Lately I'm into making water kefir, a probiotic drink, which my children LOVE! Our company in March brought me the kefir grains and I've been making it ever since. Here and here are two links that I have used.
Beet Kvass is another thing that I have tried. Like this one or or this.
Also a little moto pulls up to my gate and drops off bottles of raw milk straight from the cow ;) So we've been eating homemade yogurt, cheese, cottage cheese, butter, ricotta cheese and whatever else I can think of to make with it. The leche costs 50 pesos versus 70 pesos for boughten milk for 5 liters. A peso is around 12 cents US dollars.
And about my knitting, crocheting, embroidery is another post all together....
But this all has to be done right away in the morning or sorta late at night inbetween church services, dentist appointments, visiting and who knows what else. But I love stuff like this so I WILL find time for it if I can.
What do you all have going for hobbies?
I love this post!
ReplyDeleteHere, my hobbies are reading and writing with an occasional crossword puzzle or turn around my knitting board.
At home, my hobbies include gardening and herbs but those aren't possible now. (Unless you count the drying chive plant on my window sill?)
I used to like to sew but now I almost hate it. That makes me sad. I think it's mostly because, for me, sewing is a social thing and if I'm alone, I might as well read Twain and eat grapes with cheddar. Also, I don't care about my clothes like I once did.
We too get our leche straight from the cow now, but I've only made yogurt so far. I'd like to try butter and I might-might-might try cottage cheese but I know I'll hate it. Won't I?
Hi! I've done the milk thing, making cheese, yogurt, butter, and oh it is all so tasty.
ReplyDeleteAnother hobby is sour dough baking. I have a starter now from my sis from Bonners, and it is delicious.
I love to sew. And gardening is fun, except it is so intense in our short summers!
Right now my hobby is helping with school stuff, finishing the term. We have field trip tomorrow with our son's class, and he graduates in 2 weeks. Then we are finished school board and school bussing and all that good stuff.
I've read here before, coming from Wanderer's blog, and really enjoy it. Thanks for writing!
How lucky for you that you get cow's milk there! Lots of villagers here have cows but can you believe it -- they only raise them for beef and don't milk them. So that is one thing we MISS here...As for hobbies, I don't really have any, unless you count reading anything and everything in any spare moments. I like to make yogurt and also can beef, chicken, beans, and salsa but when the pantry gets full you kinda have to stop on that...I like to sew but you really CAN have too many dresses in the mission! So yeah, reading and writing would be it.
ReplyDeletehmmm... never tried doing any of that! sounds interesting. my hobbies are sewing (anything but dresses, i guess because i have to), baking (not cooking for aforesaid reason), and reading. i too came here from wanderer's blog!
ReplyDeleteThank you all for posting! As most of you can tell I'm NOT a writer but I just want a place to connect with friends since I hardly write letters anymore!
ReplyDeletewanderer- I can relate on not liking to sew except with friends and yes I'm afraid the mission has done something to me too with not caring about my clothes. I cringe at the thought of furlow less than two months away :(
Qmom- Oh you make me miss sourdough, I should give it a try again.
romsmom- We only found out that we can get cow's milk two months ago! I was sitting in the pickup and the hubby comes out of the lil grocery store and said "See that little red pickup across the street? They are the ones that bring in the homemade "queso de vaca" to sell". And guess what, I saw a crate on the back of the pickup with pop bottles full of white creamy milk! So I headed over to talk to them and we've been buying ever since...
Laurie- Thats just how I feel about sewing and cooking:) Today I baked a fruit cocktail cake, I know dessert is the last thing my hips need, and also made a big lunch of baked ranch chicken, alfredo, cheesey broccoli, lettuce salad, and marinated baked salmon. I'm trying to make up for all the gross meals I've been throwing on the table. But alas supper was leftover tamales and leftover gorditas. Yummy but I feel like a cheater...
ReplyDeleteHi Ana! Vila said "go" so here I am! :) My current hobbies are quilting (fun modern bright happy stuff) and gardening. After 14 years of married life we finally live in a spot where vegetable gardening is a possibility, so I'm giving it a go. I planted most of my stuff on the 1st of May and wouldn't you know we had SNOW on the 5th! In MO!! So we'll see how it goes.
ReplyDeleteBetween your "kefir" and your "kvass" it sounds like you should be in Russia, not Mexico!:)
Hi - hopped over from Vila's blog too. Going to enjoy reading yours now! :) Hobbies: writing, reading, sewing, cooking, flower gardening, hmmmm... wonder what my REAL hobby is, cause that's too many!
ReplyDeleteMe too. Got here from Vila's blog. What fun!
ReplyDeleteHobbies: sewing, quilting, gardening, organizing (but not cleaning, ha)
My hobbies include collecting books...and if I have the time reading them:). I enjoy knitting, writing, sewing dresses by hand, (don't laugh, I consider it handwork otherwise I don't really care for sewing!) going on walks, science, history (maybe some think it's boring but really it's fascinating!)There is lots of things I would like to learn how to do if I would find the time. lol!
ReplyDeleteReading, writing, travel, sewing, gardening, pets. Those stay the same. Others come and go along with different phases of my life; weight loss, writing, drawing, hockey and v.ball and baseball and, and, interior decorating(i.e. furniture rearrangement), chickens...
ReplyDeleteI too am here at wanderer's beck and call. Looks like she has no comments; they all posted here ;)
OH my! I won't even BEGIN telling you my hobbies. I can't keep track of them myself!
ReplyDeleteTime! Time! Time! where do you get more of it. I have books stacking up to read. Dresses waiting to be sewed. The flowers beg to be attended. The house feels sort of neglected. I think of the projects I was saving to do with the children after school was out and the days slip by and no projects get done. I hav been trying out some recipes for the new "earth and Home cookbook. That has been fun. Its been fun making things i had never made before like shrimp and grits and angel food cake from scratch.
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