Eggs...yes please!

Farm fresh organic eggs are delicious. They are richer and have a more vibrant color than the eggs you can buy in the grocery store. You can find eggs at the market from many vendors depending on the day and their egg production. There are brown eggs and "Easter Eggs". My kids love to eat the "Easter Eggs" because they like to pick out their egg color before we eat! 

Eggs are a staple in our lives and we often just think of them as a breakfast food or an ingredient in a dish. Yes...eggs are great for breakfast and they are essential in lots of dishes. Here are a few ways that we enjoy eggs.

Recently I had an abundance of eggs from Blue Bell Farm so one evening I boiled a dozen eggs. When I boil eggs I bring the water to a boil and then boil the eggs for 8-10 minutes. So you have a dozen hard boiled eggs...now what? Here is what I did with those eggs.

• I enjoyed hard boiled eggs for breakfast with some three seed bread from Nitty Gritty Dirt Farm.

• Another way to enjoy hard boiled eggs for breakfast is to make a white sauce with butter, flour and milk and thicken. Then chop up some of the eggs in the sauce. Top your favorite toast with this egg gravy.....it is delicious!!!!

• I made egg salad: cut up your hard boiled eggs, add a little mayo (it doesn't take much with these eggs), salt, pepper, and dry mustard. Combine and enjoy as a sandwich or with crackers. I did both....a sandwich for dinner and then egg salad with crackers while at work for lunch the next day. 

• A hard boiled egg makes an excellent snack, too! 

• You could also make a wilted salad with fresh spinach from the market, slice hard boiled eggs, bacon, and onion. You make a hot vinaigrette and drizzle the salad. Yum! 

These are just a few ways to enjoy eggs! They are so much more than just a staple food so pick up some farm fresh eggs and get to cooking!