Eggs & Meat
Making the Most of Your Backyard Eggs
Can you do anything to influence the appearance and quality of your eggs? The truth is that you can, and it almost all boils down to nutrition.
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Wondering How to Wash Fresh Eggs? It’s Safer Not To!
Americans tend to be germaphobes, which probably explains why we need to know how to wash fresh eggs. Maybe it comes from a deeply rooted cultural mindset that “cleanliness is next to Godliness.”
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Five Easy Pickled Egg Recipes
These pickled egg recipes are a world away from what you may recognize as the traditional pickled eggs. The flavors are sophisticated, delicious, and partner perfectly with any salad or eaten straight out of the jar.
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What Causes Double Yolk Eggs & Other Odd Eggs?
As spring chicks start to grow up and lay eggs, odds are you may find a double yolk egg in your egg collecting basket. To be clear, double yolk eggs are just that.
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Frescoes: Time-Honored Practices
Michelangelo and Raphael would be pleased to see old-world techniques in creating and preserving frescoes are still practiced today. How satisfying to know modern-day artists respect the proven methods of long ago using simple ingredients from the earth for their chosen projects.
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Shirred Eggs
It was a question that jolted me back to my culinary past. Had I ever made shirred eggs? Yes, but back a decade or so ago.
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Meet the Top 15 Best Brown Egg Layers
Add to Favorites Brown egg laying hens consistently appear on best egg layer lists and can be the backbone of a productive backyard flock, many laying more than 200 eggs …
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The Egg: A Perfect Canvas for Carving
Fragile and yet strong, the versatile egg has been the inspiration for many artists throughout history. Eggs of all sizes have been painted, dyed, bejeweled, waxed, etched, and carved into exquisite treasures worthy of being displayed in museums and palaces.
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From Beet Dye to Pysanky: Decorating Your Own Flock’s Eggs
Add to Favorites By Janice Cole, Minnesota Using vegetable colorants, like beet dye, is a natural way to decorate Easter eggs. Or, for more of a challenge, try pysanky or …
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Natural Dyes for Coloring Your Eggs!
Add to Favorites As spring and Easter approach, consider creating natural dyes made from fruits, vegetables, and spices. It’s a unique way to share a fun activity with children, showing …
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