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About two months ago, Joy and I were chatting about chickens on a Saturday morning. And somehow, by that very afternoon, we had 4 baby chicks living in our kitchen. I’m not really known for my skills in thinking things through. I’m more of a fun-loving… fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kind of a girl. Which is really fun at parties! But a little trickier when it comes to say, getting married, having babies, or raising chickens. But whatever, it always ends well.
The chicks are almost 2 months old now. The good news is that they are no longer living in my kitchen. Because even though they’re super cute when they’re little puff-ball chicks, they stink to high heaven. And good lord they’re high maintenance. Poop. Food. Water. In the coop. Out of the coop.
On the weekends and in the evenings, we let them roam around the yard. But before bed time, Joy and I have to herd them back into the coop. And I’d swear the neighbors are eating popcorn and watching out their windows in leiu of prime time TV. Joy chases the chicks toward the coop, while I try to catch them and put them into the coop. But the coop door is too big to close while you’re catching the other chicks – so even if I get one into the coop, it might fly back out as I’m catching the others. And repeat the whole process from the beginning.
Someday, though, they’re going to start laying a lot of eggs. And when that starts happening, well… I’m going to start cooking a lot more egg recipes. Any suggestions?
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Jun 15th 2009
I’m, generally, a think-things-through-er. And let me tell you, it’s frequently overrated. Your chicks are awesome.
Eggs Benedict is easier than I expected, and if you make the hollandaise yourself you can double the Worcestershire sauce. Which I think is awesome, being a big fan of Worcestershire sauce. I also find Worcestershire fun to say and type. Worcestershire.
Also: huevos rancheros. There are a gazillion recipes, but Cook’s Illustrated is the best. I think I have that issue, and if so, I will share.
Jun 15th 2009
Basically, the best thing in the world to do with eggs is boil them. You can eat them plain. You can eat them mashed up as an egg salad sandwich. You can devil egg them. Or best ever, you can eat them with a little bit of Bacon Salt (the best thing invented since full fat Ranch dressing hit the market).
Jun 16th 2009
I second Anne-Marie. While some kids were getting Capri-suns and lunch packs of Cheetos, for me the real prize in brown-bagging-it was the egg salad sandwich. Only recently, however, did I actually read HOW to properly hard boil an egg. Thanks to Joy of Cooking you too can make the perfect egg for all your adventures! I’ll post it here if you don’t have—don’t have?!—don’t have J.O.C.
Bu-Kawck, scratch, scratch.
Jun 16th 2009
Ha! Here’s what’s funny about that. Not only do I *own* the Joy of Cooking… When it was given to me as a gift (for my wedding), it was bookmarked to the page that tells you how to hard-boil eggs. Because the family joke when I was 21 was that I had called my mom to ask how to hard-boil an egg. Har-de-har-har.
Jun 16th 2009
New trick I learned…when you hard-boil the eggs, make sure to put baking soda in the water. It really helps when it comes to peeling the eggs!
And for a recipe I made this variation of deviled eggs for Thanksgiving, and it was pretty good. Although pretty hard to beat the orginal deviled eggs recipe!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/devilled-eggs-with-crab-recipe/index.html
Jun 16th 2009
i really thought i wanted hens for a long time. then i met a bunch of you who have them.
ha!
Jun 16th 2009
oh, and we live on eggs, seriously, scrambled, in a wrap, omelets, egg in a nest, dippy eggs, quiche, egg salad, deviled eggs, in salads. it never ends.
Jun 20th 2009
Don’t feel too bad about calling your mom to find out how to boil an egg. One time I went to hard-boil an egg…I boiled the water, got my egg, cracked it on the counter and dumped it in. Guess I forgot I was BOILING it, not SCRAMBLING it. Oops.