Goat milk has been part of my diet for years. In my kitchen, it typically ends up as chèvre, greek yogurt, paneer, or cabécou. While those are all wonderful ways to enjoy goat milk, I was searching for something else. Fortunately, someone told me about cajeta and as the saying goes, the rest is history. […]
Urban Chickens: Should we Worry about Salmonella?
We love their eggs, the sometimes larger-than-life personalities, and antics of backyard chickens. It turns out, that many people share this attitude as keeping urban chickens is a growing trend according to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) which is an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) whose duties include, but […]
Confession of an Exhausted Tree Hunter
I have a confession to make. I love fresh Christmas trees. However, I hate searching for a fresh tree when it is bitterly cold or the snow is deep. December tree cutting in the mountains of Colorado, the likelihood is quite high for both conditions. Now as a young child, our Christmas trees came from […]
Storing and Drying Firewood for Winter
As someone who lives in a climate prone to cold weather and snow, one item comes to mind when staying warm is a priority. It’s firewood! Colorado winters just wouldn’t be the same without it. Yet some people pass on it because of the work or they just aren’t certain what to do. Freshly cut […]
Mushroom Pizza: Better than Delivery
Pizza. Oh that word conjures up images of hot, heavenly slices. Melting cheeses. Fresh ingredients. Fabulous crust. Does any other food have the mystic quality that can bring everyone to the table? But before you hit the speed dial for delivery, take heart. You can make great tasting pizza at home. With a little planning […]
Homemade Goat Milk Ricotta
One of the easiest cheeses to make at home (in my opinion) is ricotta. It has a fresh, milky flavor. A flavor that is hard to find in commercial, mass-produced brands. And increasingly so, other ingredients are making their way into the commercially produced brands. Examples of ‘other’ ingredients include: modified food starch, guar gum […]