Yogurt

Pour your milk into a stainless steel pan. Warm it to the edge of boiling. (By that, I mean, don’t let it come to a rolling boil – just to where it begins to bubble.) Shut the burner off, then let it cool down to where you can touch your finger to the top of it. It should sting a tiny bit, but not burn you. You don’t want it to kill the live cultures in the starter.

Once you can touch it like that, take your starter. It should be about 1/2 c. of yogurt per gallon. Make sure that the date is within range. Out of date does not work. You can use your own home-made after the first time.

So, when the milk is the right temp, whisk in the starter. (I like to set my starter on the counter to warm it up a little so it isn’t shocked so much by the warm milk.) If I want to stir in vanilla, I do so at this time.

Then, insulate your pan. I put mine in my crock pot, then put on the insulated cover. You can wrap it in towels, away from a draft, like in your oven.

Let it sit for 8 hours. Less than that by much, and it won’t be set. More than that, and it starts to turn sour.

It sometimes separates, but I either stir that in or use the whey for various other things (like soaking beans.)

If it really fails, big time, I just use it for smoothies.

This recipe is from my friend Holly! Please visit her at http://seekingfaithfulnessblog.blogspot.com/

SIDE NOTE:  I normally don’t add my flavoring until after the yogurt is made.

Blessings, Mrs. Bumppo

Go Go Juice

 

The is the title my hubby gave this wonderful get up and go morning drink.

Go Go Juice

• 1c warm water
• 2tb lemon juice
• 1tb olive oil
• 2tb honey
• 1tsp cayenne
• 2tb D.E.
• 1tb of psyllium powder
• 1tb Spirulina
• 1tb of kelp (I only add this in when making it for myself)

Put all in a blender and blend well. Drink asap!! Also drink a nice size glass of cool water afterwards.  Do not eat for 30 mins. after drinking this drink. 

Enjoy!

Blessings,

Mrs. Bumppo

Mongolian BBQ at Home!

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Cooking with children, gluten free, wheat free

Orginally posted: 6/9/09   Mongolian BBQ Stir Fry at home. We went to dinner with some friends a few months back. It was a Mongolian BBQ . We liked it so much I decide to make it at home. The pictures above are the results.     First take the desired amount of rice noodles and soak them in hot(tape water is fine)water for about 30 minutes. When they are nice and soft, drain and set aside in a bowl. Next I just cut up all the different types of veggies I wanted in my stir fry. In the above in the picture you see: carrots, tomatoes, green onions, cabbage, sprouts, swiss chard, celery, cilantro, sesame seeds and cashews. I placed all on a cutting board or in a bowl and displayed on the counter. I also made up a peanut sauce which was really good on this and a soy ginger sauce, this was my favorite of the two.    To make, cook and cut up some chicken pieces for those who want meat. After after everything is prepared, take out your biggest skillet, placed it on the stove, and let it heat up.  Next  poured a little sesame seed oil in the pan. While you are getting the pan ready, give each family member a plate and let them make their own plates up. By  first putting rice noodles on their plates and then everything else they want. When they are done and the pan is good and hot. Take each plate one at a time and cook their food for them(my children loved this when they were little, this was one time they could “choose” what they wanted for dinner).    Of course you might want to say your meal time pray before the cooking process, so that each person can eat their food as it gets done cooking.  You might even want to break out the  chopsticks!  Children love this! It can also be a great time to talk about the different country’s around the world that eat this very same way! What a wonderful learning opportunity for the children.    You may also served corn tortillas on the side(this is favorite in our house,  to put veggie / rice noodle mix, in the tortillas and put the peanuts sauce on it and eat it like a wrap). Good stuff!! A side dish that goes great with this is  nori rolls. I will have to post the recipe for this soon.   Yummy eating!