Locally Grown

The Incredible, Edible Egg

by Sandra Evans

Scrambled, poached, fried, over-easy. Quiches, omelets, strata, frittatas. There might be as many, or perhaps even more, ways to prepare eggs than Bubba Gump’s mamma had for shrimp.

My favorite egg breakfast: sauteed red onions, minced garlic, a mess of fresh spinach, and tomatoes with a hint of nutmeg, two eggs, and a bit of freshly grated parmesan to finish. When I asked Jim and Mary Lou Baal what their favorite way to eat eggs was, Mary Lou said, “Cheese omelet,” but Jim said for him, it was clearly “Deviled eggs.” Whichever way you prefer to prepare your eggs, you can purchase fresh, local ones from the Baals at the Dubuque Winter Farmers’ Market (in Kennedy Mall) every Saturday.

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