Greek Turkey Burger Recipe and other things

I had a request for the recipe for the Greek turkey burgers and sweet potato fries that I cooked yesterday and was more than happy to share. The original recipe I found on All Recipes.com (love that site!) and I modified it slightly.

Greek Turkey Burgers

You will need:

• 1 pound lean ground turkey breast
• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1/2 cup kalamata olives, pitted and sliced
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1-2 cloves fresh pressed garlic (depending on how much you like garlic)
• ground black pepper and salt to taste

Directions:

• Preheat the grill for medium high heat.
• In a large bowl, combine turkey, feta cheese, olives, oregano, garlic, salt and pepper. Mix together, and form into patties.
• Lightly oil the grate. Place patties on the grill. Cook for 10 to 12 minutes, turning halfway through.

I usually serve them on whole wheat hamburger buns with fresh spinach, fresh sliced tomatoes, sliced english cucumber and a sprinkle of any leftover feta cheese. Makes four to six burgers.

The sweet potato fries are the easiest ever! Simply scrub the outside, slice into thin fries and place on a baking sheet. Coat evenly with olive oil, salt and pepper. Bake at 400F for 20-30 minutes, turning halfway through. Yum!

Anyway, today was a fun day. We drove up into Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. I was really excited to see the world’s biggest trees but unfortunately tire chains were required to drive more than 14 miles up into the mountains which is where the biggest sequoias are. *sad face* We drove up as far as they would let up though and then got out and hiked around a little. There were even some young sequoias which were really neat to see. I’ll post pictures when I get home. It was still a really fun day and we saw some beautiful views. I can’t wait until I can go back and see the actual big sequoias. I’m hoping that Joel, Phoebe and I can come back some time when it’s warmer so we can go camping with Liz, Brandon and Hunter. I think that would be a lot of fun.

I Cooked

Since Liz totally shamed me with her awesome cooking skills yesterday I thought I’d try and not seem like a complete slacker by making dinner. There are very few things I actually cook. Most of the time me cooking equals taking something out the freezer and heating it up. There are however a couple things I make that require fresh ingredients and an appliance other than a microwave.

Today I made Greek turkey burgers with sweet potato fries.

They’re not too hard to make, they’re healthy and I think they’re really delicious. Luckily for me everyone else thought so too. I’m pretty sure they were telling the truth about liking them and not just being nice since they all took seconds and the boys even had thirds.

Hunter approves.

So, yay! I feel a little bad because poor Joel is at home with his reheated frozen pizza. This is inspiring me to cook more though so in the end all this time away will be a good thing.