Breakfast can easily be one of the most creative meals of the day; if you have time for it that is. Most people however don’t have time for a nice sit-down breakfast with their family. That doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy typical breakfast food at other times of the day! This week’s Kid’s Kits […]
Eggs
Goodbye Melatonin, Hello Eggs
Submitted by Cara Cummings on Sun, 02/08/2015 – 9:22am The days are getting longer. I know this because the pineal gland does not lie. There is less melatonin being released into my hens’ bodies—something that is regulated by the amount of sunlight that penetrates their little skulls. The result of this phenomenon is the signal to […]
Not Putting All Our Eggs in One Basket
Sat, 09/04/2010 – 4:07pm I’m living dangerously. I just made a Sunshine Cake whose main ingredient is (gasp!) eggs. Yes, dear reader: I licked the bowl. And the spatula. And the beaters, too. But I have not a shred of fear, because the eggs came from my brother Henry’s farm. He has a few dozen […]
Safe Eggs Come From Healthy Hens (Duh!)
Wed, 09/22/2010 – 10:21am The results are in! Barry Estabrook took the challenge, sent eggs from his free-ranging hens to a lab to be tested and . . . no salmonella! This may seem like no big deal, but his hens, like those my family raises, my grandparents raised, and countless generations before them raised […]
The Search for Understanding Sustainable Food Labels
Submitted by Cassie Carroll on Tue, 04/19/2016 – 9:04am Cage-free, grass-fed, natural – I know we have all seen these terms before and thought, “This sounds really healthy for me and probably better than this other brand. I should support these practices …sounds good let’s buy them!” Well, I’ll be the first to admit that […]
