Turkey Burgers with White Cheddar and Apple Slices

Janelle and I decided to save money by making dinner instead of going out to eat. She thought turkey burgers sounded good, which was exciting because I knew there was a great recipe (that I had made before) in the The Big Book of Backyard Cooking. The fancy version that the book suggests involves an actual grill, grated apple and diced onion in the meat, chilling the burgers for an hour before grilling, and putting watercress on finished product. But the simple version was delicious enough for me!

Mix about a pound of ground turkey with 1/2 a teaspoon of salt, 1/2 a teaspoon of pepper, and 2 tablespoons honey mustard. Cook until done using your favorite method of cooking meat (we used a George Foreman). Toast your hamburger buns and assemble burgers, garnishing with honey mustard, apple slices, and sharp white cheddar cheese (there's a great Irish cheddar at Trader Joe's that works well for this). We also added avocado because everything tastes better with avocado.

We also wanted sweet potato fries, but they didn't have any frozen ones at the grocery store, so we just bought a sweet potato. These were super easy to make. Peel the potato and slice it up--slice it thinner if you want crispier fries. Put on a baking sheet, sprinkle with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Bake for fifteen minutes on 450 degrees.

This first blog wasn't terribly exciting because I already knew how to make these (read: nothing went wrong), but stay tuned for more exciting adventures with newer recipes!