Free Range Guinea Fowl Eggs
The free range guinea fowl that live at Hugo House enjoy ranging around the farm during the day. They eat a diet of the finest grains and daily access to the farm’s grassy pastures produces eggs with a deep yellow yolk. These eggs have a thicker shell than ordinary eggs which protects the rich and [...]
Guinea Fowl Eggs
Published in June 18th, 2008
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Quail Eggs
Published in June 18th, 2008
Quail Eggs
The Japanese and Italian quail that live at Hugo House are barn reared with the freedom to roam within their barn. These game birds create their own nest areas where they lay their petite and beautifully marked eggs with their own individual markings. The quail eat the finest grains and are given greens on a daily basis. The Hugo House quail eggs [...]
Quail Gender Identification
Published in June 17th, 2008
One way to determine the gender of a Coturnix quail is to look at the colour of the plumage on the breast.
Male Coturnix quail have a red tinge to their breast plumage.
Female Coturnix quail have a creamy breast plumage dappled with more brown flecks.
Nutritional Value Of An Egg
Published in June 17th, 2008
Eggs contain many nutrients.
Protein
Vitamin D
Vitamin A
Vitamin B2
Iodine
Calcium
Iron
The colour of an egg shell makes no difference to the food value of the egg.
How To Test If An Egg Is Fresh
Published in June 17th, 2008
There are two ways to check if an egg is fresh.
A fresh egg is heavy because none of it’s moisture has evaporated through the shell, so if you put a fresh egg in a bowl of water it will sink to the bottom. A less fresh egg will rise in the water because of the [...]
Cooking With Eggs
Published in June 17th, 2008
Eggs are a very versatile ingredient with many benefits.
They are nutritious.
Easily digested.
Egg dishes are quick to prepare.
Eggs have many different uses.
They can be prepared in many different ways.
Cooking And Eating Eggs
Eggs can be cooked in a variety of ways.
Boiled
Fried
Poached
Scrambled
Steamed
Omelette
Boiled Eggs - Eggs can be soft or hard boiled.
Soft Boiled Eggs can be cooked in a [...]
Yorkshire Puddings Made With Guinea Fowl Eggs
Published in June 17th, 2008
Yorkshire Puddings made with guinea fowl eggs taste great and the eggs give the puds an even greater golden colouring.
I have never been the greatest Yorkshire pudding maker, in fact I had given up making them as they were always heavy and stodgy, and needed the health warning, “Don’t go swimming after you’ve eaten my [...]
Avocado And Guinea Fowl Egg Mayonnaise
Published in June 16th, 2008
Avocado and Egg Mayonnaise is a fabulous starter if you have an abundance of eggs. At the moment we have lots of guinea fowl eggs and varying the egg recipe is becoming a bit of a challenge.
Avocado & Egg Mayonnaise
Ingredients
1 ripe avocado per person for a large starter or light lunch or shared between 2 [...]
Hard Boiled Quail Egg Starter
Published in June 16th, 2008
A lovely starter or canape at a party is this hard boiled quail’s eggs with beetroot. It is easy to prepare and very tasty.
Ingredients
Quail’s eggs - hard boiled.
Mayonnaise.
Whole grain mustard.
Beetroot.
Method
Hard boil the quail’s eggs for 3 minutes and then allow to cool.
Peel the shell from the quail’s eggs. It is recommended that the quails eggs [...]
Quail Egg Salad
Published in June 16th, 2008
Ingredients
6 hard boiled quail eggs.
1 or 2 tomatoes.
Chopped lettuce.
1 piece of bread toasted and cut into squares.
To make the sweet and sour dressing.
2 and a half table spoons of virgin olive oil.
1 clove of garlic chopped up.
Half a table spoon of caster sugar.
1 and a half tablespoons of white wine vinegar.
1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
Method
Hard [...]