Montreal farm scramble
Each year we get a little closer to the farm, and this year was no exception. Last week, we finally hooked up an illicit connection for raw milk. Yes, unpasteurized, non-homogenized milk, from a real cow. 
You know it’s non-homogenized when you see that line separating the milk from the cream. The farmer also threw in half a pound of raw milk butter. We don’t usually drink milk in our home, mostly becasue it gives my wife stomach problems and it gives me mental problems. Pasteurized milk is dead white water. If I’m going to drink milk, it has to have all the ‘good’ bacteria that it was given. Anyone who thinks raw milk is dangerous is insane - now that we have stainless steel milking machines, sanitary procedures, and refrigererated trucks, there is absolutely no need to boil the life out of our milk.
After a big glass of raw milk each, we got to work on our veggies, which are almost all from our CSA at Cadet-Roussel. We boiled some potatoes for home fries and sauteed garlic scapes, swiss chard, and mushrooms (the only veg not from the CSA) for the eggs. 
Once boiled, the potatoes got thrown into a cast iron skillet with some chopped onion, butter,and olive oil. We also threw half a pound of bacon from Oscar’s Smokehhouse onto our flat top, and as that artisanally smoked bacon gave up some grease, we used it to further lubricate the home fries.
Once the veggies were properly sauteed, we added the eggs (also from the CSA), some Cabot extra sharp cheddar, and a tablespoon of raw milk, and scrambled it up. Garnished with kamut toast from our local bakery, here is the finished plate:
Here are our plates, finished:
July 21st, 2008 at 11:18 am
That looks fantastically delicious!
July 23rd, 2008 at 6:27 am
I recently found a place nearby that sells nonhomgenized milk. I believe it is still pasteruized. I need to check it out. I know their ice cream is fantastic!
July 28th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
I’d like to try non-homogenized milk in my morning coffee… I rarely drink any sort of milk any more.
July 29th, 2008 at 9:13 am
What a tasty looking breakfast!!! I have to try and make Home Fries, they look amazing.
August 12th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
I am dying to know your raw milk hook-up! Is it someone accessible in Montreal?
August 17th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
I live about 5 miles from a goat farm that sells raw goat yogurt. It is sosososo delicious. When I have some, I want to put it on everything and judt drink it straight. It’s pretty much a liquid. I’m not sure about their milk. I believe they were made to pasteurize it. I’ll take this as my reminder to get on over there. The sell meats and eggs they raise too. This is a particularly tastly looking meal. I was thinking about you when I had the idea to make french toast out of waffles recently. If I do it, I’ll be sure to let you know. If you do it, I look forward to seeing it here. I mean the little squares would have the nutmeggy batter. Yum. Have you seen it before? I’ve seen folks do it the other way, waffle press french toast.
August 21st, 2008 at 12:38 pm
I think I’ve read somewhere how really great fresh milk from a cow is for you. Of course, hopefully one that is a very happy cow. All of the food looks so yummy delicious.
August 24th, 2008 at 6:06 am
I’m eyeballing your flatware. It looks nice and heavy?? I’ve been scouring the earth for nice big, heavy flatware. I hate this flimsy stuff they’re passing off as forks and spoons recently.