Say Cheese!

I took my first Cheese making class on Saturday and it was amazing! I was battling between going to a local WAPF conference but I chose the cheese making, simply because I've decided to go to the BIG conference in November and meet all of the fantastic bloggers I've been learning from this past year. I'm glad I took the class as I made some awesome contacts!

We made feta, mozzarella and ricotta and i was so much easier than I thought it would be. The class was about 4 hours but that included a lot of down time and some clean up time. I think it'd be much easier my second time and at home now that I know what products to use and bring. I think I might make delicious lasagna with these cheeses.


The next step is finding a farm that sells raw milk that I KNOW what went into the cow feed. I love the idea of making cheeses with no preservatives from grass-fed cows milk. I've been soaking up all kinds of info lately and my GOAL is to get to the point where I know what goes into the majority of the food I eat and/or I make and grow my foods.

One day.

From Nourishing Our Children ~
"The best hot chocolate I have ever had - seriously -- just now, courtesy of Barbara Wetzel, is a must for your family because it is so nutrient dense!

1. Bring filtered or spring water to "just before a boil" enough to dissolve the cocoa and honey.
2. Add raw, organic cocoa (please note post script below), and whisk in raw honey in approximately 2:1 ratio
3. Add raw milk to accommodate the number of people you'll be serving
4. Add coconut oil
5. If you're adventurous, add cayenne pepper, or perhaps some peppermint

Delicious and nutritious!

P.S. Instead of chocolate, carob chips are recommended as an alternative by Sally Fallon Morell: http://thenourishingcook.com/2010/04/carob-chips-are-a-good-alternative-to-chocolate/




"Nourish the soil before you plant the seed" ~ I couldn't have said it better! If you're pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant, think about what you're putting in your bodies. Make sure you're giving your babies all the nutrition they need.

Also, a little something to think about ~ If you aren't thinking of getting pregnant even for a few years, the food you take now could effect the baby! If your fat stores are full of trans fats, those fats get transferred to the baby so be sure to keep that in mind when reaching for Zaxby's chickens strips! :p