My Pet Chicken Blog

I love squash. This year I’m growing the small pattypan variety, because they begin producing so much earlier! I love the little flying saucer shapes and diminutive size; they are just the right size for a single (generous) serving. The skin is very tender, and the flesh seems slightly sweeter and more buttery than zucchini or yellow [...]

It’s just about time for wild blackberries to ripen in my area; I can hardly wait!  The chickens and I like eating seasonally , and the girls enjoy the blackberries just as much as I do. We have all sorts of fruits at our farm–blackberries, black raspberries, peaches, apples, plums, persimmons, cherries and pears, just [...]

I’ve been looking at My Pet Chicken’s recipe for Eggs in a Cloud for a while, but I thought it needed punching up a little for my family. Instead of plain beaten egg white “clouds,” I decided to fold in some flavor. It was a big hit, so I wanted to share!   Lissa’s Sunny [...]

There are a lot of left over hard boiled eggs at this time of year, a perfect opportunity for this deviled eggs trick. After we’re done dyeing our eggs, it’s normally not a problem at our house to use them all up–they’re so delicious because our eggs are from pastured, free range hens! I love hard [...]

Just about everyone has his or her own recipe for deviled eggs, and just about everyone loves eating them! Yum: rich, creamy mashed yolks, seasoned and piped into egg white shells. They never last long at a party. For my part, I do a fair impression of Cool Hand Luke whenever I see a plate [...]

Need something quick? Try huevos rancheros. I love this dish, because it takes only 15 minutes or so and it can be made mostly with pantry staples. Plus, well…  just YUM. Everyone loves these. It’s a great way to show off how delicious fresh eggs are. Here’s what you’re in for:  Lissa’s Huevos Rancheros

Have you ever wondered how restaurants get their scrambled eggs so fluffy? I have – and I’ve been struggling for years to get that consistency. Most of the time they end up chewy. My poor family! Turns out, I’ve been way over-thinking it. The secret is simply this: water!