yummy

       For the past few months we have been getting our dairy products from a local farm, they are well kept, grass fed au natural cows and goats and the products we receive are not pasteurized. Because of very silly laws you are not allowed to sell unpasteurized dairy in Alabama but the farm gets around that by selling it "for pet consumption" :)
   
    The best part about all of this is that both Charlotte and myself have no problems with this dairy! So I have been able to cook and bake with the cow and goat milk, cow butter and goat yogurt. Charlottes favorite is the goats milk kefir that I mix 50/50 with coconut milk yogurt to thicken it up. What is kefir? This post explains is well and all of its amazing benefits! Probiotics are such an important part of overall health.

   The one thing that they dont sell is cheese and oh how I have missed cheese. Also I would love to give some to Little Miss for its fat and protein. So thanks to my best homesteading friend Erin I got a easy peasy recipe for ricotta. Basically you heat the milk, add vinegar, let it curdle, strain and let rest. The result - yummy. Like wayyyyy yummy. Tony and I devoured it on the homemade pizza we had that night. Charlotte didnt partake since we are still limiting grains and the sausage was too spicey for her I think, but I did give her some small chunks along with her dill salmon, cucumbers and hummus and peas. It was a hit! Not like I had any doubt as we have yet to find anything she doesnt like :)

homemade whole wheat crust+mushrooms+farm sausage+homemade ricotta= yum

  We also celebrated 2 doggie birthdays! Pig ears, deer antlers and pork flavored treats were on thier menu :)

my first baby - 9 years young

happy 2nd birthday Nel!

I found a fairly simple recipe for mozzarella that I will tackling along with Grandma Lina's paneer recipe this weekend!


xoxo
Ashlea