Turkey, interrupted

So, 2nd day on the blog and my turkey plans have been interrupted by a job interview tomorrow. This is a good thing and I may still be able to get to the turkey breakdown tomorrow morning. I'm excited and wary at the same time for an interview with a large national ( but family owned) food chain in their marketing division.

One Turkey, Many Ways

I generally buy a whole turkey every other week or so, break it down and make quite a few meals out of it. Tomorrow I will get you started on the process of breaking down an entire turkey and preparing it for meals throughout the week. The recipes I use each time tend to vary with what I have on hand and what is in season, but they usually follow the same basic pattern:
-Sunday-style roast with standard fixins: potatoes, veg, gravy, etc. These leftovers will serve as the basis for many other meals throughout the week (i.e.: sandwiches, quesadillas, salads)
-I might only do half a roast and save some cutlets for a quick and elegant meal.
-Some sort of taco/enchilada/burrito or casserole
-A slow cooker meal
-A soup or stew

This week I will definitely be revisiting the Beer-Braised Turkey Tacos that we had last month and I have been hankering to try again! Find a turkey and get set for tomorrow!

Raise Your Hand if You're Jaded and Hungry, Too!

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaded

jaded

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1. jaded (adjective)
2. jade (verb)

jad·ed

adj \ˈjā-dəd\

Definition of JADED

1

: fatigued by overwork : exhausted

2

: made dull, apathetic, or cynical by experience or by surfeit <jaded network viewers> <jaded voters>

— jad·ed·ly adverb

— jad·ed·ness noun

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Examples of JADED

1. He became jaded from years of work as a police officer.
2. a public jaded by political scandals
3. Oh, yes, mate, they're all jaded here now—their last gasps of innocence sucked out of them by Olympic pharaohs who at first played a blatant game of bait-and-switch with Games tickets, furtively putting aside vast quantities of the best seats to sell to fat cats at higher prices. —Gary Smith, Sports Illustrated, 11 Sep. 2000
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Origin of JADED

(see ¹jade)

First Known Use: 1600

Related to JADED

Synonyms: all in, aweary [archaic], beat, beaten, bleary, burned-out (or burnt-out), bushed, dead, done, done in, drained, exhausted, fatigued, weary, knackered [British], limp, logy (also loggy), played out, pooped [slang], prostrate, spent, tapped out, tired, tuckered (out), washed-out, wearied, wiped out, worn, worn-out

Does anyone else relate?

I live in the forest. I play guitar. I just finished my Bachelors and am struggling to find a job in my field. I have a karaoke addiction. I love to cook. And bake. From scratch. So, instead of posting all my food, home, and music photos incessantly to facebook as I usually do, I thought I would start a blog.

I love good food and I don't have much money. Add to that living in a very rural setting with the closest town devoid of anything elegant, upscale or inventive, I experiment often in the kitchen to fulfill my gourmet desires...sometimes not-so-gourmet, but almost always from scratch, often frugal, and, generally, delicious.

I hope to share some tips and tricks with you to help you have fun in the kitchen, prepare exciting and affordable meals and just find a few moments of the day to not feel so jaded. Accomplishing a beautiful, tasty dish can go a long way to repairing a not-so-beautiful day; or can be a great way to celebrate the perfect one!