Delicious Turkey Burgers

1.5 pounds ground turkey

1 clove garlic minced

1/8 cup diced onion

1/8- 1/4 cup diced parsley

1 egg

1/4 cup bread crumbs.

Mix ingredients together and make patties. I make sliders or mini burgers I can get about 10 out of this. It is the  perfect amount of food for kids or adults with salad. I grill them on my Foreman grill it is fast and easy. For the sliders I slice a baguette brush with olive oil and toast both sides in the oven. I use the baguette slices instead of a bun, with pesto and mozzarella on the burgers for an Italian burger. You could put anything you like on them. They are moist and have lots of flavor so they don't need a lot of condiments.

I make a whole batch and then either freeze or refrigerate those that I don't use. They are easy to pull out and just throw on the grill for a fast, healthy meal.

Stuck

I am in need of some new recipes so so so bad. We have the same stuff over and over and it is getting old and annoying? Does anyone have any suggestions for me? Please Please post some new recipes if you have them.

Orange Julius

I had a craving for this childhood favorite of mine the other day. I haven't had it for a long time and have decided I need to make it a regular part of my diet. My kids love it, too. Who doesn't? Yum.

6 oz. frozen orange juice concentrate
1 cup milk
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
8-9 ice cubes

1. Combine all ingredients except ice cubes in blender.
2. Blend for about 1-2 minutes, adding ice cubes one at a time.

Preserving Children

In search of something interesting to cook this week I turned to my Ely cooking "bible"--a cookbook the Ely Nevada Stake Relief Society put together back in the 70's. The book is famous around these parts. From Tooele to Alamo, people talk about these recipes. I have stories. Anyway, I stumbled upon this recipe hidden in the sauerkraut section and thought it might give you all a good laugh like it did me. Beware, it's cheesy. Heh, heh.

1 large field
1/2 dozen children
2 or 3 small dogs
Pinch of brook and some pebbles

Mix the children and dogs well together; put them on the field, stirring constantly. Pour the brook over the pebbles. Sprinkle the field with flowers. Spread overall a deep blue sky and bake in the sun. When brown, set in the bathtub to cool.

Yup, it's really in there. The good old Ely cooking bible. The recipes that follow are "How to Preserve a Husband" and "Husband Conserve." I'll post these if anyone is interested. :) There are some great small town recipe gems in here such as, "Tuna and Cornbread Casserole" and "Green Tomato Mincemeat." Yum. Now that I've mocked something many hold sacred in my desert village I'll do the cookbook some justice and post a good recipe it contains. More to come. . .