Turkey Patties

Turkey Patties complements from Taste of Home Magazine

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 16 Servings

20 10 30               

Ingredients

• 2 pounds lean ground turkey
• 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon dried sage leaves
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions

• Crumble turkey into a large bowl. Add the salt, sage, pepper, ginger and cayenne. Shape into sixteen 2-1/2-in. patties.
• In a large skillet, cook patties over medium heat for 4-6 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reads 165° and juices run clear Yield: 16 patties.

Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Maple Dressing

Recipe complements of Organic Valley 

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If you like spinach salad with hot bacon dressing, you’ll love spinach salad with hot bacon maple dressing. Maple and bacon have a wonderful affinity for each other—and they get even more interesting with onions and vinegar in the mix. Choose the freshest, deepest green organic spinach you can find for this classic-with-a-twist.

And what about add-ons? Hard-cooked, omega-3-rich eggs, sautéed mushrooms or roasted red peppers would surely gild the lily.

Ingredients

• ¹⁄₂ pound Organic Prairie Hardwood Smoked Bacon
• 2 red onions (or sweet onions)
• 6 tablespoons maple syrup (or to taste)
• 6 tablespoons rice vinegar (or to taste)
• Salt & pepper to taste
• 12-16 ounces fresh spinach leaves
• Organic Valley Eggs, hard-cooked (optional, quartered or chopped )

Directions

1. Working in batches to avoid crowding the pan, cook bacon over medium flame and turning slices to brown both sides. Transfer cooked strips to paper towels to drain. Break into medium-size pieces.

2. While bacon is cooking, peel and slice the onions into thin rounds and then separate the rounds into rings. Cook onions slowly in the bacon fat that’s left in the pan. Stir in maple syrup, vinegar and salt and pepper. Make it as sweet or sour as you like. If you’re not going to use the dressing right away, turn off the flame and reheat the dressing just before serving.

3. To serve, place the spinach in a large bowl; toss in enough of the hot dressing to coat all the leaves. Garnish with hard-cooked eggs, if desired, and serve immediately.

March 20, Day 20

I wake up today with an allergic reaction, I'm not sure what's in my diet, my only guess was a few orange slices yesterday, everything else is stuff I normally eat with no problems.

Still up the 2 lbs, I have 55.4 lbs to lose as of now, hoping for better results tomorrow.

Breakfast: Turkey apple scramble with cinnamon

March 19, Day 19

Alright I have to stop this ice cream habit. I've gained 2 lbs over the last 2 days. How frustrating to have come so far and work so hard to slide back 2 lbs. My assumption is that dairy does not make me happy on the inside. Well it does, but only in my mind short term and not for my body long term.

Breakfast today: 2.5 oz turkey, apple and cinnamon
Snack: Smoothie cranberry juice, pear, cucumber, ginger
Lunch: 2 turkey patties (5 oz), green beans, blueberries
Snack: Apple, 1 turkey patty 2.5 oz
Supper: Cauliflower mash, salmon 3 oz, green beans, asparagus, 3 oz sweet potato and a smidge of butter.

Also had a few orange slices throughout the evening.
I trained today at the gym just under 1 1/2 hours. 50 minutes personal training session and 30 minutes of cardio on the elliptical.

March 18, Day 18

I've gained 1 pound from ice cream binge yesterday.  I still have this nasty cold. I make a terrible sick person. 

Breakfast: Turkey and apple scramble, blueberries
Snack: Oranges
We did a few hours of lawn work raking and shovelling and I planted some veggies today in the garden  beans, peas, spinach, swiss chard, and lettuce. I can't wait for my own fresh veggies in a few weeks.

My husband thinks we should go to A&W for lunch. Unfortunately I already know that they have no good choices for me there.  I don't order lunch but an ice cream root beer float sounds good, since I'm sick still. I get a medium and a glass of water and make that my lunch.

Snack: Grapes, lot of grapes
Supper: 1/2 red pepper stuffed with ground chicken and spaghetti sauce, spinach salad with bacon, dressing and hard boiled eggs, recipe complements of organic valley, the wisco chef, Luke Zahm.

March 17, Day 17

Saturday, the start of the weekend for me. Tonight is the sectional final game for the local girls basketball team. I'm hoping to keep my eating on track, but this cold is kicking my butt, we shall see.

Breakfast:  Turkey sauasage and apple scramble with cinnamon
Lunch: 2 turkey patties, green beans, asparagus

My parents go to Burger King on the way to the game, I avoid temptation and don't order anything, and eat my 2 turkey patties I've toted along and 1 apple.

After the game, we unfortunately lost, we go through McDonald's drive through, my throat is sore, so I order a vanilla cone. That's not too many calories, right?

Driving home the mint chip flavor of the day was calling my name when saw the sign, I stop and order a scoop, ok so I've now racked up about 400 calories for ice cream, great move.

Day 16 March 16

Woo hoo, eating paleo is going well. Down another pound today. 53 lbs to lose as of today. My goal is looking closer all the time.

Except that I have a terrible cold, headache and sore throat. My eating is going well, hoping to stay on track today. 

Breakfast: Smoothie: 1/2 can coconut milk, 1 tbs coconut oil, strawberries, blueberries, vanilla extract, splash of water.

Midmorning: Smoothie same as above.

Not sure I'll be able to train today, due to my headache and cough. Hoping to make a recovery this morning.