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Fried Quail Eggs

Fried Quail Eggs

Aren’t they just the cutest little fried eggs?! We have a few quail that are good little layers, their eggs are pretty small. It takes about 3 eggs to make up the size of a chicken egg. I’ll save up my quail eggs for a few days and give the kids a quail egg feast for breakfast, they each eat about 5 fried quail eggs(30 eggs) if I have that many :)

Quail eggs fry up pretty much the same as chicken eggs, but their shells are very different. The membrane beneath the shell is really tough so you can’t crack the eggs like you can a chicken egg, you either puncture with a sharp scissor and cut a slit to open or use a very sharp knife and hack the end off. This is my preferred method but it takes a little practice. We love our little quail they are sweet little birds and provide a supplemental food source to our family! It’s especially nice in the winter when my chicken’s aren’t laying as well. Thanks girls!

I think my quail are thankful for the heat light

Batter Fried Fish

Batter Fried Fish

Last Saturday my two-year-old daughter, Guenna, and I went to the store to get some donuts for the family, a Saturday morning treat. She cracks me up! We get into the car and she did not stop talking the entire time we were on our little date! Anyway, after we picked up our donuts (which she wanted to eat before we purchased), we were walking to the check out and I spotted the fish and got a crazy idea, I should make some batter fried fish. I’ve never made it before but my mom was coming over and I thought she could help me. So I bought some fish, and headed home. A little unsure that my plans would turn out, and even more unsure that my kids would like the fish.

We found a recipe for the batter and got it started when we realized that it called for 3/4 cup flat beer. Hmmm, we have some beer but it’s not flat. And we didn’t know how to flatten it quickly, anyone know the trick? So we subbed 3/4 cup milk and added 2 teaspoons of baking powder, the batter was perfect! Yeah! And the kids loved the fish, Guenna thought it was corn of all things! The boys especially loved the batter but they ate the fish as well. So it was a successful experiment. I love it when it when my experiments actually turn out :)  So now I have another recipe to add to my, “the family likes this one” list!

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