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Fresh Farm Cheese in 4 Easy Steps

Fresh Farm Cheese in 4 Easy Steps

For some time, it has been a goal of mine to make fresh cheese. In all honesty, I was a bit intimidated by the process, but I found this simple recipe that I wanted to share. It uses plain milk, requires no special equipment, and produces a homemade soft and...
6 DIY Savory Herbed Butter Recipes

6 DIY Savory Herbed Butter Recipes

Herbed butters add robust flavors to dishes and are a great way to make use of the large amounts of herbs growing in the garden over the summer. Herbed butters are great to use when seasoning meats, added to pasta, used to saute vegetables in, or to simply spread on...
How to Make Ricotta Cheese with Just 3 Simple Ingredients

How to Make Ricotta Cheese with Just 3 Simple Ingredients

Light and fluffy, homemade ricotta cheese is one of the easiest things you’ll ever make.  This recipe was shared with my by Jeff, a member of our Facebook community, when I had more raw milk than I knew what to do with.  It’s completely free of additives...
Hot Cocoa Mix

Hot Cocoa Mix

Because hot cocoa is synonymous with cold weather, I often make up large batches of cocoa mix for the family to enjoy. It is a great way to warm up and make that harsh weather a little more bearable (It is also a great way to use up the powdered dry milk that I have...
Cheat Sheet for Making Homemade Yogurt

Cheat Sheet for Making Homemade Yogurt

We all know the advantages of eating a clean diet. As good as fruit and vegetables are, having a daily fill of probiotics is also important. In a related article on how probiotics are good for the digestive and immune system, the author writes, “Having a healthy...
The Skinny: 6 Everyday Uses for Dry Milk

The Skinny: 6 Everyday Uses for Dry Milk

Powdered milk… I know what many of you are thinking, “Never in a million years will I substitute dry milk for the real thing.” Up until a few years ago, I was right there with you, but I have since seen the light. Let me begin by saying powdered milk...
Cheese, Glorious Cheese: 4 Ways to Use Powdered Cheese

Cheese, Glorious Cheese: 4 Ways to Use Powdered Cheese

Many commercial foods use powdered cheeses, powdered butter, and powdered milk as ingredients for their products. Buying in bulk can save a person 75% of the cost, not to mention have enough left over for a rainy day. Powdered cheese is a long term storage supplies...
Yogurt Cheese

Yogurt Cheese

We all want to get back to a more simplistic lifestyle and that requires taking the time to practice some of these lost skills. Luckily, some of these lifestyle changes doesn’t require as much time as we would think. Some cheese recipes require time laboring...
Kefir: Your Solution To Milk Without Refrigeration

Kefir: Your Solution To Milk Without Refrigeration

By Paylie Roberts Many of us have moved out to our homesteads and found ways to become self sufficient. Many of us have also found renewable sources of food, such as locally produced milk. But most of us are still dependent on electricity (or some kind of power...
Making Clotted Cream From Raw Milk

Making Clotted Cream From Raw Milk

Raw milk is a bit of a sore subject with me. I was raised on it, so were my children, and even some of the older grandchildren had it as little ones. None of us ever got sick from it, but now its all cooked to death and regulated. Here’s the thing though one of...
How to Make Homemade Ice Cream with a Mixer

How to Make Homemade Ice Cream with a Mixer

I rarely buy kitchen gadgets unless they serve multiple purposes or can be used manually.  I had looked at ice cream making machines, but decided they cost too much money with not enough function. When I had a windfall of raw milk a couple of weeks ago, I decided to...
How to Make Butter Coffee For Focus

How to Make Butter Coffee For Focus

By Heather Callaghan If a type of whole food is considered “evil,” chances are, popular opinion will reverse – just give it time. I don’t believe there are “perfect” or “evil” foods or diets. Ingredients, process and...