I just saw a while turkey cross the road in front of me! How cool is that.. I've never seen one in the "wild".

Speaking of food, for anyone out there that doesn't like cooking or know much about it, I have a recipe for you. It's cool cause you can substitute just about anything for the filling in this recipe, but it's really good, really easy, and looks really fancy. Great for a side item, or even a full meal in the right serving. I made this in an Asian style...but if you want it Italian, add Italian veggies and sauce and cheese and meat. If you want it like a fajita, add chicken, onions and peppers. If you want it sweet, add strawberries and make cream for the top! You get the idea.

Asian Vegetable
Pastries
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Serves up to 20 if appetizers, or 6 if main course

1 package Phyllo pastry dough
1 yellow pepper (large julienne cut)
1 red pepper
(large julienne cut)
1/2 onion (large julienne cut)
2 carrots
(large julienne cut)
1 cup white mushrooms (sliced thin and long)
1 sweet potato (grated with carrot grader)
4 cloves garlic (minced)
1 tomato (no seeds or "meat", just the outside layer,
large julienne cut)
1 c. chopped green onions
Sesame oil
1/2 stick butter (melted)
Peanut, Canola or EVOO
Spray oil, such as Pam
1/4 c. soy sauce
Sesame seeds

Preheat oven at 350*. Chop your vegetables and put them in piles or bowls. Open the pastry dough from the box (must be thawed, not frozen). Take about half of the pastry layers and put them aside. Put a damp towel over the dough waiting to be used. With the remaining layers: Take about 2 layers and place them apart from the other layers. Spray generously with spray oil. Take 2 more layers and place on top, and spray generously with spray oil. Continue till there are about 16 to 18 layers (about half of the stack). Take about 1/4 of your vegetables and line them up in the middle of your dough, like a burrito. Drizzle sesame oil on top. Take the end of the dough closest to you and place it over the veggies, carefully yet tightly wrapping it up. Place the roll on a cookie sheet, seam side down. Cover with a damp towel while you finish the other 3 rolls. When all rolls are finished, take a pastry brush and generously paint all of the rolls with the melted butter till butter is gone. Put in the oven at 350* till dough is golden brown (DON'T BURN IT). Mix sesame oil, peanut oil and soy sauce in a bowl. Spoon the mixture over the finished rolls. Top with sesame seeds. Cut as preferred.

Enjoy!

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