Homemaking Mondays: Cultured Butter and Stuffed Squash

 

Hello! 
I'm a bit late this week but have not forgotten. 

It's been a lovely week which started out with deep cold 

and has ended in a chinook.

This week I learned to make cultured butter.

You just add some buttermilk/yogurt/kefir to your cream

and set out on the counter for 24 hours.

Then you make butter. 

Next time I'll chill the cream first but it still turned out great.

I used a piece of flour-sack cloth instead of cheesecloth to drain 

out the buttermilk and it worked well.

The flour-sack cloth is much easier to wash.

I didn't mold the butter but am just cutting off chunks 

and setting it in a nice little bowl for use. 

I made some fresh buns and it was perfectly paired with the fresh butter.

Don't you just want to take a bite?

It dropped deep cold when the moon was full.

It is beautiful to go walking in the evening when the moon

is full and you don't need flashlights or lanterns.

Off in the trees the moonlight brightens the snow

and gives a gentle glow to the forest.

This past week I also started a new batch of vanilla.

My husband ordered some vanilla beans off of Amazon for me.

Now we wait.

This makes so much more vanilla for a much better price

then buying it at the store.

Some staple items at the store are just getting crazy pricey.

I found a sweet treasure at the free store this week.

This little cheese dish was just begging to come home with me.

I used some spoon butter that I condition my wooden utensils with

to rub into the bare wood of the base.

Now it's ready for some cheese or maybe a delicious little treat?

This week I also tried a new squash dish.

I made stuffed acorn squash and I must say it was delicious!

It was made with Italian sausage.

THIS recipe is a definite do over.

Not all the family loved it but that's ok.

It's so easy to just add it as a side for those that do.

I hope you are enjoying your week and perhaps

finding some new special things to add to your homemaking.

Love and Prayers,

Jennifer

PS I know some are having trouble with the e-mail subscription

I'm not sure what is wrong but I'm going to try to figure it out.

Well I found that Feedburner is no more...so I have added 

Follow.it to the sidebar and you can try using that

if you'd like to subscribe by e-mail.