Again, a look at the name of the recipe is a Rachael Ray dead giveaway. This was a really tasty dish, although slightly too spicy for comfort. Next time, go easier on the jalapeños!

The sandwich was poached and then shredded BBQ chicken on a hamburger bun. All went well except the chicken wasn't fully cooked after poaching for the suggested amount of time, so it was difficult to shred and had to be cooked longer during the BBQ step. The potato salad was made of red peppers, jalapeños, scallions and red potatoes and was awesome! It was really fresh-looking and -tasting.

Julia scrubbing red potatoes	Vibrant red potatoes for the potato salad
Julia artfully arranging the ingredients	Jonas chopping scallions
Pretty arrangement of ingredients	Chicken breasts poaching in chicken broth and beer
Jonas cooking the shredded BBQ chicken	Yummy potato salad

Recipe source: Rachael Ray's 365 No Repeats: A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners

With a name like that, you know this recipe is from Ms. Rachael Ray. And let me tell you it was GOOOOOOOOOOOOD.

Since there are three separate components (burgers, fries, slaw) to this meal, it is a bit time-consuming. However, Julia didn't have much trouble with the timing. The steps are laid out well enough that there were no frantic moments, and it all came together smoothly.

That said, this was possibly the spiciest and most filling meal in memory!

The many, many ingredients for turkey chili burgers, slaw and fries	Browning the turkey
Jumbo, mouth-watering cheese- and red pepper-filled turkey burgers	Red pepper slaw -- SPICY!!
Funky fries: fries baked and then tossed with butter and parsley	Ta-daa! Turkey chili burgers with red pepper slaw and funky fries

Recipe source: Rachael Ray's 365 No Repeats: A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners

This was another meal we saw being prepared on ATK and felt compelled to make immediately. The potatoes were simple and a snap. The loaf took considerably longer to prepare and bake, but the results were well worth the wait. Mouth-wateringly good.

This wire cooling rack is prepped and ready to receive a hot, glistening meat loaf	Julia crushing saltine crackers
Red bliss potatoes, halved and ready for the skillet	This will become the meat loaf glaze: ketchup, hot sauce, ground coriander, cider vinegar and brown sugar
Hot, glistening, juicy meat loaf, straight from the oven	Potatoes frying in the skillet

Recipe source: America's Test Kitchen

We're often inspired to prepare a dish after watching the corresponding episode of America's Test Kitchen. This recipe involved cooking chicken legs on the grill, shredding them, and making a homemade barbecue sauce. The whole endeavor took three hours, but the results were delicious!

Jonas separating the chicken pieces	Homemade barbecue sauce simmering on the stove
Jonas shredding the chicken pieces	Smaller chicken bits added to the barbecue sauce
Larger chicken pieces added to the barbecue sauce	Barbecued pulled chicken sandwiches, ready to eat -- yum!

Recipe source: America's Test Kitchen

Tonight Julia decided to prepare recipe #1, Scramblewiches, from Rachael Ray's book 365: No Repeats -- A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners. It turned out pretty well, although the baguette probably should have been crisped a bit more during its initial visit to the oven. We each ate one, and there are still two left in the fridge for another meal.



The final product


Recipe source: Rachael Ray's 365: No Repeats