Frank Hyman
Nov 4 · 3 min read

Holiday Leftovers: Food Waste or Frittatas?

Holidays are often built around food. And there’s always some leftover. When I ask the waiter for a to-go box and say, “If I don’t eat it, our chickens will,” they’re happy to hear that nothing goes to waste. Our hens — Buttercup, Domenica, Mezza Luna, Carbonara and Gelato — leap over each other to clean up leftover bread crusts, potato skins and pasta from fine restaurants. My wife, Chris, then turns their glorious eggs into lemon custard, quiche and birthday cakes.

Throughout the year, our hens also like all the kitchen scraps we give them (with the exception of avocados, which are…

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