Homemade Cottage Cheese Recipe

Cottage Cheese

1 gallon 2% or Homo. milk

1/2 cup vinegar

1 tsp. salt

Heat milk to 190F

Turn off, remove from heat and add vinegar.

You will see curds forming.

Allow to cool.

Drain in colander.

Pour curds into a bowl, salt and mix and enjoy!

OR

Pour curds into a cheesecloth to allow it to drain/drip so you'll have a dry cottage cheese.

OR 

If you want a creamier cheese, add 1 tbsp cream to it and stir and add fruits, etc.

Here's the final product.  I got 3 store-bought yogurt containers full.

I'll add the final picture as soon as it is done...it's sitting and waiting very patiently for me.  I want to freeze the dry cottage cheese for perogies or lasagna later.

UPDATE ~ this freezes SO well.  I use dry cottage cheese in recipes.  My hubby added a little cream to it and ate it with fruit.  If he adds something juicy like pineapple, he just eats it.  Personally, I am not a fan of the texture of any cottage cheese and am a little too lactose intolerant to force myself to eat it plain.  Hope that helps!

A boy's apron and lil' girls aprons

I am working on another special order for a Grandma in Manitoba.  Here is one of the little girls aprons that is done.  My 8 year old toothless wonder is the model.

 The apron has a tie neck strap for adjustment and a waistband tie as well.  My goal is for the younger age group aprons to fit for longer than 1 year!

The next is for a little 3 year old manly helper ... 

 Oh sorry, this man is not 3 years old... but he thought he'd try it on for size.  Goof!

 Here it is.  Blue material with a Safari print for the accents.

Adjustable neck length and an antler button for this little man!

Next up is another little gals apron, for a sister of the above Pretty in Purple

 Approx. size 5-8 this apron has an adjustable tie neck strap and a double ruffle on the skirt.

It's a joy to get my own girls involved ~ they picked out the materials for me and told me what to do!

Now here is the final one ~ a request for "pink" ~ girls picked these to go together.

Tie Neck

Double Skirt Ruffle

Wrap-around waistband ties

With a wider waist band, it can easily be folded in half to allow the little girl to grow into it

Pioneer Bonnets

Pioneer Bonnets

My three little girls love to play Pioneer and "Little House on the Prairie" type games.  We are blessed to have a few little one room cabins on the property we rent and they are wonderful for their imaginations! 

Below you will find some of the styles of Pioneer Bonnets that I make.

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Girls size Small

Toddler Size to 3 years

Girls size 6-8

Girls size 6-8

Blue on right and Blue with purple on left

Girls size Small (Fits my 13 year old)

Girls size Small

Left side model is 10 years old, with a 21.5 inch head

Right side model is a 7 year old, with a 20.75 inch head 

The larger bonnets look fine on either head, as you see here.  They are the same size.  I couldn't get the toddler size ones to fit, they looked hilarious!

Left size 6-8, Right size 6-8

 Left size Small , Right size 6-8

Both size Small

Email me to confirm which ones you want!

They sell for $15 each for toddler and size small, $17 each for the larger sizes.