Some evenings I don’t necessarily want to cook a full meal; it’s too much time and effort.  I still want to eat healthily, though, and so I turn to my standby meal – the frittata.  A frittata is an Italian variation on an omelet; baked instead of cooked on the stovetop.  Or, other people might [...]

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Just in the last month I’ve started buying eggs from a friend of mine. He and his wife started raising chickens back earlier this year. When they started laying, he contacted me, knowing of my interest in fresh, local foods.
So now once a week we meet for lunch and I pick up a [...]

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What do to with whey. This has been a topic that’s been on my mind lately. I know … I know. I’m weird. But it has. See, last week I made 3 batches of yogurt; one of them I left as is for use in recipes, one of them I [...]

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These are the best scrambled eggs I’ve ever eaten. I modified it slightly based on the ingredients I had available. Yes, you could eliminate the butter and save on fat, but honestly, the butter makes these eggs. And I’m a big believer in real food in moderation, rather than substituting artificial ingredients. [...]

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