My girls are no longer on Strike!

Now that the weather is warming up, my girls have to decided to get back to work - laying beautifully colored eggs - in shades of white, beige, brown and blue.

We eat good - real good when they start laying again. Omlets, scrambled, fried,  deviled eggs, Easter eggs, pickled. And though my favorite thing to do with our eggs is pickling them....

...there is not one thing wrong with a delicious egg salad sandwich!

(feel free to use the recipe below)

Ingredients:  {Makes 6}

 

10 hard-boiled egg whites

2 hard-boiled egg yolks

2 to 3 tablespoons light mayonnaise

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

1/2 avocado, mashed, plus 1/2 avocado roughly chopped

Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

Boston lettuce, arugula, and tomato slices (optional)

12 white sandwich bread, such as Pullman, sliced about 1/2-inch thick, toasted

Directions:

1.Using a pastry blender or fork, mash together egg whites and yolks in a large bowl; carefully fold in avocado. Stir in mayonnaise, mustard, and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper.

2.Place 6 slices of bread on a work surface. Evenly divide egg salad among bread slices. Add lettuce greens or tomato, if desired. Top with remaining 6 slices bread. Serve.

Digging in Dirt

One potato, two potato, three potato - GROW! Never planted potatoes as an adult. I remember digging them up as a child in our family garden, but as an adult...no.

Several years back my husband built me a few raised beds and each Summer we grow the basics - tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and peppers. And of course - some fresh herbs. But this year - we actually have a garden with rows and rows and rows. This month, we've planted onions, mustard, turnips and potatoes. The onions and mustard seeds have already broken ground and I am quite anxious to get out there and start pulling and cutting.

I hope to keep it fed and weeded and to keep you up to date on the harvest! I'm looking forward to planting peppers and okra and whatever else I please.