oh boy oh boy oh boy did I make GREAT use of my leftovers!!

For dinner tonight I used the turkey leftovers to make poached eggs with herb-roasted turkey breast and sweet potato hash
I made the sweet potato hash with roasted sweet potatoes, olive oil, sauteed onions, fresh thyme, herb roasted turkey (my leftovers), chicken broth, salt, and pepper. Then, I poached an egg in water with a little bit of vinegar. The recipe I used directed me to serve the dish with hot sauce. And, I absolutely LOVED eating this dish with hot sauce! The contrast of the sweetness of the sweet potatoes with the saltiness of the egg with the heat of the hot sauce was incredible.

A turkey dinner

I was sad to not be cooking Thanksgiving dinner this year, so tonight I decided to try my hand at making my first ever Turkey. Since I am only cooking for one person though, I decided to make a turkey breast (which is still way too much food by the way, but it will make great leftovers). I made herb-roasted turkey breast and garlic broccoli for a side.


I rubbed down the turkey under the skin with a mixture of olive oil, fresh garlic, fresh sage, fresh thyme, fresh rosemary, salt, and pepper. Then, I roasted it in the oven. It is so good! And, it is moist! First turkey (breast) success hooray!

I sauteed the broccoli with sesame oil, fresh garlic, red pepper flakes, chicken broth, and soy sauce. It was really yummy too.

I look forward to turkey leftovers all week.:)

oh my gosh.

Today I made buttermilk bacon pralines. They are one of the most ridiculously awesome creations I have ever made.

The pralines are made with white sugar, brown sugar, buttermilk, light corn syrup, baking soda, kosher salt, unsalted butter, vanilla extract, chopped pecans, orange zest, and bacon.

The sweet and salty contrast in these pralines is incredible. They are so darn good.

Happy Hanukkah!

In the spirit of Hanukkah, I decided to make some delicious jew-food tonight.

POTATO LATKES??











Nope! They look like them though, right?? I totally fooled you.

They are actually salmon croquettes and they were pretty great! I made the patties with salmon, chopped white onions, matzah meal, egg, salt, and pepper. I fried them in canola oil.

Happy 2nd night of Hanukkah!

I used to hate brussels sprouts...

...until I decided to roast them!

These sprouts were sooo yummy. I made them with olive oil, honey, fresh thyme, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. This is a great and easy side dish.