Category: Photography

• Milking a cow from start to finish in pictures.

  I wanted to document a milking in pictures for you. This was easier said than done as I needed to bring in people unfamiliar with my camera (Our John and Tall Teenager) to take the actual pictures. And there is no way to set it up. Milking time is milking time! So, this post has…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  June 25, 2012

  Farming, Life, Photography, Recipes

  a healthy cows udder, Ayrshire, cheesecake, lasagne, milking a cow, milking time, Route 66, teats

• Bobby Blanc goes to Day Care

  I failed at making the lasagne last night. When I was checking the ingredients I  discovered that I had run out of chedder cheese for the top.  Can you believe it! The cheese in the fridge was an empty packet with only a sliver in it. WHO does stuff like that! Even my fresh squeaky…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  June 24, 2012

  Farming, Humour, Life, Photography

  calf, guineas, lambs, milking a cow

• How to make Ricotta Cheese from Whey

  It was only this hot yesterday. The coconut oil was only just melted.  Some of it is only just not melted.  Not too bad at all.  Here is yesterdays Monterey Jack cheese which is air drying for a few days. (Out of the sun -this positioning was for the artsy shot!) then it will be…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  June 23, 2012

  Life, Photography, Recipes, Sustainable farming

  cheese, coconut oil, cream cheese, ricotta from whey, whey

• Thinking ahead – way ahead

  Before I make a cheese cake I need to make cream cheese. Before I make cream cheese I need to make buttermilk. There are two ways to make buttermilk: allow the milk itself to culture. Which I will show you. But I am in a hurry now. Did you see the cheesecake recipe in the…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  June 22, 2012

  Life, Photography, Sustainable farming

  making cheese, milking a cow, monterey jack, planning menus, ricotta, thinking ahead

• The Heat is On for Mama’s Butter Cake

  The high nineties is hot. Add the dry wind and it is very hot. All the animals have different coping mechanisms. The Matriarchs dog has decided that he would rather ride than walk.  So he sits like a mini king in his chariot. And the Tall Teenager pedals him all over the county on their…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  June 20, 2012

  Farm Animals, Life, Photography, Recipes, Sustainable farming

  butter cake, cows, pigs in the heat, sheep, the heat