THAI-STYLE BUFFALO WITH JASMINE RICE
Cooking spray
1 cup thinly sliced onion
1 teaspoon minced garlic (bottled or fresh)
1 pound ground buffalo
1 teaspoon Thai curry paste
1 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce
3 cups hot cooked Jasmine rice
Top with sliced green onions and/or chopped cilantro
Chopped green onions
1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.
2. Add leek; saute 5 minutes.
3. Add garlic; saute 1 minute.
4. Add beef; cook 7 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring to crumble.
5. Stir in curry paste and tomato sauce; cook until half of liquid evaporates (about 2 minutes).
6. Add milk and next 4 ingredients (through fish sauce); cook 2 minutes or until 7. slightly thickened.
8. Serve with the rice and lettuce wedges, if desired.
9. Garnish with cilantro and green onions, if desired.
HONEY-ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES
1 butternut squash
3 cubed red potatoes
3 parsnips
1 tablespoon olive oil
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
6 garlic cloves, peeled
3 large shallots, peeled and halved
Cooking spray
1 tablespoon honey
1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees
2. Combine first 9 ingredients in a large bowl; toss well.
3. Arrange vegetable mixture in a single layer on a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray.
4. Bake at 450 degrees for 25 minutes or until vegetables are browned and tender.
5. Place vegetable mixture in a large bowl.
6. Add honey and cider vinegar to vegetables, and toss well.
NUTTY TURKEY BACON CHEESE BALL
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup milk
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/4 cup (1 ounce) blue cheese, crumbled
1/4 cup finely minced green onions (white part only)
3/4 cup slivered almonds
10 slices cooked Turkey bacon, crumbled
Salt and pepper
Place cream cheese in mixer bowl. Attach bowl and flat beater to mixer. Turn to Speed Two and mix 1 minute. Stop and scrape bowl. Turn to Speed Two and gradually add milk, mixing until well blended about 1 minute. Stop and scrape bowl. Add cheeses, onions, pimientos, half of the bacon and half the pecans. Turn to Speed 4 and beat until well blended, about another minute. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Transfer mixture to a large piece of plastic wrap. Form into a ball and wrap tightly.
Beat cream cheese on low speed while gradually adding milk. Mix about 1 minute or until well-blended. Add the cheeses, onions, and half of the turkey bacon and nuts, reserving the remaining. Beat on high for another minute, or until well-blended. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Transfer mixture to a large piece of plastic wrap, form into a ball and wrap tightly. Refrigerate (or freeze) at least 2 hours.
Combine the reserved turkey bacon and almonds on a plate. Roll cheese ball in reserved turkey bacon and almonds, wrap it back up and place in the refrigerator until ready to be used.