All posts tagged: Eggs

You say Frittata, I say Duck Eggs!

When we finally got up the nerve to eat the eggs, of course we discovered how delicious they are. One of my favorite things to make with the duck eggs is a frittata; super easy and so good. One of the great things about a frittata is that you can add just about anything you like. I made the first one out of potatoes, mushrooms, shallots and fresh chives from our garden. Feel free to experiment-use tomatoes, cheese, spinach, broccoli, peppers and list goes on… Ingredients: 8 Duck eggs 2 Yukon Gold potatoes-chopped into small cubes (I like mine very small) 1 Shallot, diced 1/2 Cup mushrooms, chopped 2 Tbs Chives, diced 2 Tbs Water 1 to 2 Tbs Butter (Plus more for preparing the pie pan) Salt and pepper to taste   To do: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil and add potatoes, turn down to a low boil and cook until tender, about 12 to 15 minutes. Drain. While the potatoes are cooking, prepare …

He always wanted Ducks.

My husband loves ducks. Ever since I’ve known him he said that one day he would love to have ducks. He does not like chickens, except to eat. So, one day back in April a few days before our 15th wedding anniversary I had gone to Tractor Supply to get a few things for the goats and came home with 2 baby ducklings. Yup, I was suckered in by all those cute ducklings. I ended up with Khaki Campbells, had no idea what to expect. I bought everything they told me to; heat lamp, feeder, waterer, feed, special pro-biotics to help them grow up and be healthy. They peep when they are babies and they peeped all the way home, I felt terrible that they were in that little box with holes, probably scared to death. They were 4 days old and cute as can be. Now at that young of an age it is almost impossible to tell the sex. I was told they were most likely female but no guarantees. All of them …