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So many good flavors in this Thai-Inspired Ground Turkey Stir-Fry with Basil and Peppers. I've mentioned how I'm working to embrace ground turkey, after years of thinking it was rather bland in the flavor department.  And lately I'm really loving it, especially when it's in a highly-seasoned recipe like this Thai-Inspired Ground Turkey Stir-Fry with Basil and Peppers .   In this dish the oil is seasoned with onion onion and garlic, and then the cooked turkey is flavored with a stir-fry sauce that has fresh-frozen lime juice, Red Boat Fish Sauce, Sriracha Sauce, Tamari Gluten Free Soy Sauce, and just a touch of Agave Nectar.  With the addition of red bell this recipe has the sour-sweet-spicy-salty-bitter flavor notes that make Thai cooking so distinctive.   If you're new to stir-frying, you might want to read the basic rules for stir-frying that I learned many years ago when I studied Chinese cooking.  Once you've mastered those basic techniques, you can make an ...

If you have basil in your garden, don't miss out on making this Chicken Salad with Basil and Parmesan! (Updated with better photos and step-by-step instructions, July 2014.)  This Chicken Salad with Basil and Parmesan is something you should make when you have lots of basil in your garden, because through the years I've learned you just can't put too much chopped basil in this salad.  I finally found a good sunny spot to relocate the herb pots I used on the deck last summer, and I'm happy to say I have lots of fresh basil this year, so when I cooked with my niece Kara recently we made this favorite basil-loaded chicken salad recipe to update the photos. Click to continue reading

Break corn in half, lay down horizontally and cut off kernels. Fresh Corn - A True Sign of Summer You know its summer when beautiful ears of white or yellow corn are available at very reasonable prices. And although corn is getting a bad name because of its overuse in our society (for example, being made into unhealthful foods like high fructose corn syrup) fresh organic corn is a good source of important nutrients. Besides being high in fiber, corn provides significant amounts of vitamins B1 and B5 (thiamin and pantothenic acid), folate, vitamin C, phosphorus and manganese. Its also high in fiber. Buying "organic" corn ensures you that its not genetically modified. Its Light, Refreshing and Raw This salad is simple to make as well as light and refreshing. And I get to use my newly planted fresh basil from my Herb Garden in Recycled Plastic Tubs. Its funny that people eat raw corn in salads and salsas all the time but rarely pick up a raw corn on the cob. Raw corn on the co...