Team Bettendorf in Missouri

Roman Lentil Soup won.

Btw, HSB is not sending me notifications via e-mail when someone posts a comment.  I have it set to do that but it just won’t.  So if you post a comment in a later entry I am not likely to see it.  I try to look back 2 or 3 entries and see if there are more comments but I can’t patrol much farther than that.

Kristy has posted a GREAT tutorial on her blog to make Sourdough Bread.  I am super excited and I will be sitting under her tutelage during the next couple of her posts.  Thanks so much Kristy.  This will be great!  Sally Fallon says yeast breads are not so good due to the alcohol fermentation process that occurs so I am trying to switch us over to sourdough.

I converted a Betty Crocker Donut recipe to a NT style fritter.  I will post the results in the upcoming weeks.  It was yummy!!

Jeff also caught some fish in the river yesterday.  I made a fish stock.  Watch for that in November/December. 

I also made the BEST french fries tonight.  Everyone LOVED them and begged for more.  Look for that simple (yet time consuming) healthy snack.

Yogurt is also in the works as well as cream cheese.  I already have several tutorials for condiments put together and posted but I have not made them public.  Expect to see them in November or January.  I am thinking December may be reserved for side dishes appropriate for a big Christmas dinner.

So many recipes, so little time.

There is now a cook along button at my homeschoolblogger blog.  Jeff put it there and I’m not quite sure how to add one here so I am waiting on that.  Didn’t he do a fabulous job?

Q&A

Jen, I think that raw milk tastes sweeter.  I was not a big milk drinker, never liked it, until we started getting raw milk.  You can find more info at www.realmilk.com

Vicki, the reason the apples and peanut butter tided over your family so long is BECAUSE of the fat.  Fat, good fat, is healthy.  I found when I started feeding my family high quality foods they needed less of it.  If they are eating cheap/bad fats food they seem to be hungry all the time.

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{ 09:27, Sunday, October 14, 2007 } { Posted by morningsunshine }

I have to agree with the milk thing - I could never drink milk - l always described it "if I have milk for breakfast, I can taste it all day." and then a few years ago, I noticed that I could have milk on cereal OR a cheese sandwich for lunch OR a piece of pizza OR a bowl of ice cream - could not have more than one serving a day or I would get sick. now I am drinking raw milk, and can even have a glass of chocolate milk BY ITSELF on occasion!
thank you for leading this NT forum. I am following avidly!

Cream Cheese

{ 01:46, Sunday, October 14, 2007 } { Posted by 6littlelambs }

Can't wait to learn how to make it!

I have a yogurt maker and some organic full fat plain yogurt. Now I just need to make some! However, I really detest plain yogurt. I've tried and tried to like it but I just don't. I'd like to learn how to make it vanilla flavored and how to make it sweet.

Renee

I look forward to the new recipes

{ 08:40, Sunday, October 14, 2007 } { Posted by Anonymous }

BTW, I tried the Soaked Granola as I mentioned to you briefly-- it was a lot of work for little return IMO. Still on the quest for something "just as easy" as opening a Cheerios box, lol :D HordeMomy

Um... no title to speak of

{ 11:12, Monday, October 15, 2007 } { Posted by Anonymous }

Katie,

Loving the cook along thing! I make stock regularly so I'll count the one I did yesterday as mine :)

I SOOO agree about the raw milk. I was allergic to milk as a child and couldn't stand drinking it. Now that we get raw milk, it's SO sweet and yummy. Love it!

I tried some of my friend Serene's sourdough this weekend and it was AMAZING! She's going to give me some of her starter and we're so excited. Hubby loved it too. I can't wait to read about your process with it. She does hers in a 5 gallon bucket (as they have 11 children too) and bake 12 loaves twice a week. She kneads it in the bucket and everything and it rocked.

Yesterday I made the NT pancakes but made a change that made them SO much more yummier. Usually they're kind of thinner and chewier from the soak. So I incorporated some of the waffles recipe and it was SO much better. The NT recipe calls for 2 eggs (per batch). I put the yolks in, and beat the egg whites until stiff. At the end fold those in the pancake batter. It transformed them into fluffier pancakes. They were great! Thought you might like to know LOL~~!!

Kim aka frankcassiesmom