Showing posts with label simple living. Show all posts
Showing posts with label simple living. Show all posts

A Pleasant Accident by Nature


In the last few days, I have been experimenting aka hopefully learning...
how to make good eats with clabbering raw milk

well, I can't say what exactly happened here...
but, after 3 days of clabbering a half gallon jar of raw milk...
I got what seems to be cheese along with the soft curds of natural sour cream


I understand that cheese can be preserved in olive oil, so I went ahead and did just that...
and this is what you are seeing in the photo above
preserved this way, the cheese does not need to be refrigerated
although I must admit it does look kind of funky


and this is what my clabbering milk turning into whey, sour cream and cheese looked like...
while I let it sit for a few days to do it's own delicious thing
the cheese floated to the top; the whey in the middle; the sour cream on the bottom



the sour cream is straining into the glass cup to thicken it...
the liquid whey is in a jar to be used for various other things (dogs, chickens, cooking)...
and the cheese is rather a very interesting surprise to me



it came out with a pleasant, mildly tart, cheesy taste...
and a texture between farm cheese and mozarella cheese

rennet is not readily available here on this island...
and if the warm tropical climate is enough to help out with the culturing of cheese...
from my raw milk simply from standing a few days...
I'll take it



as for the sour cream; it really tastes a lot like creamy yogurt and super good with raw honey
awfully nice as a topping on homemade granola



so, the verdict on all this pleasant accident by nature...?


I'm grateful for the freedom to have a cow and raw milk

May your day or night find merciful blessings in the Lord's grace.

Naturally Simple...

Natural and Simple

Things that come free from the beach...
the woods...
and the garden

A shelf to hold them...
with a mirror to reflect

It's the simple things in life that I enjoy

and a simple good night to all





Cottage in the Making, Part 4...

It's coming together...

The workers are putting in the last details
The debris needs to be cleaned up, and the land graded
Can you find my doggie? She's there...looking at us
Click on the photo for a better view

The pillars still need smoothing and painting

The floors and stairs need staining
The door on the left leads into the laundry & sewing room
On the right is an extra bedroom with it's own bath

The windows on each side of the front door are in

A simple kitchen...no more than is needed for a simple life
We are still waiting for the completion and arrival of our
free standing island counter/table

The openings above the bedroom door (on the right)
will have some kind of detail to cover/decorate them...
just haven't made up my mind, yet
We want good air flow through the cottage
No air conditioner in this home...never did like them

The pantry cupboard

Master closets (doorway inbetween to bath)
As for furniture...
my husband and I will make some ourselves...
and others by local carpentars
Basic pieces is all we need

Have a good day, or night.