June 20, 2009

Sausage and Veggie Kebabs

Broiled sausage and veggies wrapped in warm pita and drenched in spicy yogurt sauce. What could be better?

The Ingredients

For the kebabs:
  • 8 bamboo skewers, soaked in water for 20-30 minutes
  • 1 package Aidell's sundried tomato chicken and turkey sausage
  • 2 smallish baby eggplant (the long thin kind) cut into 1/2 inch thick rounds
  • 2 smallish zucchini, cut into 1/2 inch thick rounds
  • 1 large red or yellow pepper, cut into 1 inch squares
  • 16 cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tsp. smoked paprika
  • thyme
  • olive oil
  • Pita bread (for serving)
For the yogurt sauce:
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • 4 cloves minced garlic
  • 1 - 2 tbsp. shatta hot sauce
  • 1 - 2 tbsp. olive oil

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Posted by spaceling at 09:25 PM

June 19, 2009

Quick Turkey Curry

I adapted this recipe from the July 2009 issue of Prevention magazine. Their version called for ground lamb, which the grocery store I stopped in on the way home doesn't carry. Ground turkey worked wonderfully. I added a bit of ginger and hot pepper sauce for extra spice.

Very tasty and only takes about 15 minutes to put together.

The Ingredients

  • 1 lb. ground turkey
  • 5 tsp. curry powder
  • ~1 tbsp. minced fresh ginger
  • 1 tbsp. or to taste shatta hot pepper sauce (shatta is a middle eastern hot pepper sauce - you could substitute the hot sauce of your choice, or red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 15 oz. container fresh marinara sauce (from the fresh pasta case)
  • 1 6 oz. bag baby spinach


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Posted by spaceling at 07:56 PM