grace grits and gardening - ramblings from an arkansas farm girl

Turkey-Spinach Burger with a Fried Egg on Top

January 21, 2014 By Talya Tate Boerner

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My husband and I whipped up these grilled turkey-spinach burgers a few days ago when it was practically spring-like in Dallas. I added every herb growing in our garden along with spinach to make them extra aromatic and healthy.

parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme and oregano

Ingredients (serves 6-8)

2 pounds ground turkey breast
chopped herbs of your choice (1-2 tablespoons of each)
1 egg to mix with meat; extra eggs to top
1/4 cup chopped spinach
1 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp ground pepper
cayenne to taste

Method

Mix an egg into your ground turkey to bind everything together. Add salt, pepper and cayenne.

Mix in chopped herbs. I didn’t really measure but once I chopped everything up I had a little less than a cup.

I meant to add my spinach with the herbs but I forgot so in it goes. I am a big believer in sneaking veggies into ground meat…

John grilled our burgers on his Big Green Egg. He’s does amazing work…

Now for the bonus—add a fried egg on top. I prefer my egg sunny side up, but over easy would be great too. Serve with or without a bun.

Look at all the yumminess.

Grace Grits and Gardening

“Wonder what day God created the egg? How should we know? We should not question. Our stay on earth is not for long. Let us rejoice and believe and give thanks. Eat an egg.”
― Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises

from such tiny seeds…

January 20, 2014 By Talya Tate Boerner

I am fascinated by these tiny seeds—kale (bottom) and beets (right). Life and goodness from such tiny seeds.

A couple of weeks ago John and I planted a few cool weather seeds in our community garden plot. Before planting, I took the time to soak the seeds overnight in liquid seaweed. This trick allows for better germination. Sorta like soaking beans overnight before you cook them. (I use Maxicrop Liquid Seaweed which I buy at Redenta’s Garden.)

We enhanced our soil and added cow manure before we did anything. Then we planted some of our seeds and saved a few for later. My plan is to succession plant so that my harvest will be staggered. I also set out onion slips.

Now we wait.

Grace Grits and Gardening

“So much of all this, so much of all living was patience and thinking.”
― Gary Paulsen

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happy and carefree

January 18, 2014 By Talya Tate Boerner

The marketplace was too loud to read so I closed my book and watched him. He banged on the lid of the trash can, then giggled to no one in particular. As he mumbled a tune, he wiggled around hopping from one foot to the other. Probably needed to pee, I thought. He was likely at that stage where he insisted on dressing himself. Mothers learn quickly to pick their battles, and coordinating clothing is typically traded off for something more important. He was content wearing a mismatched striped outfit and playing his makeshift drum. We should all be so carefree.