Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Bock Basics



Bock is German for male goat, a prancing symbol of spring fertility, and Bock beer is a malty German beer style, usually dark, which is brewed in the winter to be drunk in the spring.

It is now springtime. I think you know what to do.

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Chèvre has got my goat



Spring is here! The peach tree in my front yard is blossoming and fiddleheads and nettles are sprouting.


I can't help thinking about the fresh goat's milk cheeses that will soon be ready and I'm obsessed with being out on my deck, sitting in the sunshine and enjoying a nice goat cheese snack.
 

Cows have been domesticated to the point that they will provide milk all through the year, but small scale goat milk production is still fairly tied to the seasons. 




Thursday, April 3, 2014

Why won't you dance with me? I'm not no Lemberger!

Lemberger is a Austrian grape with an off-putting name that is not widely grown in the United States.

You have to try it!