Foodie Friday!

Ok guys, it's Friday which means it's Foodie Friday.  Foodie Friday is a bit of a grab bag - all things food can and will be covered.  From recipes to weekly meal plans to diets we're trying, we will touch on it all.  So, in honor of my brother's visit to Georgia, I am going to tell you about what we are planning to make Friday night for dinner.  When trying to decide what to make for my bro and his girlfriend, I wanted to make something relatively healthy, easy to make, and of course, delicious.  BBQ turkey burgers came to mind.  Now, let me preface this by saying that I am not a condiments person.  Not a fan of ketchup, mustard, BBQ sauce...But this recipe just works for me.  The BBQ sauce is not overwhelming and gives the turkey burgers more flavor and more juice.  We found the recipe in Cooking Light and have modified it to our tastes.  Check it out:

• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 2 tablespoons BBQ sauce (we use Sticky Finger's brand, but definitely use what you like)
• 2 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic (feel free to use less, or use powder - but we LOVE garlic)
• pinch of salt
• 1 pound of ground turkey (ok, every time I go to Publix they have 1.3 pounds, but we like our burgers a little larger)

1. Mix all the ingredients together in a medium bowl and form into four (or three) patties.
2. Heat your grill (or George Foreman), spray with cooking spray and cook (about seven or so minutes on each side, just depends on how big your patties are.
3. Serve on a whole wheat bun with all your favorite toppings (sometimes my husband adds some additional BBQ sauce to his burger - too much for me, but he likes it)
4. Enjoy!!

Now onto dessert.  If you read my entry about my favorite things this week, then you saw that one of my favies this week is my husbands cookies.  Here is the recipe (which you can find inside the lid of most Quaker Oats oatmeal):

• 1 cup (2 sticks) of butter, softened (we use salted)
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar (we use light brown sugar, seems to make the cookies more fluffy inside)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour (we like the King Arthur unbleached flour)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups uncooked oats (quick or old fashioned)
• 1 cup chocolate chips (feel free to use raisins as a substitute)

1. Preheat over to 350 degrees
2. Beat together butter and sugars until creamy
3. Add eggs and vanilla, beat well
4. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well
5. Stir in oats and chocolate chips; mix well
6. Drop by rounded tablespoonfulls onto an ungreased cooking sheet
7. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until lightly brown (don't over cook or the cookies won't be as soft on the inside)
8. Cool on the cookie sheet; remove to wire rack to fully cool

Eat them warm with a nice glass of cold milk!

I hope you've enjoyed this weeks Foodie Friday.  Comment and let us know if you try either recipes and if you made any changes!  We want to know what you think!!