Goat Cheese Adventure

Adventures are so good for the soul! 

Here are the new things I (the city girl) experienced in four delicious hours this brisk winter morning ---within 20 minutes of where I live!

1. Milking a goat. Yup, me. "Abby" (alpine) and "Dottie" (nubian). Squirt. Squirt---yea, there I go. Then----are you ready----two hands! Warm and surprisingly satisfying (for me AND the goats, I think!)

2. Reaching under a chicken---and voila, pulling out a freshly lain egg. Warm and smooth. Wow.

3. Tasting warm (there's the warm again!), fresh goat's milk...delicious! 

3. Making Soft Goat Cheese. I whooped as we wrapped in flourcloth, tied it off, hung it cleverly on the cupboard hook, dripping whey into the bowl beneath it.  Ahhhhh.

4. Making Goat Mozzarella. Cooking, straining, pressing, til smooth and glisteny. Slicing. Snowballing. Admiring!

5. And then there was the Goat Ricotta---yup, made with my two hands! Warm...drizzled with chocolate balsamic vinegar. So much goodness!!! 

6. Making 4 new grown-up friends (with connections and networking flowing as naturally as water)---and 2 little ones. 

My soul knew to love all of this. My soul grinned. My soul ate it up. My soul said thank you. My soul said---that was fun, let's have another adventure soon! I promised my soul the answer would be yes! 

p.s. If you'd like your own adventure---visit "The Goat Cheese Lady" online and find out how!