When you come to the edge of all the light you know, And are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown, Faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on, Or you will learn how to fly. ~Barbara J winter Being a farmer and especially a woman farmer is a HUGE risk. I will be the first to say that there are women out there that put me…
Mozzarella Cheese Makes One Pound 1 Gallon Whole Milk 1/4 tab Vegetable Rennett (Dislove in 1/4 cup cold water) 1 1/4 t Citric Acid (Dissolve in 1/4 cup cold water) 1 1/4 t Cheese Salt Add citric acid to milk in large pot. Stir while heating to 90F, once milk reaches 90F turn heat off and add Rennett. Stir for 30 seconds. Let pot sit for 30 minutes. Cut curds with knife 1 inch by 1 inch by 1 inch. Separate curds from whey…
Easy Pizza Dough Makes one 9×13 pizza crust Ingredients: 1 1/2 c warm water 1 1/2 t room temperature yeast 1 1/2 t sugar 1 T oil 1 T ground basel 1/2 t ground oregano 1 t salt 4 c flour Stir water, yeast and sugar together in bowl. Let sit until foamy on the top (5-10min). Add spices and oil. Add flour one cup at a time. Once formed into a ball of dough knead for 8-10minutes (I use…
I spent last night rearranging hosing in the garage for one rabbit. I am very fond of sly and the big hunky guy likes to see other rabbits. Sly gets so sad when he can’t see any other rabbits that he won’t eat or drink! Annabelle is due to have her litter next week Thursday. The temperatures in upstate New York have been quite cold so I want to be able to heat Annabelle’s house for when…
Jeff went out fly fishing yesterday and decided to take our border collie Gus with him. In my mind I imagined this beautiful scene of my handsome husband casting his line into the rippling stream as a light snow fell. Gus our regal border collie laying on the bank patiently waiting for his master to be done fishing. Well, apparently this is not how Gus’s first fly fishing trip went. When Jeff came home I asked how he…
Growing up we spent many vacations in Oklahoma with my grandparents. I would always look forward to certain things, for instance my dad’s mom makes awesome rum cake. My mom’s mom she always made us spatzle, which all of my cousins loved. We would joke that we were going to make her a 50 gallon drum to make enough soup for everyone. This year I am spending New Year’s with Jeff’s family and volunteered to make spatzle….
Flour Dredge 1 1/2 C Flour 1/4C Parsley 1 1/2 T Garlic Powder 1 T Oregano 1 1/2 T Onion Powder 1 T Salt 1 T Black Pepper 1 T Dried Dill 1 1/2 T Paprika 1 t Coriander 1 t Ground Yellow Mustard Zesty Pickle Dip 1/2 C Sour Cream 1 t Salt 1 t Ground pepper 1 t Cayenne pepper 1 t Garlic powder 1/2 t Celery Salt Preheat oven to 400*F. Put 1/2 cup milk of choice in bowl,…
Jeff and I decided to spend today at home together and spend time together. I got a lot of small things on my list done and Jeff spent some quality time on the couch with Gus. We decided today would be a great day to get some of the rabbits smoked. I dumped a bunch of spices into a bowl and made a spice rub. We used lime olive oil and honey to rub on the rabbits with…
I love when I go fishing with my husband! I never cease to amaze him with the fact that can be so excited I have caught a fish no matter its size. Another favorite part of fishing is the ongoing debate about whether it is a cork or a bobber (I am in the cork camp). We also tend to disagree on how fish should be landed. Jeff is a big believer in play the fish until its…
Remember my post about my lovely lemon tree well, it has a sad friend the lime tree. I bought this little tree this summer and was so excited that I would have limes and lemons on hand. I potted my cute little tree in a pot and placed it outside next to my amazing lemon tree. Over the summer my tree grew so tall and lovely I was so excited! Well fall came and it was time to…