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Easy DIY Argentinean BBQ

July 1, 2019 by Lindsay 4 Comments

Great news! I've posted this meal two other times on this blog, back in the archives before I wrote real recipes or took pictures that were attractive.

Now things are somewhat more professional around here, but this Argentinean BBQ remains one of our absolute favorite meals. I've been making this for nearly a decade, changing it over the years here and there.

The pillars of this Argentinean BBQ are super simple: a bed of rice with chorizo that is salty and starchy to cradle everything, then grilled chicken and veggies heavily seasoned with salt and paprika. The whole thing is topped with the chimichurri we've already made this summer, and the flavors come together to SING, let me tell you.

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Spicy Turkey Burgers + Garlic Lemon Mayo

July 2, 2015 by Lindsay 2 Comments

The best easy spicy turkey burgers! These can be cooked in a cast iron skillet or on the grill and are a great meal prep option to serve over salads throughout the week. My smashburgers are a great easy beef hamburger recipe if you'd like to go a traditional route!

Best Healthy Turkey Burger Recipe from mytherapistcooks.com

It's almost here it's almost here!

The long weekend.

I actually don't care what you think about patriotism, and does it seem this year especially that patriotism seems a little...off...somehow? I don't know, maybe I'm just friends with the wrong people on Facebook and they're clouding my vision. Or I'm in a bad mood. Who knows.

This weekend we just need a delicious but healthy burger recipe, though, right?

And you need to make these Spicy Turkey Burgers. Seriously. They aren't crazy fancy, but the garlic lemon mayo is juuuuuust different enough that no one will be able to accuse you of making boring turkey burgers. The key here is the blackening meat seasoning, which are pretty strong and spicy and just GOOD, something else I think is really necessary in a turkey burger because ground turkey otherwise can be kind of flavorless.

Let's burger!

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Cheeseburger Meatballs

May 19, 2015 by Lindsay 3 Comments

So, for the rest of the week, we have Memorial Day recipes.

Or beginning-of-summer recipes.

Or recipes for when you want to pretend it's a cookout on a weekend but really it's Tuesday and UGH Tuesday. Where is Friday?

But, you know, recipes that are kind of fun and casual and DELICIOUS.

Interestingly, both of the other recipes that I have for you this week feature ground beef because....I stink at planning? Oh, AND. Remember how Jay is a vegetarian? Was a vegetarian? Emphasis on was. He's been adding meat a little at a time back to his diet, and now it's just kind of present for a lot of meals. This wasn't my doing, mind you, and we still eat meat-free a lot of meals, but he's down with the ground beef every now and again too, thank goodness for the food blogger who makes 27 servings of everything no matter how few people are going to be eating it.

You know how it goes.

So these meatballs! They taste like a cheeseburger sans bun, but with all the flavors you love, and with cheese inside of them, and they are SERIOUSLY delicious. Seriously. Also, because the toppings have such great flavor, the meatballs themselves are SUPER simple. No egg, no breadcrumbs, no fuss. They're adorbs for an appetizer or even a lunch since they're served over lettuce which basically makes this a salad. You're welcome! Health food.

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Japanese Chicken Skewers {yakitori}

June 9, 2014 by Lindsay Leave a Comment

It's Father's Day week!

We're starting with a BANG, kids. Seriously. This is probably in the top 10 of my all-time favorite meals, and DEFINITELY my fav Japanese bar food. The great thing is, it's EASY to recreate at home and tastes JUST like the real thing, promise. So, if you've been dying to know what my childhood tasted like when I was underage drinking in Tokyo and eating too much bar food? Look no further. I know, such a relief.

And, may we also take note that bar food doesn't usually include fried poppers of any kind, and very little dairy? It's relatively....healthy.

Which is weird but great.

When we lived in Tokyo, my mom took a cooking class by the woman who wrote this book - a cookbook that I use ALL the time when I want to really Japan it up. The recipes are incredibly simple, and much like other countries' cuisines, if you have a few staple ingredients and spices you can make a ton of different dishes. This dish uses mirin, a sweet cooking wine, and sake, rice wine, and if you have those on hand you can make tons of Japanese sauces and dips. Mirin and sake are found almost anywhere, but if you don't feel like buying sake you can sub white wine - I've done it before and it's just fine!

Besides the sauce, we char some veggies and chicken, make some rice, and we have dinner. This whole mess can be made in WELL under an hour, and it's just so tasty and delicious - DEFINITELY appropriate to celebrate the man who offered sperm to give you life? Or a man that's dedicated time and energy to making your life better? Doesn't have to be biological, fathers can be found in all forms.

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Gyro Tacos with Caramelized Onion Yogurt

August 26, 2013 by Lindsay 1 Comment

Here's a new one. Take any sandwich-esque thing you like, put it in a tortilla, and ruin a perfectly good taco!

I know. Sorry. I love it, though!

This one ways Jay's idea. It was lovely and sunny outside yesterday, which is totes great for photographing food, and I kind of wanted beef and Jay kind of wanted something Mediterranean-ish so....here we go. ...

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