Potlucks are fun. Making a dish where everything is local is
a challenge.
After church we are watching Food, Inc. as an adult
education lesson and discussion. But before the movie, we will eat. The theme
of the potluck is local foods, and for our dish I went no further than my
backyard. I made deviled eggs.
A few weeks ago I decided that I was indeed going to make
deviled eggs, so I began saving eggs from one particular hen, our Dominique,
Kendra. Why, you may ask, would I only use the eggs of one hen instead of from
all of them? Because her eggs boil up and peel perfectly every time. A couple
of the girls have nearly impenetrable membranes that attach to the cooked egg
whites and cause a super pock-marked egg, which is perfect for traction on a
slippery surface, but not so fun to peel. So after boiling eighteen of her
delicious ovas, I went to work adding the various ingredients, thirteen in all,
to create my version of the deviled egg. I never measure, so each batch is a
little different, but I may have added just a bit too much cayenne pepper. At
least they still taste delicious!
Now, while I was able to source my eggs rather local, the
herbs and spices are from around the world, ranging from California
to India . This
can happen when you use a lot of spices. However, the point is to think about
and make a conscious decision about the food we eat. I figure eating the eggs
of a happy backyard hen is better than a battery cage hen any day, even if she
happens to have stopped laying and started going broody!
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