California BLT Salad with Justice Dressing

California BLT Justice Salad
California BLT Salad with Justice Dressing

California BLT Salad with Justice Dressing is a delightful salad for the summer. It’s bacon, lettuce, tomato and avocado served with a delightful oniony dressing.

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Greek Turkey Burgers – The Month of Burgers

Greek Turkey Burgers
Greek Turkey Burgers with Couscous and Tabuleh

Greek turkey burgers are a tasty, welcome change from ordinary burgers. Enjoy them with couscous and tabouleh.

Greek Turkey Burgers

Turkey burgers are great in the summertime because of their light flavor. They are also pretty good for keeping your summer figure as they have less fat than beef. Of course, if you don’t have ground turkey available, ground beef would work for these burgers as well.

Feta cheese is a Greek brined white cheese made from sheep’s milk or a combination of sheep and goat milk. Crumbly with a slightly grainy texture, it is formed into large blocks and aged in brine. Its flavor is tangy and salty, ranging from mild to sharp. Although Feta is a mild cheese, some prefer a less salty variety. French Feta cheese is less salty than its Greek forebearer.

The yogurt used in the sauce is plain yogurt we made using a sous vide immersion cooker. Mixed with mayonnaise and white pepper, it makes a light sauce perfect for these burgers. You can use whatever buns you like. If you don’t want to use buns, feel free to put your Greek turkey burgers in Pita bread.

My good friend gave me some tabouleh, easily the best I have ever had. We will be featuring that recipe soon. Anyway, what goes better with tabouleh than Greek Turkey Burgers and some curried couscous?

These burgers are great for the summer, on the outdoor grill, or on an indoor cast iron griddle. Use your favorite Feta cheese.  There are many varieties available, my favorite is French.  Of course, if you don’t like Feta cheese, you could substitute your favorite cheese instead.  Don’t be afraid of putting mint, it’s not going to taste like peppermint candy.

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How to Blind Bake Crust for Quiche

 

How to Blind Bake Crust for Quiche
Baked to Perfection

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You may have seen a few recipes here for quiche, but I don’t think I’ve ever really emphasized how important it is to blind bake the crust. If the crust is not blind-baked before, the quiche will be runny and the crust will be soft and raw tasting. If you’ve had quiche and didn’t like it, that’s probably why.

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Instant Pot Tender Barbecue Ribs

Barbecued Ribs Instant Pot
Mmm! Ribs from the Instant Pot!

These tender barbeque ribs are made in the Instant Pot, so they are quick to make and very tender. You don’t need hours and hours to enjoy a summer favorite.

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The Month of Italian – Curried Chicken Risotto

Curried Chicken Risotto
Curried Chicken Risotto

 

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This was something that I kind of threw together at the last moment, and it turned out to be quite tasty and easy to make. It’s the month of Italian, and risotto is a traditional Italian dish made from arborio rice.  Curry is Indian, but I’m sure Marco Polo probably brought the spice back to Italy from his year-long stay in India, so this is fusion cuisine.  Please enjoy this easy to make Curried Chicken Risotto with your own garnishes.

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Pan-Seared Pork Medallions with Fennel and Garlic

Pan-Seared Pork Medallions with Fennel and Garlic
Pan-Seared Pork Medallions with Fennel and Garlic – it’s not the prettiest, but it’s certainly tasty.

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Pork is strange meat.  If you cook it too long, it turns out like tough sawdust. If you don’t cook it enough, you could be chewing for hours and get sick on top of it. Since loin of pork has very little of its own fat to keep it moist, it’s important to find that sweet spot where the pork turns out safely cooked and tender. Pan searing is a good way to go.

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