Food for Thought

We've been eating a lot of eggs and have decided to take our egg business to Cackle Fresh because in our minds, their eggs are "better". The funny thing, though, is I don't really know a thing about eggs. What does it mean that I'm buying a large grade A egg? Why are some eggs brown and others white? And why can't we buy both colors in the same carton? And did you know there are green eggs?

I remember in 6th grade I asked my mom why strawberry seeds are on the outside. She always gave me the same answer to these types of questions, "Look it up when we get home and write me a paper on it." (no, I was not home-schooled - my mother just liked to give me assignments). That's the only 'paper' I remember because it's the paper I didn't write. So I still don't know why strawberry seeds are on the outside. Until now... A strawberry is not actually a berry. It's part of the grape family. The seeds are actually individual one-seeded fruits (called achenes - in an achene, the single seed is enclosed by the ovary wall) which are embedded in the tissue of the strawberry. It is termed an "accessory fruit", like a pineapple or apple, meaning ... well, meaning I don't know that much about botany because alot of the jargon just went right over my head.

Today, surprisingly, I ate my first mango. It was actually Addi's mango, and Matti picked it for Eden, so technically it was Eden's mango shared with Addi nibbled by me. Wow... amazing. Seriously, who needs a Snickers when you can have a mango, strawberries, and eggs (of course, with the eggs made into crepes).

And by the way ... does anyone know how to cook breadfruit?