Denise's Food Blog

The best Roast Turkey ever! I made it this way for Thanksgiving it came out perfect! So juicy, and full of flavor! I will never make turkey any other way again!. This was a small 13-14 Lbs turkey. I bought it frozen and defrosted it in the refrigerator. When it was thawed, and about 30 hours until I was going to roast it, I took the plastic wrapper off, threw away the giblets. I put the Turkey in a disposable aluminum pan. I forgot to take pictures of all the steps so forgive me. I made a dry brine with Old Bay Seasoning. The brine is 1/4 cup salt 1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp Old Bay Seasoning 3 Tbsp brown sugar Pat the turkey dry with paper towels and then generously add the rub all over the turkey.Put it back into the fridge, UNCOVERED. I let it sit in the fridge for 30 hours. For a larger turkey like the one I made for Thanksgiving (20lbs) I left if for 48 hours. The day I'm going to roast it, I take it out of the fridge and let it rest while I am making the butter rub.

This is Blackened Tilapia. When ever I make it I have to make a lot. It gets eaten right up! It takes about 30 minutes from beginning to end. It's light, easy and packed full of flavor. First I melt butter in the pan. Then I put cajun seasoning on the side going onto the pan. Then I season the other side. I added cracked black pepper. Then I cook until nice and brown, then flip once and brown on the other side. You don't want to flip more than once because the fish is fragile. I make a salsa to eat with it. I use red onion, cilantro and lime juice. The crisp freshness and acid from the onion and lime are just enough to balance out the seasoning. serve with your favorite side dish! enjoy