Feta Cheese – it’s easy to make it yourself . . .

After reading about Rabid Little Hippy’s goat coming home and then rabid herself going to a workshop on cheese-making http://rabidlittlehippy.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/life-is-good/, I was delighted to find this post on the ‘Mortgage Free in Three’ blog: http://mortgagefreeinthree.com/2013/06/homemade-feta-cheese/ Good pictures and clear instructions.

Then I looked up my favourite bought feta (was called Dofo, but they were bought out by someone else; the cheese seems the same now, which is good news for me); sorry, I do digress, don’t I 

Anyway, I found this: http://gourmet.lovetoknow.com/Difference_Between_Feta_Cheese_and_Goat_Cheese

where they say that technically, feta is made from at least 70% sheep’s milk and up to, but not exceeding, 30% goat’s milk. I doubt there’s a lot of sheep’s milk around, but I bet if you used 70% goat’s milk and up to 30% cow’s milk, you’d get a tasty cheese. Worth trying, I’d say.

DIY Flower Petal Ink

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Yesterday was the first day of summer vacation for my daughters, and it's already off to a promising start. My rising 2nd-grader slept in until just after 11 am, then promptly announced that she was "so, so bored." I love boredom as a motivating force - Left to her own devices, she ended up collecting flower petals from around our garden with a plan to turn them into ink for a summer's worth of art.

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Interested in DIY inks for painting? I don't know how long the paintings retain their colour, but it would be worth trying out, I think. I plan to try this later on and I will photograph whatever I create (in case it does fade away . . .) ~ Linne

Tonight, We Make Soap

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The first rule of Squirrel Club is you do not talk about Squirrel Club. Yeah, who are we kidding? Squirrel Picnic is nothing like Fight Club, but we do make soap. In case you ever wondered how it's made, here's a quick overview.

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For those of you who like making soap or plan to try it one day . . . ~ Linne

freer ranging chickens

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I am fairly certain, over the seemingly short time of this blog's existence, that it has become quite apparent that I am a recovering Type A personality. I fight the need to have everything "just so" on a daily basis. I tended to spend hours mapping out any given action, as well as all its possible outcomes. Up until becoming the mother of two (because really, let's be honest, now it's just about surviving the day) I was notorious for being over prepared.

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Narfie7, I thought of you when I saw this one . . . ~ Linne

What To Make With Garlic Scapes - Garlic Hummus and Other Recipe Ideas

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If you planted garlic last fall, you may have discovered that you have some strange looking spiral shoots emerging from the center of your plants.  Or maybe you are part of a CSA, and included with your last bunch of spring lettuces and sugar snap peas, you also received garlic scapes, and you have no idea how to use them.  Don't worry - you aren't alone.

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Thought some of you might like this . . . no such thing as too much garlic, is there?

Hand-bound books and much more . . .

I found this today while researching ‘but and ben’ croft architecture. (don’t ask)

http://www.felicitybristow.com/

Her posts are very interesting and her work is lovely. I’ve long had an interest in hand-made books and have some ideas for making a couple for myself. Felicity surpasses all I have dreamed of.

Hope you all enjoy this one.  ~ Linne

Breaking Free of the Supermarket Mentality with a Milky Challenge

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I was thinking today of the "trickle effect" -  let the big businesses in and eventually all the massive profits they will generate will filter down the ranks of society...only where have we ever seen this to be so?  Why is big better for the whole of society?  Take a small self contained island, add some big investments and what do you get - a wealthy resort area surrounded by people living in tin shacks. 

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Some of you will have seen this already, but it's worth another re-blog, I think. Worth thinking about, for sure. ~ Linne