Turkey Burgers

Just mix it all up and throw it on the grill.  This quick and easy recipe is not only yummy, it’s also healthier than a regular beef burger!  Try it with a dry Riesling.

• 1 lb. ground turkey meat (preferably thigh meat)
• 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced (or whatever fresh herbs you like)
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• cheese (optional)

Mix ingredients together and form 4-6 patties. Grill on medium heat for 7 minutes a side. 2 minutes before burgers are done, place a slice of cheese (optional) on each patty. Serve hot.

 

 

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Originally posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News

 

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein

 

Making a mistake is often accompanied by a feeling of embarrassment or discouragement.  Mistakes show that we are flawed.

And what’s so wrong with that?  It’s human nature to makemistakes.  Even Einstein made them.  But it is important to remember that we are not defined by the mistakes we make.

Mistakes prove that, while we may not completely understand how to do something, we are still trying.

So keep making mistakes (keep trying!) and learn from them, because it’s what we learn from our mistakes that truly defines us.

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Originally posted at: Lafayete Real Estate News

The Cajun French Music Association Lake Charles Chapter is hosting the 28th annual Cajun Music and Food Festival, an event dedicated to celebrating and preserving Cajun French culture through music, food, and dance.

The festival offers activities for all age groups, including raffles, an auction, arts and crafts booths, cake walks, and children’s games.  Enjoy live music and traditional Cajun food with your friends and family.

The festival will be held at the Burton Complex in Lake Charles from Friday, July 17 to Sunday, July 19.  Admission is $8 per person, and children 12 and under get in free.

Click here for more information on the festival.

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Originally posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News

Can You See the Savings?

If you’ve considered changing your light bulbs to energy-saving LED bulbs but decided not to make the investment because the prices were too high, you might want to investigate again.  The prices have come down considerably.

An initial investment now will generate immediate returns through energy costs and because they last longer, you won’t need to replace them for years.

The life of LED bulbs is projected to be from 35,000 to 50,000 hours compared to an incandescent bulb at 750 to 2,000 hours.  For normal home use, a LED bulb could last more than 20 years.

80-90% of the energy used by fluorescent and incandescent bulbs is wasted by the heat generated.  In contrast, cool LED bulbs converts 80% of the electrical energy to light energy.

• The color of LED lights is bright white, more like daylight, instead of the warm yellow of incandescent or the greenish tint of fluorescent bulbs.
• LEDs light up instantly instead of building to their intensity like some of the fluorescent bulbs.
• LEDs are more durable because they don’t have filaments or thin-glass bulbs like incandescent and fluorescent bulbs.

Shop around to find the best price on LEDs. If the LED only lasted 20,000 hours, you might have to purchase 20 incandescent bulbs during that same period of time.  Using the chart below, you can see that the LED uses about 10% of the wattage without compromising on the brightness.

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Originally posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News

Epsom salt has many known uses, but you may not know that it can be helpful in growing a beautiful and healthy garden.

How, you may ask?  Epsom salt is rich in magnesium and sulfate, which are crucial to plant life.  Plants that are prone to magnesium deficiency–tomatoes and peppers, in particular–can benefit most from Epsom salt.

Add a tablespoon or so of Epsom salt in with the soil when first planting, and then sprinkle more into the soil once mature.  For potted plants, mix a couple of tablespoons of Epsom salt into your watering can once or twice a month. You can also sprinkle it in your garden’s soil to help your seeds germinate better.

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Originally posted at: Lafayette Real Estate News