While farm to fork is a relatively new concept; the practice in reality is as generational as most people's family tree. Who hasn't heard the folk tales about how your great greats survived? While many may find that simple yet rewarding life primitive; it is a life to be admired. And aspired to. It is a life we have, to a lesser or greater extent, achieved on our home sweet homestead. Every morning when I am awoken by the roosters and the bleats of the goats I get to decide what I make with their wonderful produce. Fresh, organic eggs and nutritious milk from our much loved animals. Each squirt of the goats milk in the milking pale is a possibility. A chilled glass of kefir. Halloumi for breakfast. Feta on a microgreen salad. Ricotta and roast veggie quiche. Or.....cheesecake! Yesterday I made cream cheese. And today? Cheesecake!
A normally expensive and intimidating cheesecake recipe is now a fairly regular spoil on our homestead - and at the breakfast table. I love how quick and easy it is. And almost unfloppable. Almost. Even for the BuckarooBabies.
Of course my sweet recipes always exclude sugar and refined flours. A pecan or almond with date base really jazzes up the cheesecake. Always soak your nuts or seeds overnight. Rinse well and dry. In your food processor blend one cup of nuts with 8 large medjool dates. Press into your pie dish and chill while you prepare the cheesecake.
CHEESECAKE RECIPE:
750 grams cream cheese
250 grams sour cream
3 large eggs
200 ml honey or coconut blossom sugar
70 grams coconut and cassava flour
Dash vanilla
Zest and juice of one lemon
While my goats raise their adorable kids we share their wonderful white gold. Every couple days I make yoghurt or cheese.
Goats milk is easily digestible to the human body, unlike cow milk, which is why so many are lactose intolerant (but can drink goat milk). It is also naturally a prebiotic and with the fermentation process becomes a powerful probiotic food.
The making of the cheesecake is as simple as popping all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Beating until smooth and scooping into the pie dish on top of the pecan date crust.
Then bake in the oven at 120C for an hour. We often spend a day at our pizza oven baking food for a week or two. The cakes' have to be carefully watched. Once set and smelling baked, remove the cheesecake. Once cool, chill overnight.
Farm to fork is a wonderful way to live. Hard work. With many sweat and tears. But the best lifestyle for our family. We certainly do have our cake....and eat it!
You are living the dream In this world where so many additives are put in food, you know exactly what you and your family are eating. Cheesecake is a special treat in my household. I grew up on a farm where mother would make her own butter from the cows milk but she never tried cheese.
Oh you must have some wonderful (and sad) memories of your childhood. I know my children experience the sweet and the bitter of farm life
Seriously awesome and you are for sure living the dream, even though I can imagine it is not always easy and has its own challenges. I love the pizza oven bake though. I still need to bake something in the pizza oven though, that is, something other than pizza and bread! I am fancying some rusks which I will attempt to dry out overnight in the pizza oven as well! Have you tried that before? In any case, awesome post, and an awesome recipe! It does look delicious!
You are probably among few people that would consider it the dream! So thank you!! The rusks (bake and dry) in the pizza oven works fabulously
I have my weird streaks, but since getting into gardening and growing my own food, I have realized the importance of it and the psychological benefit it has on me.
Oh yeah, I am going to make so many rusks in December!
I agree with fermented brother @fermentedphil, it's easy to be a hippie (it's not at all what he said), especially a dirty one 😄 but it take another level of dedication to be a classy, organic, clean, farm to table top chef, and it takes true hard work, also a very specific mindset, also you make it look so easy, when for most of us it would look like a messy moosh, got cheese everywhere spread on the tablecloth 😄
Nonsense, it's super hard, enough with the modesty!!!😁
Excellent job:!!
No, I'm not blushing. But thank you for the compliments Ed. What you don't see is the trashed kitchen behind the camera
A magician never reveals his tricks!!
You mean a chef never reveals her dishes
Yummy!!!!!
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Goats cheese cheesecake? Um ofmg!!!
Well.....you know me....goat everything!!
The cheese cake is delicious. Your process is fantastic. I've made this twice in the past 3 weeks, it turns out really good. Glad to try your cooking process soon!
Oh cheesecake is definitely a favourite!
Wow! I do love cheesecake. I will try this at home,so interesting. Thank you for sharing this😊
Hope you love it like we do
Yay! 🤗
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This recipe looks crazy and Yummmi, such a big cheesecake!!!🤩
Just wonderful. I bet it's a hard life - a lot of times, but luckily you have and see the rewards of it, too. That pizza oven and the cheese cake look awesome. Somehow I never really liked cow milk or (cow) yogurt. These days the little milk I have with my serial is oat or almond milk - I know not really milk, but... Not sure I'd like goat milk. I do like goat cheese though :)
That wee little goat baby is so very adorable... 😍
I hope you are doing well and had a wonderful Christmas time!
I came back to see if you blew into town here. :) Hello, my lovely!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I hope all is well with you and your family and I know how busy life gets. I have trouble getting here and posting, I cannot imagine how hard it is for you!
You are definitely missed!
Blessings sent your way! ❤️
Denise! Ah, thank you so much for checking in on me. I have been very scarce. To my friends in the actual circle of reality too. We are very busy and so many responsibilities. The extreme heat has us functioning on high alert with the potential threat to animals. Chat soon!!
I'll keep you and yours in my thoughts and prayers. xo
this is awesome !
Thank you so much