Another work-a-day week for us. The girls and my parents finished up painting the living room and also painted the office for us! We are slowly checking off projects around the house before summer gets too much behind us. We also got to see our nephew celebrate his wedding after a 2-year delay. It was a beautiful wedding. Here are some pics for you:
Cheeseburger Bowls: this is a fun and easy summer meal. Think salad with burger on top.
1 head of iceberg lettuce, chopped
1 lbs of ground meat (venison or beef or turkey) browned with favorite burger seasonings
1-2 roma tomatoes
1/2 cup dill pickles
1 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 pkg frozen onion rings
Evenly divided chopped lettuce, top with tomatoes, meat, pickles and cheese. Cook onion rings in airfryer, put on top of bowls. Drizzle with russian dressing... yummmmm
Ham and Macaroni Casserole: This is a great make ahead recipe. I got this from a friend years ago... (substitute coconut milk for milk, use d/f American cheese and plant butter)
boneless chicken cut into 1 inch cubes
1 plate of flour
1 plate of eggs (usually 2) beaten
1 plate of panko bread crumbs, parm cheese (I use d/f), and spices (I use paprika, pepper, salt, garlic, onion, tiny bit of crushed red pepper)
Dredge chicken in the three plates. Bake at 400 for 10-15 minutes.
Smoked Wild Turkey: ok this one was an experiment...this spring Meghan shot her first turkey and it needed cooking... I knew I wanted to try smoking it in our smoker for awhile but just needed to study and a day to smoke...and I found one, since the parents were here painting, I decided to have them for dinner.
I used this recipe as my base. Orange Clove Smoked Wild Turkey
So I had KJ spachcock the turkey (cut the back bone so the turkey lays flat), and I brined the whole turkey for 24 hours in the above brine recipe that I multiplied by 10 since the recipe is only for breasts. I also added some water to this recipe to make sure the entire turkey was covered.
Then I rinsed the turkey and used the same flavors (rosemary, sage, orange, etc) and covered the bird with the spice rub. I then put the spachcocked turkey in the smoker with orange juice for my liquid, and used hickory for the chips, and smoked the turkey for 6 hours.
Then I brought the turkey in and let her rest while I basted her with a brown sugar/water glaze for 20-30 minutes, since wild turkey is so dry I wanted to be sure to add some moisture back in while she cooled.
Wow! was that a good turkey!
Perogies and Mac and Cheese: all from the freezer and it was boxed mac and cheese! 😏
There ya have it... have fun at the stove!
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