Food Friday: Turkey Hummus Wraps

I have a great recipe for you today.  Nice and easy and a great snack!  Let's get on to the show.

You will want to gather the ingredients.  I also happened to have a super awesome boyfriend who cut up my cucumbers perfectly.  BTW the super awesome boyfriend isn't a required ingredient but it makes it much nicer. ;)

First you want to start with the turkey.  I laid mine out on tin foil for easy clean up.

Second you want to slather on some hummus.  I didn't put on too much because I was not sure how messy it would end up being.  Feel free to put more.

Now place the cucumbers.  I felt that two was the perfect amount because I wanted to still be able to fold the turkey into a roll.

Next put the red peppers.  I love red peppers so I decided to put on a handful.  They were also sliced fairly thin to allow for the aforementioned folding.

Now the final veggie is the green bean.  I know it seems silly to add in green beans but I really like them.  Cooked, steamed, raw, whatever.  It will add a little bit of crispy crunch.

The last step is to roll the turkey up.  I also cut mine in half so they were easier to handle when eating.

And here they are in their packaged glory!  Don't they just look so delish?!  I have to say they were very very good.  It was the perfect "I am hungry but not hungry enough for a meal".

I did notice that after they sat in the refridge over night they became a little watery.  I am not exactly sure which component was responsible for the wateriness.  It might be a good idea to place them on a paper towel.  Or to completely solve that problem, you could just eat them right away. :)

Enjoy the ease of a yummy snack!

P.S. I made it a whole week of postings!!!!  Yay maybe I can make it two!

Food Friday - Chick Pea Salad

This Food Friday is special.  I am sharing a recipe that I learned from my cousin while I was on my mini trip in May.

The Chick Pea Salad is so ridiculous easy and so very delicious.

The ingedients are a can of chick peas, grape tomatoes, green beans, and quinoa.  You will need the Balsamic Vinegar and Olive Oil.

You must wash the beans and tomatoes.  Strain and rinse the chick peas.

Steam those green beans (about 2-3 minutes because you want them to still be a little crispy).  I made the mistake of steaming the first batch for too long.  I got the second batch just right.

Once the beans are steamed, cut them in 1/2 or to whatever size is prefered.

Cut the tomatoes in 1/2.

Place the chick peas, green beans, and tomatoes into a bowl.

Mix in just a little bit of the balsamic and olive oil.  Then you are ready to go!

If you want to get more out of it, cook and add in the quinoa to make it more filling.  I just added the quiona onto my plate for dinner.

Please try it I bet you'll like it too.

And a big thanks to Malanie for sharing the recipe with me!

Gluten-Free Food Review - Turkey Frozen Dinner

Welcome!!  I am still in a super awesome mood from the mail I got yesterday.  Two more days and then I can reveal!

On to what you are here for :)

I have had today's review item several times now and I continue to enjoy it every time.  It is the Savory Turkey Organic Bistro frozen dinner meal.

Doesn't it just look so delicious?!

I was heating this up yesterday in the breakroom and several ladies commented on the difference the picture looked from the real thing.  Especially went it came to the color of the lentil and quinoa pilaf and the lack of sauce.

Regardless of this discrepancy, the meal was very enjoyable.  I must say the consistency of what the meal looks like once it is heated is pretty much the same every time.  The beans and carrots tasted fresh to me and the flavor of the quinoa and lentil pilaf is delicious and almost a little peppery.  The turkey is moist and flavorful as well.  The mushrooms hide within the bottom of the turkey pilaf mix so search them out.  I enjoy mushrooms but if you happen not too, I don't believe the mushroom taste overpowers any of the other parts of the dish.  You are wondering about the sauce aren't you.  Well, I think it ends up getting sucked up by the pilaf.  In the very middle of the picture of the meal it looks a little saucy.  That is about the extent of it.  Even with the lack of luxurious sauce like the box photo shows I still really like this meal.

Like I said before I have bought this meal several times and enjoyed each one.  I like it because it is a quick gluten-free meal that I can bring to work if I don't have time to put something together in the morning (or more like I don't feel like it).

I have yet to try the other meat/side combinations, but they have beef, chicken, and salmon as other proteins.  If you happen to have tried the others please let me know what you think!!

On last thing.  My sister Jill sent this via group text to Staci and I this morning.  I almost died laughing.  Luckily I was alone in my car at the time so no one thought I was crazy.

All of our birds loved looking at themselves in the mirror and talking to themselves.  Obviously they thought it was another bird. :)  Hopefully you enjoy it too.