Lettuce Wraps

brown 1 pound of beef or chicken (a great way to use leftover chicken) in 1 TB oil.
Add one chopped onion, 2 cloves minced garlic, 2 TB soy sauce and 1/4c hoisin sauce.
Add 1-2TB minced ginger, 2 TB rice vinegar, and some Asian chili sauce (i have used rooster sauce, village wok sauce and even just chili powder)
stir in water chestnuts, carrots, peppers, green onions and 2 TB sesame oil.
spoon into bibb or butter lettuce, wrap and enjoy!

now i am thinking cilantro would be really good with these.
and triple ginger cookies from 101cookbooks.com

My version of Shelley's Better Burgers

2 two lbs of ground beef

Shred, dice, mince or whiz in the food processor:
1 large carrot
1/2 onion
1 medium sized clove of garlic
1 egg

Blend together well with raw grass-fed beef in bowl using your bare hands or a masher tool.

Make six patties and sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper.

NOTE: Shelley's version adds ketchup and mustard and flax meal to the vegetable mix.