When our daughter was young, we encouraged her to explore art history by picking a favorite artist and a favorite painting. She selected Claude Monet’s “White Turkeys.” While visiting the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, it was a delight to follow her discovery moment as she found the original painting in the gallery. We shared the excitement of the turkey admiration. The hilarious part of the turkey “hunt” happened the next day as we visited Monet’s home in Giverny. We were standing in line in the gift shop. Prominently displayed was the Monet print of the famous ‘White Turkeys.” To extend the learning fun, I was standing in line to purchase the “White Turkeys” print so that she could always remember her trip to France. Then, two Americans came into the line behind us. One of the ladies said to the other, “Can you believe how ugly that turkey picture is? Those are the ugliest turkeys that I have ever seen. Who in their right mind would ever buy that print?!” It was our time to joyfully laugh. We said nothing…we just giggled and felt inspiration from the bonding moment because that “ugly” turkey print was our artful treasure that we had just crossed an ocean to admire. Kelly McBride Loft

Recipes are artful treasures, too. It just takes an adventuresome spirit to try some the new ones. I am recommending this:

Light-hearted Turkey Roulade

Marinate deboned turkey breasts in 1/3 part Sherry, 1/3 part orange marmalade, 1/3 part soy sauce.
On a plastic surface, with a mallet, pound the turkey breasts that are surrounded by plastic wrap. Pound each evenly. Fill the meat with chopped herbs, spinach and finely chopped red peppers. Roll the each breast tightly. Hold each together with picks. Bake the turkey roulade in a greased baking dish at 350°F for 30 to 40 minutes until cooked thoroughly. Top each with lemon butter sauce. This recipe can also be used with Orange Roughy fish fillets instead of the turkey. Enjoy! KML