Pimped Out Pickled Eggs!

From the country...

Here is my entry for the contest!

"Pimp that Preserve!"

Unpimped jars of goodies...

From the country.....

I just found this nifty contest over on the Well Preserved blog which tweaked my interest.

Pimp that Preserve: Canning & Preserving With Ashley English Giveaway

You pimp up (dress up) a jar of your favorite preserve good, send them a picture and you could win a “Canning & Preserving" book by fellow blogger Ashley English. Looks like a good read! I am gonna work on my jar entry today and post a pic of my pimped up preserve for the contest!

So check it out and if ya enter, Good Luck!

sauerkraut and pickled eggs...

From the country...

I have an influx of eggs right now. My ladies are pumping out between 20 to30 eggs a day. What does a gal do with hoards of eggs? Well, you eat em' until you can't any longer and then you try to come up with some elaborate plans for said eggs. I have looked up recipes on egg noodles (takes a moderate amount of eggs), made pound cake (really doesn't take that many), and as a last resort pickled the suckers. I don't know if I even like pickled eggs, they have this dirty- fingers-in-the-jar bar reputation, that coupled with the stories of intense flatulence after consumption really doesn't make them a easy sell for me. Now having said that, I do know people who like pickled eggs and will be receiving their hefty jar of them on Christmas day and I found a interesting recipe and tailored it to my liking. A few handfuls of peppercorns, coriander seed, sliced garlic, sliced poblano pepper, ground mustard, salt in a brine of vinegar and water. Let sit for at least 10 days and voila! Pickled egg ecstasy! I haven't made it to the ecstasy part yet... will update when the tasting happens, right now the jars are taking up room in the newly renovated (read: clean) fridge. These jars full of glowing orbs partnered with a jar of fermented sauerkraut and some homemade sausage is what the friends/family will be receiving for the holidays....lucky them!

An Italian version of myself...

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This here photo is of yours truly taken by Mauro Vallinotto at Terre Madre in Italy. I am still unsure as to what the purpose of this photo is to be but I thought I would share it with you. This is me. I have a rounder face (due to pregnancy) and my teeth aren't perfect, I was jet legged and confused as to what was really going on and I don't quite understand why I was asked to pose with my hands folded like that (isn't that the pose of the dead?). You can look at the photo and start to see my age (which I am okay with... really I am) and I know that by looking at this photo there is really two of us present and that we went on a world wind trip together. I don't take great photos but I don't mind this one, this photo is an honest picture of who I am.

My name is Laura. I live in the Kawartha Lakes in Ontario, Canada. I am a farmer who loves her chickens and turkeys. I love food and I love to produce it. I love family and rural life. This is me! Now who are you?

I like this shot!

From the country...

I found this photo taken of Mark and I the summer of 2007. It seems like forever ago! That is little Lucas in the baby pouch.. just to think, we have another wee one on the way...yeesh!

So, have you heard anything about harvest time?

Remember When?

From the country...

Remember when this guy...

Was this little gaffer?


And when this beautifully hideous creature....

Was this fluffy, gawky little poult?