I just came in from the chicken coop with today's collection of eggs. I got more than a dozen. That is a lot of eggs for basically two people.
I used to give a lot of eggs to my children. But now, two of them have their own chickens and don't need any from me.
It probably is time to sell some again since I have way more hens than I had planned on. Last year, I had a bunch of broody chickens who were hiding until they showed up again with their babies.
One of the drawbacks if you let them roam the yard. And even though my recent garden pictures look like there is not much going on - in a couple of months, we are looking at a green wilderness again.
And chickens are excellent at playing hide and seek!!
So, we had lots of chicks which now are hens and happily lay an egg a day.
I do trade the eggs for things I want at the backyard fruit exchanges, but still, we have a lot and have to come up with interesting ways to eat them.
This egg salad is a recipe my son really likes.
Recipe
Boil eggs - we did one dozen
Peel and cut into big chunks.
Green onions, chopped fine.
Celery, sliced into thin slices.
Salt, Pepper, and mayonnaise.
Now, these are the 2 ingredients which make this salad delicious.
Fresh Dill.
Horseradish.
Mix all together and adjust ingredients to your taste. We like it best with a lot of fresh dill and a good amount of horseradish.
Serve on homemade sourdough bread, with crackers or any bread of your choice.
It is also delicious as a topper on a green salad.
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