Fallen Souffle

Ok so I have of these random things I want to talk about, so instead of individual posts I am just going to lump them together.

1. Announcement! Check out Very Good Things, conceived by the lovely Alicat. I am a contributor and this issue includes my first articles so check it out!

2. It was a crazy day at the bakery, the mixer blew up just before a group of kids were about to start their field trip of the bakery…there is nothing like large clouds of smoke to set the mood for an educational lesson on bread baking (what’s that burning smell?) Also, our electric bread slicer broke, which does not seem like a huge deal but these people are crazy about getting their bread sliced. Some won’t buy it unless we slice it, and some stared at us- mortified- like we told them their dog just died.

3. Speaking of dogs, I have started volunteering at the Wake County SPCA and I am so glad I started back. There is no better way to start off your day then by snuggling with cute dogs, especially puppies. Even better- I had 5 puppies in my section today- I was so excited. Four of them were siblings, Australian Shepherd and Chow Chow mixes, and they did not take kindly to the leash. So when I tried to take them out one by one, the others would gang up on my and start circling me and barking. It was quite a posse of 10 pound fluffballs- rather intimidating.

So this is my PSA to volunteer when you can. It doesn’t have to be dogs and it doesn’t have to be that often, but it sure does make a difference not only to those you are helping but it also gives you that indescribable fuzzy feeling inside. I also love it when volunteers bring their kids in because it really shows them that it is important to give back…something some kids are missing out on these days.

4. And ending on a food note, I make turkey tetrazzini tonight, it was a recipe from the show “Ham on the Street”. I love this show and had high hopes of the dish but was sadly mistaken. I was excited because all of the ingredients are cheap, something that is important to us these days, and I could whip it up in the morning and have Evan it bake at night.

I am posting the incidents below, I didn’t add the chicken stock because the sauce looked pretty thin to begin with and I didn’t want to make soup. Other than that it is the same…does anyone have any suggestions or a better recipe? I added some cheese when I ate it which made it a little better but it was still missing something. The complete recipe is here.

Turkey Tetrazzini

Vegetable oil cooking spray
1 pound short pasta, such as rotini or gemelli
Kosher salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 pounds ground turkey
Freshly ground black pepper
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 quart whole milk
2 cups chicken stock
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1 small bunch fresh sage, leaves chopped (Ok I didn’t add this either- but would it make that much of a difference?)
Topping:
1 1/2 cups panko (Japanese) bread crumbs, or regular bread crumbs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

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