Money Intuition & My Turkey Meatball CrockPot Surprise!

I understand how the internet works to some extent. What I post today you will find tomorrow and the information will be outdated. ahhhh....BUT that is not going to stop me from sharing what has really lit a fire under my butt these last few days. Her name is Summer McStravick from flowdreaming.com/money

Because of Summer, I have downloaded a "Money Mojo" from her mother. I laughed myself silly with tears listening to her interview with her mother Venus Andrecht. Then I hopped on the phone real quick to tell my parents and sent them the link to watch the interview.

Stephanie O'Dea was interviewed. I had never heard of her before but again, because of Summer, I came across a person and a blog that I will be returning to again and again and again. CrockPot recipes!!! My favourite way to cook. 

We had ground turkey in the fridge to concoct something with so I searched her blog and found an Apple Cheddar Turkey CrockPot Recipe.

The thing was I had to adjust it due to not wanting to go shopping. Here is what my "surprise" looked like before it was cooked.

Here is the recipe I used for myself (based on Stephanie O'Dea's recipe) 

•                        1 1/2 pound extra lean ground turkey (I think*)
•          1 egg
•          1 tsp kosher salt
•          1 tsp ground black pepper
•          1 tsp thyme
•          1 red delicious apple, peeled and shredded
•          1/2 cup crumpled up feta cheese
•          1/2 cup dried unsweetened cranberries

Directions (feel free to adjust to your liking)

In a large mixing bowl, I put the small ingredients in and then added the turkey and mixed with my hands. When my husband came home, I found out I was to put the turkey in first then add the ingredients. Oops…(my husband was a chef for twenty odd years and yes he does 99.9% of the cooking) *We buy our ground turkey at Costco. It comes in four individual packages and the cost is between $20.00 and $25.00 Canadian.

Make golf-ball sized meatballs, and place them gently into your crockpot if you are like me and like to count and line things up. I used too big of a crockpot, but that is the only one we have. Next time I am going to fiddle with the recipe some more and make lots to freeze. Feel free to stagger-stack the meatballs on top of each other because they easily come apart when done.

Cover and cook on high for 4-5 hours, or on low for 5-9 hours. Depends on how many meatballs and the size of your machine. The fuller it is, the longer it will take to cook. Since I decided to do this after lunch, I opted for the four hours on high. They were finished at 3.5 hours.

               

My Thoughts

Next time I will use way more turkey and make lots and lots because they were so good. Yum! And...I will use Old or Medium Cheese and try the green apple instead of red. All in all I was very happy with this Turkey Meatball CrockPot Surprise and so was my husband. 

P.S I am not an affiliate with Summer McStravick or Stephanie O'Dea (though it would be okay if I was because I love to promote great people) 

Go Outside & Play!

Tonight I had an excellent time listening to Crystal Andrus & Silken Laumann. Crystal Andrus is the founder of the S.W.A.T institute for which I am a proud Ambassador.

Silken said that visualization is very important. As an Olympic Rower she ought to know! I recently read her book "Unsinkable" and it is fabulous. Gems of knowledge woven throughout.

What I loved about the interview is that it was a genuine conversation with empowering information. For example, when Silken was hurt bad in an accident 10 days before she was to compete in the Olympics, she was visualizing, asking her body to heal itself, only having positive people around her and sending love to her body.

Silken also went on to say that we are disconnected from our bodies. We must tune in and send love to our body parts we say we hate. What we say and feel affects us on a cellular level.

Near the end of the call she spoke of the importance of children getting outside and playing. Not only children will benefit from this though. Those of us over 40 remember what it was like to be playing outside all the time. We must continue that legacy for our children. 

Great call. Here is the link to Silken Lauman's website. And if you wish to learn more about Crystal Andrus and the S.W.A.T institute, click on the picture above or go here.