Hello, beautiful fellow dirtbags! We’re starting a new series on our blog! Forget white tablecloths and Michelin stars, this is opulence straight from the compost heap.
Tonight’s spread? Ingredients pulled from your own soil and plated like you’ve got a private chef on retainer.
Today’s Spread: Bougie-but-Broke Brunch
Farm-Fresh Chicken-Egg Shakshuka
Serves 4 hungry gardeners
Ingredients:
6 fresh chicken eggs (still warm from the coop, if you can swing it)
2 cups chopped tomatoes (heirloom if you’ve got ’em 😉)
1 red bell pepper, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, diced
1 tsp smoked paprika
½ tsp ground cumin
Salt & pepper to taste
Olive oil for the pan
Fresh parsley for garnish
Directions:
1. Heat olive oil in a heavy skillet.
2. Sauté onion, pepper, and garlic until fragrant.
3. Stir in tomatoes, paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper. Simmer until thick and saucy.
4. Make small wells and crack the eggs in. Cover and cook until the whites are just set.
5. Garnish with parsley and serve straight from the skillet.
Dandelion “Champagne” Mimosas:
1 bottle of chilled prosecco (or your favorite bubbly, non-alcoholic totally works!)
½ cup fresh orange juice
A few dandelion petals for garnish
Drizzle of backyard honey (optional)
Combine juice and prosecco in a flute, float petals on top, drizzle honey if you like a sweet note.
Compost Couture Tip:
“Rich soil is the new black. Layer kitchen scraps like a Parisian patisserie layers pastry, slow, decadent, irresistible.”
So get out there and host other beautiful dirtbags, just like us! We can be just as luxurious and still have dirt under our nails!
Yard 2 Yield! 