Foodie Friday

Well, we learned today that, in this house, we do not indeed cry over spilt milk... we do cry over broken eggs. My morning started off with a half-full carton of backyard-fresh eggs hitting the kitchen floor. It was very traumatic; I can only imagine what poor Lavender will think when we tell her what I've done. The damn chicken survives a hawk attack (yes, you read that right - a few weeks ago, Peep set off the chicken war-cry and when I got out back, a Cooper's Hawk had Lavender pinned to the ground... never fear - with the help of my trusty dear dog, and a bit of shrieking and arm-flapping, the hawk left and Lavender's bloody wounds healed)... and all I can do to repay her hard work is splatter 6 of her eggs on the floor... ho-hum...

So, to satisfy your need for recipes on this blustery Friday, here are some breakfast staples that do not include eggs. *whimper, whimper*. You can see how our indoor animals are satisfying their needs on these cold, winter days:

Apple Ginger Scones
adapted from Cook's Illustrated, March/April 1994

• 2 C stone ground organic whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 tsp cream of tartar
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 4 T organic unsalted butter
• 2 T local honey
• 1/4 C fresh-squeezed organic orange juice
• 1/2 C local whole milk
• 2 small organic apples; peeled and chopped
• 1/4 C organic candied ginger pieces
• Combine dry ingredients; cut in cold butter with pastry cutter
• In a separate bowl, combine honey, milk, and OJ
• Stir apples and ginger into dry ingredients then mix in wet ingredients
• Drop on parchment paper lined baking sheet (makes  8-9 fist-sized scones)
• Bake at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes

Everything-But-The-Kitchen-Sink Smoothie

• Frozen organic banana
• Frozen organic mango
• 2 organic navel oranges, peeled
• 2 C fresh organic kale
• 1/2 C organic plain whole milk yogurt
• Local elderberry juice
• Vitamin D3 drops (the girls take these; John and I take our extra D in pill form)

Carrot Fruit Smoothie

• 1 large organic carrot; peeled
• Frozen organic banana
• Frozen organic mango
• 2 organic navel oranges; peeled
• 1 C homemade almond milk
• 1 T organic unrefined coconut oil; melted