Will She Eat It?

Quincy was the pickiest eater of all of my toddlers. She had a phase where all she would touch were bagels with cream cheese, oatmeal, yogurt, and rice. 

Now days, the “one food” she won’t eat is lasagne, and when preparing her own meals, she eats the most like I do. She is the only Willardson child who likes pickles, steak, cucumbers, avocados, mustard, or tomatoes. She loves snack plates like I do and will fix up a plate with salami and cheese and grapes, or hummus and pretzels and apples and peanut butter, or toast with cottage cheese and avocados and everything topping on it.  

At Sam’s Club yesterday, she was delighted to be offered a sample of sushi. I politely declined the offer, but Q jumped on board. “I’ve always wanted to try sushi! It’s so cool looking I already know I will like it! It looks just like my Barbie sushi!” 

And like it, she did. She tried a California roll and a spicy crab and avocado roll and raved about it so much, Corbin and I tried that one too.   Way to try new foods, Q! 

Who cut the cheese?

couldn't resist the post title. Cuz I'm 10.
I went over to Kasey's last night after my kids went to bed.
We designed, stamped, punched, embossed, cut out, embellished, and assembled 30 kits for homemade thank you cards (that are totally cute, btw) for November's Relief Society Meeting. We talked and laughed.
And we made cheese!
Check it out:
4 gallons of local milk
add mesophilic culture, calcium chloride, and rennet.
heat, stir, wait, repeat. (x like 50)"cut" the cheese curds.
Cheddar the cheese.
Add salt.
Drain.
Press. (we finally got to use our fancy pants handmade maple cheese presses.)

Cheese curds are stinky. drumroll please........Tada! Now we will dry, wax, and age for a minimum of 90 days.

This wheel of cheddar and I have a hot date set for Valentine's Day.