Meet the Stacked Goudette. She's no baby gouda! I didn't want to part with the many pennies it would take to get gouda or baby gouda molds so I formed the curd inside the same small sized hard cheese mold I used for my first farmhouse cheddar. Sometimes beautiful things...
Soil Comparison courtesy of permaculture.org Now that's a pretty presumptive title given how little I know about soil! How about this: Understanding Your Soil - From a Distance - for Beginners. Yeah, that's more like it.
How does this heaping pile of deliciousness not deserve all caps and an exclamation point!? I felt truly rich when we unwrapped the butchers paper and unveiled the freshly sliced centerfold bounty above. This wasn't just any cured meat - this was "prosciutto" I'd cured in our refrigerator! Somehow, magically...
Cows Grazing at Nature's Harmony It’s hard to believe the trip to Georgia was almost six months ago. Now that fall has officially arrived springtime seems long ago and far away.
Cheesescape by Sweetbreads Two weeks ago, I had a meeting with my boss. In one of those chilling moments you might have played out in your head when someone mentioned a “double dip”, he told me that “x brand” I direct is downsizing and can’t afford to have me anymore....
I love a good, classic burger. High quality grassfed meat should be able to stand on its own. But sometimes I like to get creative. Sauteing some maitake mushrooms, adding bacon strips and BBQ sauce, throwing on some grilled chile peppers. You name it, I've probably tried it. My newest...
homemade,bodywash, recipe, soap recipe, body, wash What do you put on your body every day? By the time I’ve finished my morning routine I’ve used shampoo, conditioner, soap, facial cleanser, toner, moisturizer and sunscreen for my face, and body oil for my body. Somehow, it took me close to...
The Cow: Dairy Husbandry and Cattle Breeding by M.M. Milburn I mentioned previously that I've been reading a lot of old farming books. This past weekend I came across an example of "old texts gone bad", as I like to say. These are instances where clearly the author's day and...
