Newton Community Farm
October 14, 2020
Nutrition and Healthy Recipes: Eggs
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This week in our Healthy Harvest Bags, we are offering fresh eggs from Codman Community Farms in Lincoln. You can order a bag here or see below for more information. We still have some bags available to order for pickup this Friday afternoon!
Did you know that it takes a chicken 24-26 hours to make one egg? A chicken may lay 5-6 eggs per week, depending on its breed, age, molt cycle and the season.
Egg whites contain 40 types of proteins and the yolks have fat, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and protein. Eggs are an excellent source of vitamin K and a very good source of the B vitamins, including biotin, thiamine, and vitamin B12. They also have selenium, carotenoids, vitamin D, amino acids, and choline, which is important for cell health. Not all eggs have omega-3 fatty acids. It depends on what the chicken has been fed. Commercially produced eggs contain virtually no omega-3 fatty acids.
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In cooking and baking, eggs can be used to thicken or "glue" ingredients together. They can also add moisture to a recipe or be used as a glaze or meringue in desserts. Eggs can give structure to a dish, like the fluffiness of a souffle, or as binder in gluten-free recipes.
Serving Ideas:
- For the perfect hard-boiled egg, place fresh eggs in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil for 8 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit covered in the hot water for 8 minutes. Tip: if you turn the eggs over after removing from heat, the yolks will be centered in the white.
- For easy egg salad, mix 4 chopped-up hard-boiled eggs with 2 to 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise, 1 medium chopped leek, 1 grated carrot, ¼ cup chopped dill, and salt and pepper to taste.
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Recipe for Easy Vegetable Frittata
Ingredients:
6 eggs
1-3 cups chopped veggies like kale/spinach, mushrooms, asparagus, onions, broccoli, peppers...
1 cup cheese, any type you like, divided in half
1/4 cup milk, heavy cream, half and half or yogurt
1/4 cup herbs like basil, parsley, oregano...
salt and pepper
Instructions:
Whisk the eggs and milk product together along with 1/2 cup cheese, salt and pepper.
Sautee the vegetables with a little oil for several minutes until they are softened. If you do this in a cast iron pan, you can keep your ingredients in this pan to bake. If you don't have a cast iron pan, then once the veggies are softened, transfer them to a glass baking dish.
Pour the egg mix onto the veggies. Add herbs and the rest of the cheese.
Bake at 425 degrees until the eggs are set in the center of the pan (past when they are runny but before they turn rubbery), approximately 10-15 minutes.
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Watch our healthy cooking show with Jay on our YouTube channel on Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. You can also view our channel anytime to see our show archive featuring gardening, cooking and story time.
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Order a Healthy Harvest Bag |
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Order a Healthy Harvest Bag full of fresh, local produce today. Every Monday morning we list a new offering which you can pre-order through our online store and arrange for pickup at the farm on Friday afternoon. Contents and price vary each week based on what's in season. This week's bag has:
- eggs from Codman Community Farms
- baby bok choi
- kale
- specialty peppers (will be wax, shishito, or lunch box depending on the harvest)
- winter squash from Drumlin Farm
- garlic
- fruit from Autumn Hill Orchard or our own
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Join us for a special online event for the entire community on Tuesday, October 20, at 7:30 p.m. -- Crisis Farming: The Essential Work of Feeding a Community, featuring an insightful conversation with Farm Manager Greg Maslowe about the current challenges facing small community farms. "The Mother Earth Podcast" host and environmental lawyer Matt Pawa will interview Greg on how NCF has adapted and thrived during the pandemic and the role that the Farm plays in addressing local food security. We know that you’ll be inspired to keep our unique, local farm strong and sustainable.
This event is FREE and open to all. Preregistration is required to receive the link for this virtual event. Two lucky registrants will win food/farming books from Newtonville Books. If you would like to contribute toward our fundraising goal, you can make your donation here. Please invite your friends and family and help spread the word!
Thank you to our wonderful host committee of farm supporters and to our community partners Green Newton and Archstone Law Group.
Thank you to our premier sponsor The Village Bank.
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NEWTON COMMUNITY FARM
303 Nahanton Street
Newton, MA 02459
617-916-9655
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