Basic life events that happen on a ranch.
I’ve mentioned in the last couple posts that buttermilk has some wonderful capabilities and now it’s time to look into what types of things you can do with buttermilk. Once again, this is buttermilk made from raw milk cream that is turned into buttermilk. I cannot guarantee and do not suggest that you try culturing buttermilk from …
Adventures with buttermilk: What to do with leftover buttermilk Read More »
Probably my most favorite thing about having a milk cow is being able to make my own butter. The taste and color are just not the same of store bought butter and it’s easy to see. Butter is one of the most vilified foods today and people are more than willing to replace it with …
How to Make Butter: Step-by-step guide with pictures (raw milk tips) Read More »
Over the last two years of exploring with cheese making, I have come to find the excitement of all the different cheeses you can make and that the “left-overs” of one cheese can actually make another cheese! Everything seems to build off of each other when you are making things with dairy products. The leftovers …
How to Make Whey Ricotta: Step-by-Step Guide with Pictures Read More »
There is something very satisfying about making your own cheese. Whether it’s just a basic soft cheese or a perfectly aged cheddar cheese, it’s just a beautiful feeling of achievement. For my husband and I, it was a lot of trial and error. We use raw milk from our milk cow and we have had a lot …
How to Make Farmhouse Cheddar Cheese- Step by Step Pictures (& Raw Milk Tips) Read More »
It’s wintertime on the ranch. The time of year where things slow down and we take more time to ourselves, not as many projects to do and the days typically consist of waking up later than usual, feeding cows, doing one or two projects then enjoying the evening curled up on the couch reading a book that …
Last night, I was upset. I was frustrated when I realized I spend a lot of time on the internet. I got rid of facebook a couple months ago and thought I would have freedom from internet by finally sacrificing the most time consuming element of my life… I was wrong. It seems that I enjoy being …
Love does not always come when you expect it or where you expect it. In the old days it was fairly common for a cowboy to go east to find his bride-to-be. Back then there wasn’t as many people out west and the women that came west typically were coming with a man, so if …
This Western Love: how the cowboy went east to find his bride. Read More »
In 2010 my life changed forever… I said goodbye to the suburbs, college life and packed my car and took a 24 hour road trip to the land that I would call my new home; Rockville, Oregon. 45 miles from the closest grocery store, hospital and to most people, civilization. As I settled down into …
I present you, a guinea: This is not your typical bird and most people have never seen or heard of them, but I’m becoming convinced that they are the best kept secret for gardeners and people with bug infestations. I came upon guineas when I was trying to find a natural method for bug control …
I apologize for not posting a new story in quite a while. Summer is just a busy time. Right now my hands are full with a bummer lamb. A bummer lamb is a lamb that it’s mother either: didn’t accept it, the mother died, or had health problems; in this case the mother had a nasty case …