Homemaking Mondays: Homemade cream cheese and violets

Hello!  

Do you like making cheese?  I do.

I had used up the cream cheese I'd bought and then realized that I needed 

some to make my daughter's birthday cake. Ooops!  

I'm so glad that the Lord Jesus has given me an interest in making things from scratch. 

I didn't have to make a special trip to town for it.  

I pulled out a gallon of milk, heated it up, and added some lemon juice.  

After it gave up the curds, I strained it for about 15 minutes. 

Then I took the cheese and put in in my food processor until it was smooth. 

It was so nice! Oh, I also added a pinch of salt to the cheese while it was processing. 

 I also had a lot of whey left and it goes so well in biscuits and pancakes. 

I love the yellow colour. 

I had lots of nice cheese to make her chocolate mint swirl cheesecake. 

It was so delicious! 

I will definitely be making this again!

I used the rest of the cream cheese in enchiladas...

that I had made for the first time. 

My family enjoyed them so much that I'll be making them again. 

I'll leave you with a pretty picture of my violets that are blooming 

so amazingly on my desk right now.

Thanks so much for dropping by! 

Love and Prayers,
Jennifer