What did you do today?

[Nanno]

While it sounds like ya'll are getting record heat, we're getting some very "west coast" weather out here. We've been in a fog for the last 48 hours with a constant drizzle turning to rain, then back to drizzle. Humidity is in the 90's (very unusual out here!), and it's cold and clammy outside. It feels like fall in western New York state! It was down in the 50's today. The goats have been lurking pretty hard and so have I.

It being good weather for staying indoors, I made butter yesterday! Two cups of cream yielded about 1 1/4 cups of butter and about 3/4 cup of buttermilk, which I used to make biscuits last night. We smeared the biscuits with fresh goat butter and ate them with potato soup made with lots of goat milk. It was an incredibly yummy "goat dinner". Today I used the butter to make snickerdoodles (or "goaterdoodles as I called them), and we made "goataroni and cheese" for dinner. That's just mac 'n' cheese made with goat butter and goat milk. It was also very good.

Being able to make yummy things from goat milk is very gratifying for me. Goats are a lot of fun, but they are also a lot of work and it's fun to get something in return. It's also fun to have stuff I actually enjoy making in the kitchen. I'm told I'm a good cook, but it's not my activity of choice. I avoid kitchens as a general rule (the microwave is my best friend), so actually having fun in the kitchen is kind of a novel experience for me.