How I cook

Left over Turkey?

What to do with the endless supply of meat? I made Turkey Biryani. Its a traditional Indian rice dish made with chicken so easy to subsitute! I barely paid attention while making it, so its impossible for you to mess it up

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 (2 inch) piece cinnamon stick
• 3 pounds boneless, skinless left over turkey pieces cut into chunks
• Frozen peas for color (IE makes it all look less beige)
  
• 3 cups basmati rice

Throw the Cinnamon sticks into the rice and cook away the way you mostly do

Pour some oil into a small frying pan
on low, heat all remaining spices

when it starts to smell good put in the meat and frozen peas and warm it up

mix all the cooked rice and meat/spice mix

The rice is going to turn a nice yellow color and start eating!

Starting the Burners

For about a year I have been considering getting back to blogging. My first blog was in 2003. It followed my crazy city single life and ended days after meeting my now husband. My second blog was in 2008 following my 3 month sabatical from my job. Now I start my third. This blog will focus on the next phase of my life.
I have officially entered my mid-30's and my career is on an upswing. I have been married for 5 years and a year ago my Mother in Law moved in with us. MiL is an amazing cook, but still its something to deal with.
Clearly I need to write about the wonderful things she feeds me nightly and what its like being a DINK (double income no kids).
Hope you find my life as amusing as I think it is.