I'm a day late for Friday Favourites. Which I feel like is basically my whole life these days...perpetually late for the important stuff (thank you anxiety), and early for the shit that doesn't matter. Well, let's get right into it. My week was BUSY AF but I did manage to squeeze in a few moments that brought me joy! Here's my take on Friday Faves...things that made me happy this week: It was Family Day here on Monday in Ontario (stat holiday). We spent the weekend filled with family gatherings, friend visits, dinners, movies, etc. So by Monday, we were all tapped out. The day was a much-needed pyjama and chill day for all of us. Those days are my favourite. Saturday night fun with the hubby I had to go to the office on Tuesday for my in-person work day. It was nice to see everyone but I was tired by the end. I don't think I'll ever get used to so much socializing again...how did I do it five days a week pre-pandemic?? I'll never know! In-office obligatory
I'm not much of a recipe follower, reviewer, or step-by-step shower. But my cousin got me hooked to this healthy turkey recipe and guys...I can't even tell you how good it is. Even my kids and husband liked these. I served it with zucchini noodles and roasted potatoes, but I've also made it with rice or mashed potatoes as the side...all options are great.
The recipe is from Jessica Alba. Yup. I used a celebrity tried and true creation. It didn't disappoint. Here's the link if you want to try.
I had to modify the recipe a bit because I didn't have panko bread crumbs, and I added more carrots and zucchini than the recipe called for - but only because I chopped up too many and didn't want to throw out any food!
I added the ground turkey, seasoned bread crumbs, carrots, zucchini, red onion, egg, and dried herbs to a bow and mixed it up. Next time I might try fresh herbs to kick it up a notch, but these dried herbs were still good.
It didn't take too long to roll these bad boys up.
Then it was time to fry these babies up. I was skeptical about this part...I'm Italian...we cook our meatballs in sauce, and sauce only. But it worked...only a few casualties while I tried to turn them over (who knew ground turkey was so effing soft...some got deformed when I tried to turn them over).
My perfectly cute little round meatballs looks a little sad all deformed, but they still tasted amazing.
I forgot to take a picture of the final masterpiece but here's a glimpse of my lunch the next day...4 itty bitty - but hearty - meatballs with zucchini noodles (lightly sautéed in olive oil and garlic).
I was too lazy to figure out how many calories each meatball was, but considering its lean meat, and full of veggies, and they're so small, I don't think they're that much.
Have you tried any celebrity inspired dished lately?
The recipe is from Jessica Alba. Yup. I used a celebrity tried and true creation. It didn't disappoint. Here's the link if you want to try.
I had to modify the recipe a bit because I didn't have panko bread crumbs, and I added more carrots and zucchini than the recipe called for - but only because I chopped up too many and didn't want to throw out any food!
I added the ground turkey, seasoned bread crumbs, carrots, zucchini, red onion, egg, and dried herbs to a bow and mixed it up. Next time I might try fresh herbs to kick it up a notch, but these dried herbs were still good.
It didn't take too long to roll these bad boys up.
Then it was time to fry these babies up. I was skeptical about this part...I'm Italian...we cook our meatballs in sauce, and sauce only. But it worked...only a few casualties while I tried to turn them over (who knew ground turkey was so effing soft...some got deformed when I tried to turn them over).
My perfectly cute little round meatballs looks a little sad all deformed, but they still tasted amazing.
I forgot to take a picture of the final masterpiece but here's a glimpse of my lunch the next day...4 itty bitty - but hearty - meatballs with zucchini noodles (lightly sautéed in olive oil and garlic).
I was too lazy to figure out how many calories each meatball was, but considering its lean meat, and full of veggies, and they're so small, I don't think they're that much.
Have you tried any celebrity inspired dished lately?
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