Everybody knows that Thanksgiving dinner means turkey. Since I don’t have the kids on Thanksgiving day every year, and since I don’t want them to get all turkey-ed out, when we make our day after Thanksgiving meal, it usually includes turkey meatballs.

And, I’ll just admit it now, we are meatball lovers, we have them a lot and in all meat varieties (turkey, chicken, pork and hamburger). This recipe is our favorite, we get lots of compliments on it; and let’s just face it, juicy, little balls of seasoned ground meat–you can’t go wrong!

Thanksgiving Turkey Meatballs:
1 1/2 lbs ground turkey
1 egg
3/4 cup bread crumbs (we recommend panko)
3/4 cup milk
2 cloves garlic minced
1/2 Tablespoon italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 onions (optional)

Mix all ingredients in bowl and squish all together with your hands (kids love this part). When everything is well mixed together, form into 1 1/2 to 2 inch balls. Place on a foil covered baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes.

Have fun making these tasty meatballs and have a great Thanksgiving!

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Alex is a lover of tuna, fresh and canned. This recipe is a little twist on plain ‘ole fashioned tuna sandwiches that he loves and even the non-canned fish lover Sophie will eat.

Pickley Tuna Sandwiches
1 can tuna packed in water, drained
1/2 capful of lemon juice in a jar or about 1 1/2 tsp. Fresh squeezed lemon juice
2 to 3 Tablespoons Mayonnaise
A Dash of Lemon Pepper
3 or 4 mini-dill pickles or about 1/2 of large dill pickle, chopped
4 slices of bread

Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl and then spread 1/2 on one slice of bread and 1/2 on the other. Top each with the additional slices of bread. Cut into triangles or rectangles (whichever you prefer) and serve.