Showing posts with label bacon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bacon. Show all posts

Monday, July 14, 2014

Recipe: Avocado Turkey Bacon Burgers

Sometimes I forget I have to make dinner. OK, that sounds bad, but it's summer so the kids are home all day and we are go, go, go! Generally around 3:00 pm, at least twice a week lately, I realize I have not planned a meal. Enter avocado turkey bacon burgers. 

Sometimes you need to improvise. For example, this day I had ground turkey, an avocado, bacon, a tomato, some spices but no buns. But I had bread and butter and garlic, so garlic bread toast it is! 

Here is what you will need: 

-Ground turkey
- 1 Avocado, diced
- 3 Splashes of Worcestershire sauce 
-Sea salt to taste
-Black pepper to taste
-Onion or onion powder to taste
-Cheese (optional) 
- Bacon (optional)
-1 Tomato (optional)

Directions:
1) Mix ground turkey, avocado, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
2) Form into patties.
3) Grill.
4) While burgers are on grill, fry bacon on stove top. 
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Garlic Toast:
-bread (we used whole wheat and gluten free)
-butter or margarine 
-garlic powder

Directions: 
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2) Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and lay out each slice of bread.
3) Put butter on each slice and sprinkle with garlic powder.
4) Put in oven for 7 minutes then broil an additional 2-3 minutes
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Assemble the burgers by adding cheese and tomatoes too! 

Here is the finished product: 
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I have to say, no one thought I forgot dinner this night! In fact I've made it again since using buns this time and grass fed beef. 

Do you like avocado burgers? Do you ever get so caught up in the daily grind that you have to improvise come dinner time?

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Because Kaitlyn Celebrated Valentine's Day

This was the 7th Valentine's Day with my husband but our first one as husband and wife, so we celebrated with a fancy night out. We go to dinner every year on this day and this time, he surprised me with reservations to Eddie Merlot's which is now one of our new favorite restaurants. 

They specialize in steak and seafood so ordered asian-style calamari to start which was addicting…I will go back just for another taste of that sauce. Our main entree's were just as delicious, as we each ordered a different cut of steak and paired it with a great Malbec wine…full bellies and lots of laughs, I couldn't have asked for a better night.

Dress: Victoria's Sweet (swap w/Lisa) // Shoes: Just Fab // Bag: Just Fab // Jewelry: Francescas (similar)

And let's be honest, Valentine's Day shouldn't be all about the ladies…instead of flowers and candy, I went with beer and bacon…beer and bacon cupcakes, that is. Two of my husband's favorite things combined in a sweet and savory dessert? I figured it was a sure bet ;)



The recipe called for an IPA so I went with Red Hook and the you could definitely taste it in the mix and frosting. I topped the bacon with brown sugar and cooked it in the oven for a few minutes, making it the perfect candied topping. I would definitely recommend these for the man in your life!


Hope you all had a great Valentine's Day!