Grandma Gwen did a little 'eggs-periment' this weekend and her results blew us all away! Our homegrown brown eggs far exceeded expectations and blew the traditional white eggs out of the water!

The brown eggs held the dye better and resulted in a deeper, richer, more even color than the white eggs. 

You don't have to take my word for it though - check out the photos below. In the photo below, the two top eggs started out as brown eggs and the two bottom eggs were white prior to being dyed. You can really see the difference!

The best part is Grandma Gwen used food coloring that she already had in her kitchen - no special dyes needed!

Going left to right, she used neon blue food coloring for Eggs #1 & #3, neon purple for egg #2 and plain red (not neon) for egg #4.

Many boxes of food coloring have instructions on them but if yours doesn't, here are some basic directions:

Mix 1/2 cup boiling water, 1 tsp vinegar and 10 to 20 drops of food coloring in a cup to reach desired color. Repeat for each color. Use a spoon to dip your egg into the dye and let it sit in there for 2-5 minutes depending on how dark of a color you want your egg to be. Remove and allow to dry on a paper towel or in an egg holder.

Now that you now how easy it is to create these beautiful eggs - stop by the farm this Saturday, March 21 from 10-Noon and grab a couple dozen brown eggs to wow your kids and grandkids this Easter!

See you soon!
Emily

I've been making breakfast burritos for my husband and kids for a decade now. And while I enjoy a breakfast burrito from time to time myself, MY favorite make ahead breakfast is Egg Bites. These little guys are packed with protein and easy to grab and go which is so important when I'm trying to get the kids ready and out the door on school mornings!

I actually really enjoy my egg bites cold, so that makes them even more accessible on busy mornings or as a quick afternoon snack.

**Pro-Tip** I DO highly recommend using a silicone baking pan or silicone cupcake liners for the easiest clean-up and the smoothest egg bite texture.

Like with most cooking, you can create limitless flavor combinations so I will share the base Egg Bite recipe and 2 of my personal favorite variations.

Egg Bites

Ingredients
8 large eggs
1 cup cottage cheese
salt & pepper to taste

Directions
Blend eggs and cottage cheese together until smooth. Add salt & pepper to taste.
Spoon into a muffin tin. - makes 12-15 muffins
Bake at 350F for 30 minutes

Ham & Cheese

• Fill muffin tins about half full with egg and cottage cheese mixture.
• Top with chopped ham, chives and shredded cheese
• Bake at 350F for 30 minutes or until egg mixture is set

Sausage & Potato 

• Cut potatoes into 1 1/2 inch chunks,
• Boil potatoes until soft
• While potatoes cook, brown 1/2 pound of your favorite sausage - drain and set aside
• Once soft, place one potato piece in the bottom of each muffin tin and smash with a cup.
• Pour egg and cottage cheese mixture over top of the potato until muffin cup is about 3/4 full
• Top with browned sausage
• Bake at 350F for 30 minutes or until egg mixture is set.

It's hard to believe but I have been making breakfast burritos for NP for a decade now. The recipe has stayed largely the same but I've shifted methods over the years to increase efficiency and decrease the work.

Where I used to cook everything in the skillet on the stove top, I now bake the hashbrowns in the oven and then the eggs as well - in the same pan! (now less pans to wash is a REAL win ;) )

I used to put each ingredients in a separate bowl and spoon into the tortilla one by one. Now, I mix all ingredients together in one big bowl and use a measuring cup to take one big scoop from the bowl to the tortilla - MUCH less work and again way less dishes to wash!

It's a good thing too because the littlest farmer has taken a liking to daddy's breakfast burritos too and so I'm making twice as many these days.

My old recipe is still floating around on the blog somewhere but here is an updated version of my Breakfast Burrito recipe. Hope it makes your mornings a little bit easier too :)