Chocolate Treats

 

 Today is another crazy weather day here in Central Texas. The last 2 days were beautiful with the temperature near 70 degrees, but today it is a wintry mix. Rain, sleet, and snow, followed by more rain. So the sprouts and I decided since it was going to be an in house day we needed to make some yummy treats. Chocolate is everyone's favorite, so we made fudge with honey, coconut oil, coco, and a few white chocolate chips.  Followed by some chocolate chip cookies made with freshly ground pastry flour.

This is a picture that Sydney took of Noah enjoying his hot out of the oven chocolate chip cookie. The sprouts tried to team up with pleading to convince me that they needed to have one cookie out of every batch baked (the recipe made 5 dozen). In the end they had to settle for 3 out of 5.

Jersey Milk

 

 News from the Jordan B&B. 

We are now serving not only homemade bread but also the best milk in town. 

We have been looking for a locally based farmer who produced raw jersey milk that had a special permit from the Texas Health Department and voila we found it! Read below to learn more.

Strykly Jersey Farm
Are you ready to try some of the best milk in the world? Our milk is fresh from our pasture-raised, grass-fed Jersey cows, without any homogenization or pasteurization. This allows you to enjoy the true flavor and health benefits of real milk. Our milk is bottled by order to ensure the freshest product. We also offer fresh raw heavy cream and homemade raw butter.
Our milk is inspected every other day by the Texas Health Department. We are one of a handful of dairies in the state of Texas that has obtained a "Grade A Raw for Retail Milk Permit" issued by the Texas Department of State Health Services. This special permit is stricter than compared to a regular state health permit for producer dairies.

Homemade Bread

 

Today begins a new day into the domestic arts for me.  This morning I spent about 4 hours learning about soaking wheat, grinding wheat, different types of grain, and rising dough, in order to start making our own bread. I must say it's not as hard as I thought, if you have the right tools and a good lesson from a faithful friend. So now I am enjoying the smell and the taste of fresh baked bread with raw organic honey. Life just got a lot better!