Where's the beef?

Defeat! I admit it. Day one of late class and not a post to be found around here...

No new news of the creative concoction as a result of the delicata squash I uncovered at the farmers market this morning...

No photos or words to describe the comforting aroma of spicy turkey stuffed cabbage I plan to make for dinner one night this week...

No description of the almost certain fiasco that will ensue when I decide to try my hand at canning (probably this weekends activity and PLEASE feel free to shed pearls of wisdom before I infect anyone with ill packaged cans of tomato sauce!)...

Nope, just me asking nicely that anyone who drops by take a look at my more interesting posts like those about our recent trip to London, Paris, Dublin or Galway.

Or perhaps you would like to see how colorful your dinner could be by taking a look at my interpretation of Gulliver's salad. Or perhaps you need some inspiration to spark a culinary fire, in which case may I suggest you take a look at our adventures in homemade cheese?

Either way, there are certainly posts more interesting than this where I'm doing something other than wishing for the scratchy throat, throbbing head and cabbie strike to subside.

Maybe you really didn't mean to stop by anyway and would rather visit my friend David who always has something new to report, or maybe you want to be inspired to really create something in which case I recommend you see the fabulous AmandaJean. Or you could do what I always do and just drool over the creations of the talented Tartelette.

That should keep you entertained for a while, or at least until I can post something more inspiring!

Until then...

Adventures in homemade cheese...

Saturdays are always eventful in our household but this Saturday was exceptionally exciting.

After reading and becoming extremely inspired by the book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, I decided to try my hand at homemade cheese making.

(This was also the inspiration behind filling our entire freezer with seasonal veggies and fruits that we will eat throughout the year, thank you Em!)

All I can say is, wow. The whole process was so exciting and equally rewarding as the end product was the creamiest and most delicious mozzarella I have had in ages.

(disclosure: this does NOT include buffalo mozzarella which certainly take the tomato!)

The best part is that we had made an entire ball of fresh mozzarella and bocconcini in under an hour. Plus, it was a delicious appetizer to serve to our friends and cost a fraction of the store bought equivalent.

If you are culinarily creative you should definitely visit the Cheese Queen. I highly recommend this adventure to anyone who appreciates the value of making food with your own two hands!