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"That is fucking delicious! So interesting. Tart but in a much more complex way." is what KCRW "Good Food" host Evan Kleiman said about my Seville Orange Marmalade Pie that won the KCRW Pie Pageant. I'm still dancing on meringue clouds from the excitement! Fellow winner Evin Spain's story about his family's Chocolate Meringue Pie was so magical that I had to try making this pie. And the result was... incredible. Possibly one of the best tasting pies I've ever made. Both are BWC Original Recipes, available on bakingwithchickens.com. |
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| | This pie would work with any sour citrus with its matching marmalade flavor if you can't get your hands on Seville Sour/Bitter Oranges, which are in season from end of December to mid February. | | |
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| | A grownup version of S'mores meets Chocolate Pudding tucked in a salty cardamom pie crust. Graham cracker or pretzel crust would also be good. | | |
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Egg-stra! Egg-stra! Read All About It. |
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A roundup of egg-ucating and hen-tastic news and info from around the internet. If you see something cool, share it with me and it could end up here! Thank you Isa Fabro for sharing the articles about the Italian free-range chickens and Egyptian egg ovens! |
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We Tried 8 Egg Substitutes for Baking and Found a Clear Winner via TheKitchn.com If you're low on eggs for your baking project, try one of these vegan-friendly egg substitutes. But which one worked the best? TBH I was surprised. | | |
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The Absolute Best Way to Fry an Egg, According to 42 Tests via Food52.com Find out which is the best oil for a perfect fried egg with lacy, crispy edges. I was not at all surprised with the results and glad to know my hunch was right. Which do you think makes the best fried egg? | | |
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The Egyptian Egg Ovens Considered More Wondrous Than the Pyramidsvia AtlasObscura.com Ancient Egyptians invented an Egg Oven over 2,000 years ago to create "chickens generated from fire." The first egg incubator, the ovens fertilized eggs using heat and sun-dried camel dung and freed up hens to continue laying more eggs. Poop baked eggs? | | |
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The Italian Farmer Returning Chickens to the Wild via AtlasObscura.com This man in northern Italy created an enchanted mountain kingdom ruled by fluffy birds. He keeps 2,100 chickens in his chestnut forest where they lay eggs in the wild. He's creating Alpine eggs, uovo di selva, egg of the woods, to sell to high end clients and restaurants. But do they taste different? | | |
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Fart Eggs, a Weird Anomaly via BakingWithChickens.com What's that tiny egg? A FART EGG! Fart eggs (also called fairy eggs, diminutive eggs, cock eggs, wind eggs, witch eggs, dwarf eggs) are teeny tiny eggs laid by normal-sized hens. Find out why this happens and what's inside a Fart Egg. | | |
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Apocalypse Guide to Chickens + Eggs |
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Last month, I was a guest on the Weed + Grub podcast, a comedy podcast and food, cooking and cannabis, and talked about how chickens are the animal I'd choose in case of zombie apocalypse. Here's why chickens are my apocalypse animal of choice: - Chickens lay eggs that are food and a good source of protein.
- Reproduction potential! The eggs they lay can hatch into more chickens, to produce even more food (with a rooster, but then you'd have to consider the noise risk of attracting zombies).
- The chickens themselves are food.
- Their poop is excellent fertilizer that will help grow more food.
- Eggshells as band-aids?! The thin membrane that you can peel from the inside of eggshells, can be used as a band-aid for small wounds in a pinch. That membrane has antimicrobial properties that promote healing and reduce scarring. Warning, there is a small risk of salmonella. I don't recommend doing this in place of a sterile bandage for your first-aid needs if better options are available.
- Eggshells are great for gardening to grow strong, healthy vegetables and deter slugs/snails.
- Eggshells are an excellent source of calcium, you can add sterilized powdered eggshells to your morning coffee for a calcium boost.
- Feathers can be used to make a plush down pillow and comforter so you can get a good night's sleep to better fight zombies in the morning.
- Eggshells laid out across the floor make an excellent intruder alert system.
They are the ONLY animal out of all the freeloading pets in our house that produces food out of their BUTTS! I rest my case. What would your zombie apocalypse animal be? #TeamChicken |
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Need a Laugh to Kick Start Week 8 of Quarantine? |
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What sounds like an angry dinosaur and wants to attack your hand if it comes near? A broody chicken! Hear broody Lulu from @therapy_chickens ROAR. A broody chicken is when a chicken's maternal instincts kick in and they want to hatch eggs. They get very grouchy if you get near and try to take their eggs. |
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Death Metal Rooster. You just have to see/hear it. Warning, it's loud. |
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Your Weekend Baking Project |
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Up your quarantine baking cinnamon roll game by making these delicious AF Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls with me. We can't hang out together in person, but we can bake together digitally. It'll be like I'm with you in your kitchen! Original recipe by Katiebird Bakes. Want to watch this on a big screen? Open YouTube on your TV and watch "Baking With Chickens" channel. Don't forget to like the video and subscribe! |
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