tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post3473389007984969752..comments2024-03-23T13:25:40.836-05:00Comments on Simple - Green - Frugal: Market to table - One local summer week 13Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-63915612297620459112008-08-30T16:01:00.000-05:002008-08-30T16:01:00.000-05:00ttammylynn- I'd love to try some of your cheese. Y...ttammylynn- I'd love to try some of your cheese. You are so sweet to offer. Perhaps we can plan to be at the milk pickup at the same time so we can meet. <BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear work is so crazy. Is this a short term thing or the nature of the beast?hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-58507697957939442472008-08-30T04:24:00.000-05:002008-08-30T04:24:00.000-05:00I used to make cheese every week, but I am caught ...I used to make cheese every week, but I am caught in a cycle of twelve to sixteen hour work days, five days, and a few hours of the other two days. Aka-I work too much. I will try to make some cheese this weekend, though, and the reason I make mozz and riccotta is because it takes less than two hours start to finish, I have a cheese press and a wine refrigerator to age other cheeses, but I have not done it yet. I sterilize my kitchen and utensils and I would like you to try it as I know you will love it, the riccotta can even be used as a spread for toast like cream cheese, I don't usually add salt because I like lower salt meals. I may try to make it later in the week so I could drop it off Friday so Yadi could give it to you. Yadi is so sweet, I know she would do it.ttammylynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951289120280057547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-46258182912332192832008-08-29T16:42:00.000-05:002008-08-29T16:42:00.000-05:00ttammylynn - it looks time consuming but not too h...ttammylynn - it looks time consuming but not too hard. Farmers cheese is my favorite :) I'll have to try it sometime, but I'm afraid I'll have to wait until after my 4 month diet. I'm supposed to be cutting down on cheese and butter. How often do you make cheese?hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-12981539655903462602008-08-28T16:11:00.000-05:002008-08-28T16:11:00.000-05:00Heather, look at Fankhauser's cheese page http://b...Heather, look at Fankhauser's cheese page http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/Cheese/CHEESE.HTML <BR/>You will be inspired. I used to talk to Alysha almost every Friday when she lived in Kurten, I picked up at the farm. She is pretty amazing. Heck, for Christmas, she gave cultures to her customers, was that last year?<BR/>I cheat a little by using citric acid and rennet(I like the liquid which is at BNF in the cooler by the yogurt cultures).You make mozzarella from the milk(with citric acid(or a culture or buttermilk) and rennet, then riccotta from the whey left over. Do you want a recipe? As high as Alysha's milk is, I know it is a costly project. I buy some of my milk elsewhere for a lower price, but it isn't purely grassfed...lolttammylynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951289120280057547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-38246562924135391802008-08-28T11:33:00.000-05:002008-08-28T11:33:00.000-05:00ttammylynn - ooh. That casserole sounds REALLY goo...ttammylynn - ooh. That casserole sounds REALLY good! So you cook all the veggies first and then assemble the casserole and just heat through? Mmmm. So what got you into making your own cheese? Do you use a kit?<BR/><BR/>beany - Good for you. I was really surprised that I liked polenta. It's so good and soooo easy! I found a recipe yesterday that looked really good. Check it out...<BR/><BR/>http://technicolorkitcheninenglish.blogspot.com/2008/08/grilled-cheese-and-basil-polenta.html<BR/><BR/>greeen sheeep - Thanks! It was a good challenge. I definitely tried some things I never would otherwise.<BR/><BR/>bobbi - It was delicious! I wasn't sure how I'd like the polenta crust, but I made it really thin and it turned out perfect. Yum is right!<BR/><BR/>jennifer - swing on by. There's more sauce in the cabinet :)hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-1317060470683516282008-08-28T10:32:00.000-05:002008-08-28T10:32:00.000-05:00WOW Heather you really DID go all out for your fin...WOW Heather you really DID go all out for your final One Local Summer meal. Polenta pizza sounds like such a great idea, especially with your homemade marinara. Makes me want to "happen to be in Texas" next time you are making this.... ;-)Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01760009169211682230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-81702431640108369862008-08-28T08:56:00.000-05:002008-08-28T08:56:00.000-05:00Yummy! Sounds and looks wonderful. Congrats on c...Yummy! Sounds and looks wonderful. Congrats on completing your challenge!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15334812243182354729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-38559568369465682872008-08-28T08:48:00.000-05:002008-08-28T08:48:00.000-05:00Yum! Congratulations on completing your challenge...Yum! Congratulations on completing your challenge.EnviRambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05207338457089423790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-75003936196585164902008-08-28T08:47:00.000-05:002008-08-28T08:47:00.000-05:00That looks and sounds delicious! Now if only I cou...That looks and sounds delicious! Now if only I could smell it...<BR/><BR/>I forgot to mention that you (and Melinda of one Green Generation), inspired me to make my own polenta. I had a bag of corn meal sitting around for a loooong while. I finally made it and then immediately felt like an idiot for having bought polenta so much so often. Its so easy to make it and so tasty with basil, tomato sauce and cheese.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068855919147458057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-40951843565086658882008-08-28T04:38:00.000-05:002008-08-28T04:38:00.000-05:00Some day, I'll have to tell you about very veggie ...Some day, I'll have to tell you about very veggie casserole...opps, too late. I make mozzarella and riccota cheeses from fresh raw milk. I bake or steam potatoes and spinach(can add squash, eggplant, or just about any veggie), use a thickened version of pasta sauce. Put ingredients in layers starting with sauce and ending in sauce and mozz cheese on top. You can add meat, if you like, or not. Bake until brown, I usually cook the sauce right beforehand out of onion, tomato, garlic, oregano, basil, and whatever else I have on-hand, mushrooms, black olives, etc. The baking time is minimal because I just cooked everything. It is a bit like lasagna with potatoes instead of noodles. My daughter requests this as her favorite food...and I'm thinking how easily you could make it...perhaps I should whip up a batch of homemade cheese for you, lol.ttammylynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951289120280057547noreply@blogger.com