Coconut Lime Turkey Burgers

Do you love lime and coconut? Try these delicious turkey burgers. They are very simple to make and will disappear fast. These turkey burgers even passed the "picky 5 year old" test. My niece loved them.

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground turkey
1/4 cup lime juice
1/3 cup shredded coconut
pinch of salt and pepper
basil
coconut oil for frying

Combine turkey, lime juice, coconut, salt and pepper in large bowl. Chop basil finely and add to turkey mix. Get your hand in the bowl and mix well. Shape into hamburger patties. In large skillet add 2 Tbsp. coconut oil. Turn heat to medium temperature. Add turkey burgers and fry until done. Approx. 8-10 minutes on each side. You can garnish with lettuce, tomato, basil lime pesto, ketchup or what ever your pallet desires.

Lasagna Gardening

Lasagna gardening is really easy to do. No, you can't eat it but you can eat from it. Lasagna gardening is layering of dead material and live material.

You can plant immediately or wait a year. The lasagna garden will do better the longer it's in place. I decided to plant right away. One of my goals this summer is to grow as much food as possible to have a stock pile it for the winter months. Here is what you will need to start your lasagna garden:

Newspaper, peat moss, organic material (scraps from the kitchen, grass clippings, manure.)

Measure the area in which you want you garden. You can use sticks, rope, garden hose or just eyeball it. Lay down newspaper, 5 sheets thick. Lay down peat moss, about 2" thick. Lay down your organic material, several inches thick. Water until damp as a sponge. Plant your vegetables.

I keep layering with kitchen scraps after I have planted my vegetables. To my surprise, the pineapple decomposed really quickly. Do you Lasagna Garden? What do you grow?

Go Nuts over Nuts!!!

Squirrels love nuts, so do humans. Nuts are a great healthy snack. I try to eat a variety of nuts daily. You can add them to banana breads, top them on salads or just grab a handful. Here is a list of my favorite nuts and some health benefits.

Walnuts: omega-3 fat, high in fiber, B vitamins. Adding walnuts to a healthy diet helps reduce the risk of heart disease. Walnuts help lower LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol).

Cashews: protein, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, copper and manganese. Cashews have zero cholesterol content. Great for the heart.

Almonds: protein, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin E, potassium. A quarter cup of almonds contain more protein than an egg. Almonds also help aid in constipation since they are high in fiber.

Brazil nuts: protein, fiber, magnesium, vitamin E, phosphorus and thiamine. Magnesium protects bone density.


What are your favorite nuts or recipe's with nuts?


I do understand there are many people that are allergic to nuts. Please don't eat nuts to get the benefits to them if your allergic to nuts. I am not a doctor, just a nut lover.

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Earth Day: Free Coffee at Starbucks 4/22/2011

Starbucks is giving you a FREE cup of brewed coffee or tea when you bring in a reusable cup. You can choose from hot or iced. It's only good for one day, Earth Day, Friday April 22, 2011.

Earth Day: Free Tree from Lowe's 4/23/2011

Visit a Lowe's on Saturday April 23, 2011 for a FREE tree. Lowe's will be giving away one million trees in honor of Earth Day. I'm sure these will go fast so get there early.