What's so special about this egg? It was made yesterday, less than a half mile from my home. Neighbor Rick and his family raised some baby chicks this spring and summer and now the chickens are laying eggs! The eggs are smallish but lovely and delicious. I had two, soft scrambled, and DH had two, over-easy, for breakfast. These have a deep egg-flavor and more intense color than the grocery store variety. I don't know what variety of chickens laid these eggs but there may be more chicken and egg posts in the future! (And, no, I didn't raid the hen house. It's a neighborly firewood and egg/muscle power exchange.)
Speaking of muscle power, our time this weekend has been full of moving boxes, furniture, and various other "stuff" from the garage back into the basement. We're cleaning as we go which makes it a bit slower than we anticipated. So, we still have more to move but are hoping to finish before the snow sticks. I moved more boxes of fiber, yarn, and fabric back than I remembered moving out; they must have been multiplying out in the darkness of the garage.
However, the residents of Chez Purling Oaks also enjoy cooking. Friday, I made a from-scratch pizza (pepperoni, sliced black olives, and diced tomatoes) using this recipe for the dough. I made sauce using some seasoned tomato sauce my mother and I had canned a few years ago.
I started the dough at 5 pm and we were eating pizza by 7:15 pm. We could have eaten a little earlier but we tend to eat dinner later. It was an easy recipe and it went together well. The dough rose in a cold oven with just the light bulb on to provide a little warmth. I rolled the dough on parchment paper because I have a history of disasters with pizza dough transfers to the oven. It worked well with a pizza stone. Definitely a keeper recipe.
DH was also very productive in the kitchen between grilled oysters and pears with stilton cheese and toasted pine nuts.
I love fresh eggs.They taste sooo much better than store bought.Wow!That hubby of yours is pretty handy in the kitchen.Nice.
Posted by: La Verna | Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 03:51 PM
I'm so hungry now. Luckily we're having homemade pizza for dinner, or I'd be swooning!!
Looks like a yummy time!
Posted by: Nora | Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 03:53 PM
Yum, the pear looks delicious! I love "real" eggs.
Posted by: joan | Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 04:01 PM
I really may end up with some chickens some day. Gosh fresh eggs are good! Your pizza looks faboo and those pears? To DIE for, yum!
Posted by: Julie | Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 04:41 PM
Pear, Stilton, and pine nuts. Must remember that. Mmmmm.
Posted by: kmkat | Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 04:51 PM
Now I can't wait to get my chicken coop built and get them in there laying eggs. :D Evil Angie.
The pears look yummy and I may have to give them a try soon. I'll have to send you my recipe for "flat" bread that makes the most wonderful pizzas on the grill. YUM!
Posted by: Stacey | Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 06:32 PM
So are the neighbor eggs more fabulous than grocery store eggs?
Moving MORE? I feel your pain.
Posted by: Carrie K | Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 10:30 PM
Lovely egg - I do miss the eggs, but not dealing with the chickens we used to have :) Pizza looks great!
Posted by: Joy | Monday, November 17, 2008 at 11:40 AM
You are right! That egg is special. I love love love a fresh from the chicken egg. There's an egg man (just some dude with chickens; you get the eggs out of a dorm frig on his porch and leave the money in a cigar box) near me so I know the glory of brightly colored full flavored eggs!! YOu are truly the interblog gourmet!
Posted by: Kim | Monday, November 17, 2008 at 01:58 PM
Nothing better than local neighborhood eggs.
How exactly do you get the fabric, fiber and yarn to breed in the garage?
xo
Posted by: Cookie | Monday, November 17, 2008 at 05:13 PM