Over the weekend my happy little family caught a nasty little bug. We don’t know where exactly this bug found us, but we are pretty sure it went after the smallest member of the family first! Without going into the details, let me say that I am very thankful for indoor washing machines, dryers and [...]

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As a kid we had chickens and we had fresh eggs. As far as I can remember, I always liked eating eggs, whether they be scrambled, poached, soft boiled, hard boiled, they were (and are) a tasty food. My grandmother also raised chickens from which she made the best scrambled eggs in the world. They [...]

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Do you relish the entire egg or are you a “whites” only kind of guy or gal? If you are a yolk skipper, perhaps after reading this blog post, you will reconsider, because those of you who skip your yolks and only eat the egg whites are missing out! First off, the yellow egg yolk [...]

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When we bought our home two years ago we didn’t realize that we were just down the road from the local Farmer’s Market, which sets up on Saturdays at the County Fair Grounds. However, since we discovered the market and have gotten into the habit of visiting, it is our favorite Saturday activity. We did [...]

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We are just under 2 weeks away from the next Vegetarian Challenge, so I thought I’d introduce you to Quorn, one of my favorite non-meat sources of protein. Made from Fusarium Venenatum, a naturally occurring soil fungus, the folks at Quorn capitalize on mother nature by making mycoprotein in a controlled environment. According to [...]

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