Saturday, May 15, 2010

Friday, May 14, 2010

RIP Scarlet Tanager


Poor timing on the Scarlet Tanager's part lead to his demise by speeding car.

It offered me the opportunity to see one up close and rather personal . The color is incredible and I didnt know that the males are only in this breeding plummage for a short while. In the summer they turn drab olive green, similar to the color on the tip of the wings here.







Thursday, April 15, 2010

Mozzarella making!


You need citric acid and rennet
Heat your gallon of milk, add the citric acid.



Check the tempature
add the rennet



Seperate the whey from the curds




Microwave for 1 minute then knead with a spoon








after the second microwave you kneed the cheese.





Finished product




Thursday, April 1, 2010

Canning and Preserving-Popular Kitchen Series book



I just got my copy of Canning & Preserving, a new book in the Popular Kitchen Series published by Bowtie Press and from the editors at Hobby Farms



It is a nice book all about preerving your bounty at its peak!
These are a few of the pictures I took for the book.