Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Caprine Cadre





Thu milking Hillary with help from Seth
We are so happy to have a new group of friends and helpers on Harmony Hill.

Carmen, Seth, Thu and families have been enjoying the farm, learning to milk and making it possible for me to travel a bit knowing everything is in good hands.
Elisha flies down the hill
Thu's palm on Carmen's belly a few days before baby Liam was born^




Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Goat Milk Ice Cream a la Carmen


Carmen and Vicki are two new friends and neighbors who answered my shout out on Craigslist for Goat Milkers for Harmony and Hillary while I am in transition traveling to our Day Valley Home.  Vicki has raised her own goats and studied animal husbandry at Washington State University.  Carmen will be giving birth to her first child at the end of the month and wants to have pure fresh goat milk available for him.

We have been gathering for milking and enjoying each other's company.  Yesterday Carmen taught us how she enrichs goat milk  for ice cream, with white chocolate and extra egg yolks.  Goats milk, while creamy and delicious does not separate like cow milk and hence no cream.  I am allergic to cow products I cannot have cow cream in my ice cream.  Carmen created a solution.

Carmen at the stove stirring custard mix

Carmen is a talented creative cook who believes in using high quality organic ingredients.  She adapted two recipes she found on line one for BASIL ice cream and the other for Cherry Vanilla.  The results of both are rich, smooth, creamy and taste amazing.


Vicki watches and listens after cracking and separating eggs with Micheal

Basil, sugar, and goatsmilk in the blender.  Unexpectedly delicious combination.  The strong fresh green flavor of the basil creates a wonderful contrast in ice cream.

smiling after just a taste, waiting till it freezes!