Category Archives: Poultry

I seem to be in repeat mode this week as I struggle to get back on track diet-wise. Making turkey chili is kind of time-consuming but at the end you have a giant pot of food that just needs to … Continue reading →

It’s time to get back on the straight and narrow. What better day to start again than on a Chicken Monday. John and I are staying with my sister and her husband in Marco Island, Florida. Dinner tonight was a … Continue reading →

Thank goodness it’s Chicken Monday again! After all the eating and drinking of the Christmas weekend, it is so comforting to eat plainly. Way back on January 1, 2011 after returning from France and Spain, I felt the same way. … Continue reading →

Chicken Monday again! Since we are starting eat-down mode due to our upcoming trip, we tried to use bits and pieces of stuff we have in the refrigerator. We had leftover butternut squash and one potato so I cooked the … Continue reading →

The problem with using ground turkey in chili is that the chili ends up tasting not like chili. It just doesn’t have that hearty low note that beef or pork gives. I’ve been working on trying to figure out how … Continue reading →

I know what you are thinking when you look at the picture – Where’s the cheese? Cheese is not the dieter’s friend. Mostly it is really high in fat. So the amount of cheese I’ve eaten in the last year … Continue reading →

Yikes! Chicken again? In an attempt to show what I actually eat on a day to day basis, it’s difficult not to have the same thing come up again and again. I do, however, promise bison this coming week. What … Continue reading →

I have been sick this week and didn’t feel much like cooking or eating. On top of that I am scheduled to have a diagnostic test next week which puts me on a low-fiber diet. Low-fiber, not a really good … Continue reading →

Here’s a picture of the buffet table I set up for Thanksgiving. I find having people grab their plates and fill them up and then sit down works much better than passing everything around. I can also keep things warm … Continue reading →

John made turkey gravy on Wednesday in preparation for Thanksgiving. He used turkey necks, wings, and giblets. I cut up a bunch of vegetables Wednesday in preparation for Thanksgiving. I cut up carrots, onions, celery, mushrooms, parsley and rutabagas. He … Continue reading →