Shuffle Off to Buffalo

Tonight's Dinner: Buffalo Turkey Burgers (RR365, #260)

Backstory: We're in Christmas Countdown Mode. Supervised a playdate at our house. Ran a few errands, compulsively searched the house for the cross stitched stockings, still missing as of 10:04pm. We may try the storage unit tomorrow, but otherwise it's pillow cases for everyone. Shit. Made Gingerbread (from Epicurious) with Beanette, to bake and decorate tomorrow. Took a nap and trudged into the kitchen to make a pretty easy and really quite delightful "junky" dinner.

Preparation: Could not be easier. I was nervous that the turkey being so lean (a little vegetable oil added to the mixture, but still) would make the burgers dry, but they were fine. Not juicy like a burger, but the buffalo style sauce and blue cheese really helped. What's not to love about Frank's Red Hot with butter. Mmmm.

Results: With all the holiday stress, I didn't plan this week to get such high marks. My goal was just to muddle through so that I can do my "real" cooking for the holidays. Everyone was happy with this meal.

Rerun Potential: Very Likely. Would eat another right now, in fact.

Best Laid Plans: Absolutely nothing planned for supper tomorrow. Will be cooking up a storm, though. Lasagna for Xmas night, Coffee Cake for Xmas morning, and possibly more desserts for our non-traditional Boxing Day Mexican Fiesta.

[RR365 = Rachel Ray's 365: No Repeats]