Month: September 2014
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Apple Picking at Wasem Fruit Farm!
Ruby and I went apple picking at Wasem fruit farm with a group of my friends this afternoon. She seemed to enjoy herself, and I got to come home with a big bag of apples! I brought my Nikon camera with me since I don’t take enough pictures. It was really sunny all afternoon, so…
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Cheddar
Cheddar is the most time-consuming cheese that I’ve made so far. I’ve made two now, and both times required about 9 hours of work before I could let it sit in the press. What sets Cheddar apart from other cheeses is the “cheddaring” process, which pushes out as much whey as possible out of the…
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Yogurt Cream Cheese
Yogurt cream cheese is actually really easy to make. Here is what you do: Start with one quart of plain yogurt. I assume that a flavored yogurt will result in flavored cream cheese, but I haven’t tried it. Pour the yogurt into clean cheesecloth or a linen towel. I put mine into a pot of boiling…
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Anna’s New Floor
I had a new floor installed in my home to give me a chance to fix some water damage I had noticed (I’m pretty sure that’s how the chipmunk got in!). I needed to pull up the carpet in the dining room to patch the hole, and I decided to put down laminate flooring since…
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Non-dairy Cheese Part 2: Cheddar
I want to make cheese for all of my friends. This is part two in my attempt to accommodate my friends who can’t eat dairy products. Vegan cheddar begins the same way as vegan yogurt: lots of cashews! Oh, and a few extra ingredients: I…