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    Intermediate Cheesemaking: Beyond chevre

    Free, that does make me feel better. If you haven't tasted that then I will feel a lot better. The feta was nasty, it even kinda smelled not, i don't knwo how to explain it, but not right for feta, because I love feta. But if this isn't a normal thing, then I'm not gona think twice about the...
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    Intermediate Cheesemaking: Beyond chevre

    Now I hope that none of you find this rude, but we are hoping to be getting some goats in the next few months, so i went on a goat cheesemaking course. The lady had some feta, and it was, well, kinda musky almost. To be honest it was kinda gross. What does the other goats cheeses taste like. I...
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    Java and SKR8PN - doin' ok with these storms? *Northen Ohio folks???

    :lau:gig:lau Apparrently, we have a storm the size of Australia headin for us for us to enjoy over the weekend:th
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    Homemade goodness

    Thanks guys!!! OFG, I am taking all liberty to smirk away!!! It's funny how everyone likes theirs a different way too. My daughter wanted some with jam, son 1 wanted with the oats all over the top, son 2 wanted just the oats in a cup to walk around and eat!!! DH just wanted it anyway I would...
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    Homemade goodness

    I made yoghurt last night, expecting it to fail for the third time, but I cracked open the lid to find thick creamy gloriousness waiting for me. So I cracked out the whole grain rolled oats, toasted a sheet pan full coated with freshly sqeezed orange juice, brown sugar a little oil and...
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    Cheapest way to raise meat to eat

    Could you explain what this means, I have never heard of it before?
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    finally got chocolate eggs! *now her side of the story ;)*

    They are so pretty, I can't wait until I can have chickens!!!
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    Italian Tomato Garden!

    Holy smoke batman, that is just too funny!!!
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    Hi

    Nah that's not nosey at all. 1/4 acre section are the normal around these parts, lots of poeple have chickens in their yards and most people gardens. Land is pretty expensive, mostly because we are a pretty teeny country!!! But the land is very good. We can stock at 1 acre per dairy cow, 10...
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    Hi

    Um, cold!!! we have just started spring, but down here in the south island spring is just a nice way of saying that winter hasn't finished yet!! We are right by the Pacific Ocean so we don't get snowed on often, but it will be snowing to low levels, around 200m all around us tonight!!! I keep...
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    Hi

    Hi everyone. I have finally joined after lurking for well over six months. I live in New Zealand, with my family. I have really enjoyed reading all the stuff on here!!
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    Dairy Free

    When I was a kid, my Mum used to make pancakes with fresh apple juice. They were amazing, and cooking them with a non stick pan or oil takes away any butter. Sorry but that's about the limit of my knowledge!!!
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    Gettin it done with hillbilly insurance

    OH my goodness, me and the DH are still laughing!!:lol:
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    Soap Making 101

    Ok then, what is everyone's favourite soap, for whatever reasons, smell, feel, whatever. What is number 1 for you?
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    Soap Making 101

    Thanks you guys, that was great. And a total score this morning, a friend poped by and had a box of stuff for me, with sweet almond oil and apricot kernal oil, so I'm feeling extra happy at the other recipies I can look at.
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    Soap Making 101

    Hi all, brand new here (but been lurking for ages). Sorry if this question is a bit dumb, but I am keen as to make some soap for the first time. I found this recipe Ingredients 8 ounces of shortening 6 ounces of coconut oil 2 ounces of olive oil 2.34 ounces of lye 6 ounces of water 1/4 ounce of...
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