Although we'll be working everyday on the dairy farm during the Labor Day weekend, I'm thinking of a few ways to have less labor in the kitchen! Fortunately, Midwest Dairy has a great assortment of recipes that are easy, nutritious and of course, use delicious dairy products.
I can just taste Roasted Pimiento Cheese Spread on a croissant roll or as a toasted sandwich topped with a fresh garden tomato!
Roasted Pimiento Cheese Spread
Ingredients:
1 tub (8 ounces) reduced fat cream cheese,softened
1/3 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1 package (8 ounces) finely shredded Colby- Montery Jack Cheddar cheese
1 package (7 ounces) 2 % milkfat finely shredded Sharp Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup roasted red peppers in water,drained and chopped
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon chopped cilantro (optional)
Preparation:
Combine cream cheese,Greek yogurt, and onion in a medium food processor. Pulse process until blended. Add shredded cheeses to mixture. Process until well blended. Add roasted red peppers. Pulse process only until stirred into mixture. Transfer to a medium bowl. Cover and chill 1 hour to allow flavors to blend. Optional: Garnish with chopped cilantro.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Dairy Squares
If baling hay is done best on a hot August afternoon in Arkansas, yesterday was perfect!
Most of our hay is baled into large round bales to feed our dairy and beef cows but we always need small bales to feed our young calves as they grow and mature.
Ryan and Cody worked all afternoon raking,baling and hauling these dairy squares from the field to the barn for stacking.
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They also found that sometimes those square bales don't stay stacked!
Re-stacking dairy squares was pretty simple with a
little farmer muscle and his assistant with the hay moving equipment.
So simple, in fact, that I made my way back to the house before getting put to work!
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Dairymom's Thankful Thursday
For the last couple of years,we've been buying corn silage from a southwestern Missouri grain farmer who lives about 70 miles from our Arkansas dairy farm.
Since the new corn crop is being chopped now, we made a quick trip to get a sample of the silage to send to the lab for analysis. Our dairy nutritionist will use this information to design a balanced diet to keep our cows healthy and productive.
I'm thankful for grain farmers who provide a nutritious food for our dairy cows !
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Put Some Cheese On It!
Can you believe it's been six years since Midwest Dairy provided this car to the winner of the 'Put Some Cheese On It' promotion?
The car is driven every day around Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas by the owners of Cooper's Cafe in Anderson, Missouri. In fact, it's been promoting cheese for more than 100,000 miles!
We happened to be in the Anderson area tonight and stopped in to have one of the famous Cooper cheese covered burgers. Actually, just about everything on the menu includes cheese or other dairy products.
Coopers' knows how to bring a smile to the dairy farmer!
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Dairymom's Thankful Thursday
Dairy cattle of all ages are cared for everyday on our family dairy farm.
The high-quality milk you and your family enjoy begins with taking good care of our cows by
providing a nutritious diet,good medical care and healthy living conditions.
to care for them as they grow and develop to become part of our milking herd.
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Wireless Dairy
Even though I've been frustrated by the lack of internet access this week due to a "migration issue with a new server " (that's internet provider lingo), it never interferes with
Caring for the calves,
Feeding the cows,
Or
Getting the milking done!
don't rely on internet access to give us high-quality milk!
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Dairymom's Thankful Thursday
There's nothing prettier or more peaceful than to watch cows grazing in a field at dusk. This group of young Holstein heifers were the perfect example of "pretty as a picture"!
I'm thankful for the green grass of August
and
for the opportunity to work everyday with my family to raise healthy cows that produce high quality milk!
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