My Backyard Foraged Meal

baby chicks last Easter

Last year we bought 7 little chicks and raised them in our guest bathroom (not recommended). Of those seven chicks 2 were females - sorry roosters. 

the tractor coop

We bought a blueprint to build the Garden Ark chicken coop. We decided to make it portable so they wouldn't kill our yard with all the scratching they do looking for bugs. 

year old chickens this Easter

We ended up adopting another female, so we had 3 layers each giving us an egg every 26 hours. (Just FYI, you do not need a rooster for the hens to lay eggs. You only need a rooster to fertilize the eggs to make more chicks.)


So we have had PLENTY of eggs. 

fresh eggs

One of my favorite things to make is an Easy Egg Bake. But the simplest things to make are Hard Boiled Eggs. Talk about fast food you can eat in the car -  just grab & go!

a foraged meal

Egg Salad is another favorite, especially over a bed of freshly picked arugula. So between our chicken's eggs and greens from our urban garden, I made myself a meal.

Kale Chips

Kale, Olive Oil, Salt

Kale Chips are a great alternative to potato chips! Maybe not to the average person, but if you are doing a detox or the Standard Process Purification Program then they are your new best friend. 

Organic Garden

We grow kale in our garden every year and when it comes in there's a lot to eat at once. We love sharing our harvest with friends and neighbors, but a quick way to devour a whole bunch is to make chips out of them.

Here's how it goes:

Start with clean, dry leaves.

Lay leaves on a cookie sheet without layering

Lightly spray on olive oil to one side

Place in oven at 375 for 5 minutes

Flip them over

Spray the other side with olive oil

Place back in oven for another 5 minutes

Cook until crisp, be careful not to burn!

Sprinkle with salt & ENJOY

Krispy Kale Chips