Avocado Stuffed Turkey Burgers

I figured it was about time I shared a recipe that made it's way out of our kitchen.  Having been immobilized by my ankle, I had plenty of time to scour through my Delightful Dinners board on Pinterest.  I knocked over an avocado stuffed burger (here's the original recipe on A Civilized Caveman's Cooking Creations) and decided to use ground turkey, instead.  I added a few spices that I thought would pep it up, as well.

If you're like my friends, you're looking at me with wary eyes and images of guacamole topped burgers.  Oh, no, my friends.  This is not that kind of recipe.  The filling is so simple, and it's versatile to your personal taste.  For example, the Civilized Caveman's filling calls for sundried tomatoes.  Since we didn't have any of these in the pantry, we chose to add some red bell pepper and serrano peppers.

By recruiting the help of my trusty chef friends, we put together this delightful, delicious, southwest inspired, guacamole surprise! 

For the sides, we had a few cobs of corn (fresh from none other than the Dekalb County Farmer's Market) that Brendan took out to the grill for us.  He rubbed the corn with our favorite greek seasoning.   Then, we heated up some refried black beans (my new obsession) and topped 'em off with some sriracha and goat cheese.

We stacked our burgers  with some spicy mustard, lettuce, tomato and the refried black beans, too.  I think we all deserved a pat on the back after this wonderful meal.

I downloaded this recipe card for free from vertex42.com.  These are going to be great when I finally accumulate all of the family recipes I want to keep.  They'll be super easy to organize on the computer; plus, if I feel so inclined, I can print my own little recipe book!  I have gift ideas floating around in my head as I type this..

If you liked this, you might also like my breakfast experiment (3 gluten-free ingredient pancakes). It was to die for & so easy!

PinPalooza

So, in an unfortunate walking (you may even classify it as strolling) accident, I sprained my ankle over the weekend.  Consequently, I have been drowning in pillows for the last two days, foot in the air, and laptop within arms reach at all times. 

Luckily for you, though, I have knocked over some very interesting recipes, clothes and quotes.  I have to admit, I was skeptical of Pinterest at first.  However, I am so glad I caved!  I find myself organizing my boards and (after reluctantly looking away from the infinite scrolling inspiration) actually crafting up and cooking the things I pin.

Here are just a few things I (un)fortunately had the time to find:

Arnhem Clothing Label

If you read Ms. Arnhem's about page, you'll find a woman true to my own heart. After finding this ladies blog, I want nothing more than to track her down and work with her.  And I don't even have a passion for clothes!

And for the sake of the fall weather we had last week...

Ninth & Bird DIY T-shirt Scarf

Easy Magazine Shelf
I was so intrigued by this.  I find giving up old magazines almost as difficult as getting rid of books.  This would be a great way to actually use the stacks accumulating around my house.

And for when you're exhausted and in need of a good dinner after all that crafting...

The Tasty Fork's Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Salad

This recipe comes off a little vague, so next time I make this, I plan on rewriting it for my own records.  I'll be sure to post it on the blog, as well.  

My Apologies

For my lack of writing in this forum..

(I've been playing with this new thing I found, PicMonkey.  For a novice like me, I like the easy editing style and no need to buy some crazy expensive software because it's free!)

Aside from the holidays and life in general keeping me away, I also write for a nonprofit based in New York, Catalysta, and have been working on other things as of late.  I'll update you on that article when it's published.

Anyway, back to my lack of blogging, I want to share a little something I knocked over on Pinterest that made me take a few deep breaths.