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  • Oh for the Love of Eggs (and a decadent French Silk chocolate pie recipe | via MyOtherMoreExcitingSelf.wordpress.com
    Baking Queen - Egg Recipes - Recipes

    French Silk Chocolate Pie

    November 18, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    I love to bake. I do sometimes like to cook actual meals with a variety of food groups, although typically not on weeknights when the second I get home, my 9-year-old is asking the proverbial question, “What’s for dinner?”  (Which is ironic, if you know my son, because he is…

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  • Laying hens
    Agriculture - Poultry Farming

    Common Sense Chicken Truths

    July 10, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Full disclosure: I have been stewing a bit about a comment about eggs and laying hens I read on Facebook for at least a week now. If you are a regular reader of this blog, then you know I’ve written about eggs and the misconceptions about egg farming before –…

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  • Turkey and Egg Pasta Salad
    Egg Recipes - Recipes - Turkey Recipes - Turkey Tuesday

    Volleyball Salad (or the best Turkey and Egg Pasta Salad)

    May 27, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    I am a pasta salad addict and this Turkey and Egg Pasta Salad is completely, 100% my jam. I love pasta salads. No, really – I loooove pasta salads.  So of course, I have a go-to recipe that includes two of my favorite foods – turkey and eggs. I make…

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    Agriculture - Poultry Farming

    Can We Chat About Eggs?

    May 7, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Why can’t we all just get along? Oops sorry. I had to vent for just a tiny little second. Sometimes all these food conversations are exhausting. Do you ever feel that way? I read a blog post on the BlogHer network yesterday morning entitled, “How to Buy Eggs: Cage-Free, Free…

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  • Whose Truth Is It?
    AgNerd - Agriculture - My Work Life - Poultry Farming

    Whose Truth Is It?

    January 20, 2013 - By ldurben@charter.net

    Social media is an amazing thing – a fantastic way for organizations like mine (see Minnesota Turkey Growers Association and the Chicken and Egg Association of Minnesota) to bring consumers closer to their food and to the farmers who raise their food. But it can also get me all worked…

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Hello, I’m Lara! I’m a wife, mom (empty nester, almost!), a business owner, and an avid baker, gardener, and traveler. Thanks for being here!

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