Sunday, July 7, 2013

My first goat cheese


It cut without crumbling, tasted tangy but smooth, clean but rich, and made me very happy.  I wish I had the patience and a cheese cave to age a cheese like this and see what it might become.  But maybe I'll leave that to the professionals and stick with young, fresh cheeses.  I made ricotta from the whey (not a high yield product, it has to be said) and will be eating that with honey on pancakes for a breakfast treat.

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Little Sliammon Lake, Canada Day





Note the excellent technique being demonstrated for the traditional "canoe nap" activity.  He managed to assume and maintain this napping posture as I single-handedly paddled the canoe across the lake.