Herbed Turkey Breast

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Made this last night and it was a hit!

1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons of chopped green onions (I used more)
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon marjoram
1/4 teaspoon pepper
6 pound whole turkey breast

Mix butter, lemon juice, soy sauce and all the seasonings in a saucepan and bring to a boil until they are well blended. Remove from heat. Place the turkey breast in a shallow roasting pan and baste with the mixture. Cook at 325 for 1-1/2 to 2 hours until done. Baste every 30 minutes with mixture. Enjoy!

I had a hard time finding a whole turkey breast so i bought a couple of small already cooked breasts and followed the same process except I only cooked it for about 45 min. just to get it hot through and through. I basted it about 3 times. The turkey was juicy and very flavorful. Even my finicky kiddo loved it.

Tuscan Beef Stew

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Even in the middle of a Texan summer there are certain comfort foods, stew, chili and veggie soup, that I still cook at least once. Tonight I tried a new stew recipe. It got raves from the family, unfortunately I have a cold so I could not taste a thing. : (

2 pounds of stew meat
2 tablespoons of oil
4 carrots cut up
1 yellow onion quartered
2 14 oz cans of stewed diced tomatoes
1 tablespoon of pickling spice
1 teaspoon of Rosemary
1 teaspoon of garlic (I used more)
1 teaspoon of salt
1 cup of dry wine or one cup of beef broth

Put pickling spice in cheesecloth or coffee filter and tie tightly with a long string, set aside. (I used coffee filter) Brown stew meat with oil in large skillet or dutch oven, add carrots, onion and tomatoes, rosemary, garlic and salt. Add wine or broth, stir and then place pickling spice package in the pot. Simmer for 1-1/2 hours until stew meat is done and tender.

This was very easy and the family said tasty.

Enjoy!