Eggs abound. The colored plastic kind, the chocolate kind and the eggs in my chicken coop. My chickens taught me that eggs have a season. The natural production of eggs depends on the length of light in a day. The short days of winter nearly shut down egg production in my backyard coop. But the long, luscious days of almost spring bring me fresh eggs by the half dozen.

The egg section of the grocery store doesn’t recognize the natural rhythm of the hen. We, the consumer, demand the flavor of eggs year round. The market responds with gigantic hen houses that never experience darkness.

Backyard chickens isin’t for everyone. But great tasting eggs that don’t compromise the integrity of fresh water systems are available at a farmers market near you.

I’m celebrating the egg season with Egg Salad Sandwiches on my homemade wheat bread (a.k.a. Mama’s Bread). I’ve finally figured out how to hard-boil an egg without the whites of the egg bursting out of its shell. Here’s how:

The Perfect Hard-boiled Egg

Boil water, enough to fully submerge an egg.

Place eggs in boiling water for one minute, cover.

Turn off stove. Let the eggs sit in the water for 12 minutes.

Remove eggs from water and they are ready.

I add a dash of curry powder to my Egg Salad Sandwich to make the flavors sing.

Eat less water at your kitchen table!

Be well,

Florencia

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