Buffalo Eggs

As you may know from my previous post, I just got home with 17 dozen eggs from the egg farm. That may sound like a lot, and well it is. We eat eggs on hamburgers, sandwiches, quiche (yes the farm boys will eat bacon and cheese quiche- thank you Mr. Food!), the list goes on and on. When I walk in the door with the eggs, I usually hear, “YES! Buffalo Eggs!” Its only eggs and bread, fried. So simple and such a crowd-pleaser.

So today we are celebrating the egg with a recipe.

You will need:

A frying pan, a.k.a a skillet

A loaf of French bread

A stick of butter (salted, unsalted, or margarine)

Eggs

 

Use a bread knife to cut the bread in slices about 1 inch thick. Pull the dough out of the middle on the bread, making a hole.

At this point, because I use a cast iron skillet, I turn the heat on under the skillet to medium.

Butter one side of the bread. Lay a few slices of the bread in the skillet, buttered side down, and quickly butter the top.

Crack an egg and place it in the hole in the bread slice, one egg for each slice of bread. 

(My picture shows double yoked eggs)

Fry until bread is browned and egg is almost cooked. Flip the bread slices over. The egg will finish cooking and the bread will brown. If you don’t like your yolks runny, you can poke the egg to let the yolk come through and flip and fry a little more.

Once they are done, remove them from skillet onto a plate. When ready to serve, you can top with Salsa, pimentos, or a chutney or chow-chow. They are your eggs, flavor how you want!

I hope you and your family enjoy the meal.

Jennifer ♥

The Incredible Not Just Edible Egg

I love eggs, but we don’t raise chickens, so once a month I take the trek out to the egg farm. The drive’s not bad because I know when I get up the next morning I will have a refrigerator full of eggs, just waiting for me. (well, ok, those that didn’t get cooked when I got home, anyway) Oh and I get some alone time! Double bonus, whoo hoo.

Thanks to those who raise chickens and here’s a shout out to Featherland Egg Farms to say thanks for not including steroids and growth hormones in their feed.  

In celebration of the eggs, I thought that today I would share my Mama's Egg Facials.

Having been raised in the country, I grew up not being able to run into town when I didn't have what I wanted. My mother taught us how to make due. Turns out, these things are wonderful and are actually preferred to the “store bought” items.



This is not me!!
Picture credit goes to makeupjournal.net

 Today I am once again thankful for Mama’s egg facials. Egg whites reduce the size of pores and puffiness and egg yolks are a great moisturizer. There are a lot of variations on this, some adding the ground egg shells to make a scrub. Others add honey or avocado depending on your skin's condition. But for now, we'll just do the basic.

So here’s what you do. You crack open a couple of eggs (don’t throw those shells away, they can be used for several things)

Separate the eggs from the yolks. Putting each in a separate bowl. I always have a small seal-able container, which we call Tupperware even if it isn’t, for the yokes.

Store the yolks in the Tupperware for use tomorrow. Cover them with water, do not stir, and refrigerate. They are good for about two days.  If you choose to store the egg whites, they are good for about five days when sealed in an airtight container.

When you are ready to wash your face fully whisk in a little water and either wash your face or use as a mask, letting it sit for about 15 to 20 minutes. That’s it. Alternate the cleansers. The next day whisk water with the yolk and repeat. 

Give it a try, I don’t think you will be disappointed. You might even love your skin when you are done.

Jennifer ♥

 

Jumping in!

Jumping In.

Deep breath, no, breathe normally, don't forget to breathe. This is scary, in a way. Do I jump or do I take a step back. Eek!

My first blog.  There are so many wonderful blogs out there. I love the people who teach me how to do something.  I thought to myself, I want to share. I want to tell someone the cool way to do this and how to save money on that. So here it goes...

Welcome to Wild Poppy Farms. A regular down-home country Texas place. I was born and raised on a farm, moved to the big city and discovered that the farm girl I didn't want to be was who I missed. I missed everything that I had hated as a teenager. I love to cook, sew, do crafty things, find ways to re-purpose what's lying around the place and yep, even take care of the animals. I am a thrift-store-shoppin'-flea-market junkie, a wife and working mother.

Drop by every once in a while and check out the recipes an antics around the farm.