Holiday Dishes: French-Canadian Tourtière (Meat Pie)

As I stated on the Off The Menu facebook page, through the end of the year, I will be making traditional holiday dishes from around the world.  This week I chose to make a tourtière.  This dish originated in what is now Quebec, and is traditionally served on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, or Christmas.

A tourtière is usually made of beef and pork, however I made mine with ground turkey that is seasoned to perfection.  Throw in some mashed potatoes, and top it all with a flaky golden brown crust, and you have yourself one satisfying meal in a pie that I just might be making at holiday time from now on.

Empanadas

I love empanadas!!!  Savory with a slightly sweet and spicy tone, they simply can't be beat.

This recipe is quite labor intensive because there are a lot of steps involved, but the efforts are  worth the end result!

The Perfect Winter Meal: Chili

Who doesn't love chili?  Chili is especially great when it is cold outside, and you need a meal to warm you from the inside.  However, chili is a perfect dinner for any night!  Loaded with beans, meat, and diced tomatoes, it is the perfect combination to fill you up.

Healthy But Satisfying: Turkey Tacos

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Turkey tacos are a favorite go to meal in this house, and they always satisfy, no matter how many times we have it.  Seriously, I make these every week, and they are always so yummy!  These tacos are delicious, and as an added bonus, they are healthier for you too. My secret is that I use ground turkey in place of ground beef.  I have been making slight adjustments to my seasoning technique since my college days, and I have finally reached perfection.

Also to make it healthier, (and better for the pocketbook) I have kicked the canned re-fried beans to the curb.  My signature beans are not fried, and they are packed with flavor!

You Can Never Go Wrong With Cabbage Burgers

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Cabbage burgers bring me back to my childhood.  My mother used to make them all of the time.  Well, she'd make them every once in a while, but when she did make them, she'd make a ton of them, then she would put lots in the freezer.  We'd just pop them in the oven whenever we wanted to have cabbage burgers for dinner.  These delicious packets are quite time consuming, so that it why my mother would make a lot of them at one time.

Healthier Alternatives: Turkey Meatballs With Angel Hair Pasta

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A simple, yet delicious and satisfying meal: good 'ol angel hair and meatballs.  In this recipe, the meatballs have been made a bit healthier by using ground turkey as opposed to ground beef.  These mouthwatering meatballs are set on top of angel hair pasta, and topped with my homemade sauce.

The Secret To Making The Best Homemade Turkey Burgers

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Turkey Burgers are one of those things, at least for me, that I'm kind of iffy about eating. I'm not really sure if I like them or not because I'm a burger guy after all. Being a burger guy translates to, "Where's the beef?" to borrow a famous ad slogan from the 80's. Turkey burgers just aren't beef, they taste like something else entirely, which isn't bad if you know how to make them taste good. That's just exactly what this post will teach you, and maybe every once in awhile you'll say, "Where's the turkey?" That's because the way we make them aren't your usual run of the mill turkey burgers, they got taste, and a lot of it. Here's how to do them at home using our method.