can confirm this), but if I had to load up one more plate of  leftovers I would  lose my mind (or cookies).  Yet, I don't want to waste that delicious bird I labored over.  So for lunch today, I put the turkey to new use and it is DELICIOUS (and wicked protein packed, for those of you who care about that).
 

 2 cups cooked turkey breast

1 cup full fat Greek yogurt

1 T curry powder

3 T agave nectar

1/4 tsp sea salt

1/4 cup dried cranberries (or raisins)

3 T. finely chopped raw onion

Mix Greek yogurt  (it is already strained, but I set it in a few coffee filters to 

get a bit more moisture off.  For sure use the full fat and Greek yogurt, 

as the lighter versions will make this watery) with the curry powder, agave 

nectar and sea salt.  

Then stir in the turkey (or chicken breast...whatever you have on hand), 

dried cranberries and chopped onion. 

Garnish with sea salt roasted (or raw) cashews and serve on a 

bed of greens or pop it in a sandwich!

YUM!!!  Put those leftovers to work!!!

Harvesty Wild Rice

I call it 'Harvesty' because this is thee o' Minnesota staple (wild rice),

 jazzed up with delicious tastes of things enjoyed by yours truly when the weather dips.

What you need:
 

• 5 cups prepared wild rice (prepare the night before, to lighten your load).  A friend recently gave me a cooking tip, as I often burn wild rice (the water dries up), add additional water from the get go of cooking, and when the grains are adequately cooked, drain off the additional water.
• 2 T oil
• 1/2 large onion (white or yellow, chopped)
• 1/2 cup portobello mushrooms (patted clean with cloth and sliced)
• 3 T. dried cranberries (or cherries)
• 1/3 cup raw pecans
• 3/4 cup chicken stock
• 3 T butter
• sea salt and cracked black pepper
  
  

  

  Set aside the prepared wild rice.  In a large saute pan heat 2 T. oil over medium heat, 

  add the chopped onions and sliced mushrooms and saute for about 5 minutes.

  
  

 

Add the chicken stock, dried berries, pecans and s&p.  

Reduce heat to medium low and allow the sauce to simmer for about 4 minutes

 

After it simmers, it will look like this bit of 'harvesty' heaven.  

Add the prepared rice and butter to the saute.  Stir and continue to 

season  with sea salt and cracked black pepper.

 NomNomNomFest2013.  Pairs well with anything, even a fork!



CONTEST TIME...delish cookie mix giveaway!

 

I am back on the blogging horse, full stop!  I am taking pictures like a picture-taking-fiend, carrying a little notebook with me to jot down recipe ideas and dreaming of all things rusty & chippy paint.  To celebrate my return as a legit blogette (I totes just made that up), I am having a little contest.  All you have to do to enter is become a follower of the blog, via the 'join this site' link along the right side of my blog page.  Do this, leave comment that you did so (if you are already listed as a follower and want a chance to win, just leave a comment), and you will have a chance to win a package of my new favzy cookie to whip up. 

I simply call them TRAIL MIX COOKIES.  They are legit, with a L!  The perfect blend of buttery pecans*, sweet dried cranberries, rich dark chocolate and oatmeal.  Are you drooling yet?  You should be.

Just in time for all the holiday cookie exchange parties, let me do the work for you...all you will have to do is add 1 egg and 6 T. of butter and get your bake on!  The mix will yield roughly 2 dozen cookies.

On Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 around noonish I will pick one winner for every 15 comments (the moral of the story is: more comments = more winners).  Get after it, and please tell your friends too! 

*If you have a nut allergy (real or fake) I feel really bad for you, seriously...but, I won't judge. Just let me know and I will certainly omit.  I have many fake allergies: cilantro, seafood, parsley, ham...the list goes on and on, so for reals I shant judge. 
xoxo. 

am I the only one who just tried to chew on my computer screen?