Turkey Burgers (pg 430), Hamburger Buns (pg 619), Quick Cucumber Pickles (pg 929) and a Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie (pg 770)

We started on our burgers the day before by seasoning our cast iron skillet with a giant chocolate chip cookie yesterday.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Both Em and Jess agree that this was a perfect cookie in taste and texture. Plus smashing dough into a skillet is way faster than measuring out individual balls)

Em had already baked the buns
⭐⭐⭐⭐  (from Jess who thinks they were a little too small for burgers and storing them hot steamed them up to bao texture)

and had quick pickled the cucumbers
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Seriously we're going to pickle EVERYTHING now. These are crunchy with A+ dill and garlic flavor)

So next up was patty making and if you're worried about turkey burgers being dry, fear not...

because Joy includes an option for butter cubes 😍 to be added into the burger mix! A recipe option we, of course, opted into along with the recommended measures of salt, pepper and some yellow onion we had to sub in for green. We also opted-in for chili powder and took the liberty of cooking our patties in the fat left from frying our burger bacon (I am my mother's daughter. Please see her US Senate Bean Soup post)

We topped these guys up with some sharp white cheddar, a little romaine (the only green thing left at the grocery store), that bacon, those pickles and Em's toasted buns. Turned out to be pretty dang decadent but it's quarantine and we deserve it.

Overall Turkey Burger Rating

⭐⭐⭐⭐ (from Jess who could have used a flavor other than bacon in there somewhere. Maybe more pickles next time...)

??? (from Em who is in a butter coma on the couch 🙄