Saturday, May 23, 2009

Chickens with teeth and little bit about Omelets: Basil-Feta and Cherry Tomato Omelet with Fresh Spinach

I found out this interesting bit of information about chickens from Wikipedia:

In 2006, scientists researching the ancestry of birds "turned on" a chicken recessive gene, talpid2, and found that the embryo jaws initiated formation of teeth, like those found in ancient bird fossils. John Fallon, the overseer of the project, stated that chickens have "...retained the ability to make teeth, under certain conditions..."

Whoa! Now that is cool! Dinosaur chicken anyone? Checkout the entire article at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken
Also a picture of of toothy chicken at: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20060220/chicken_ani_zoom0.html
And more: http://www.livescience.com/animals/060222_chicken_teeth.html
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=mutant-chicken-grows-alli

Now for the piece on omelets:
Chickens are laying lots of eggs this time of the year. As the days get longer chickens lay more eggs. I imagine it has something to do with this being a good time to raise chicks. So now is the time to enjoy farm fresh eggs in omelets, quiches, souffles, and more! Checkout this cool website for information about eggs and lots of yummy recipes:
http://www.incredibleegg.org/recipes-and-more

I recently made myself a yummy Basil-Feta and Cherry Tomato Omelet with Fresh Spinach (see pic). Whidbey Island is a great place to find farm fresh eggs: in coolers for sale on the roadsides (I know of at least one on Saratoga Road and Amble Road, Langley), at the farmer's markets, and at produce stands (checkout Bur Oak Acres).

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