Turkey Tuesday: Cheddar Potato Chowder with Turkey Bacon

Let’s talk about turkey bacon, shall we? I’ve found that folks, generally, land in one of three camps when it comes to turkey bacon: 1) The “Love-Turkey-Bacon Camp” because it’s a healthy switch; this group rarely, if ever, buys pork bacon anymore. 2) The “Completely-Dislike-Turkey-Bacon Camp,” which believes it’s a travesty to even suggest turkey bacon …

Sunday Somethings.

I am ridiculously tired tonight. As in – zero energy. None at all. And yet, I don’t want to go to sleep. Instead, I am eating peanut butter pie frozen custard with chocolate sauce and writing blog posts. This is, of course, what makes Sunday nights and the inevitable creep of Monday’s to do list …

Turkey Tuesday: Slow Cooker Buffalo Turkey Meatballs

I’m headed to Atlanta today for a quick business trip – as in I’ll be back home tomorrow night. (Yep, that quick.) I’ll be meeting with others in the turkey industry to continue plans on some exciting new ways to promote the consumption of more turkey all year long. Before I leave, though, I wanted …

Factory Farming Mentality.

I must be feeling ornery today. I was reading the Sunday Star Tribune newspaper this morning and this article caught my eye in the business section – “Going Small Pays Off,” a question-and-answer article about a manager of a Twin Cities farmer’s market. As I would expect, she was asked how her business compares to the (and …

The Worry and Work on Avian Influenza.

If you live in Minnesota and watch or read the local news, it’s been pretty hard to miss the almost daily reports of a deadline avian flu hitting turkey flocks in Minnesota. I’ve written about it for Agriculture.com (most recently here) but I haven’t covered it too much on my blog. It’s hard to put …