What made you happy today?

[Sally PB]

Two things made me happy today:
My yogurt is AWESOME! Smooth, creamy, thick, tangy.
And, I walked two miles in the sunshine.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I forgot to say, BBH, that if you want tangier yogurt, incubate it for longer. I do about 9-10 hours in my yogurt maker. The lower time of 6 hours will result in milder flavored yogurt. All depends on what you enjoy. I either add fresh fruit or homemade strawberry jam to mine right before I eat it

Mine will have incubated almost 9 hours before I can get it in the "fridgenator," it's already been nearly 8 and I'm an hour away from home, lol.

Two things made me happy today:
My yogurt is AWESOME! Smooth, creamy, thick, tangy.
And, I walked two miles in the sunshine.

Oh yum! I won't get to taste mine till tomorrow, but I'll let y'all know.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I forgot to say, BBH, that if you want tangier yogurt, incubate it for longer. I do about 9-10 hours in my yogurt maker. The lower time of 6 hours will result in milder flavored yogurt. All depends on what you enjoy. I either add fresh fruit or homemade strawberry jam to mine right before I eat it

It did end up being about 9 hours since I had to be gone for a bit this evening (church board meeting). It was set up nice and firm so I'm happy. The water in the cooler was down to 98° but it had done the trick anyway. I used to put a spoonful of pure maple syrup on top. Guess I'll use my sugar free version. Got to watch those sugars now.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Incidentally, when you strain some of the liquid (whey) out of it, it becomes Greek yogurt. But save that whey! You can add it to soups for added protein or if you don't care for it, your dogs and chickens will love it poured over their food, or you can use it to add moisture to your compost. I'm sure there are other uses for it as well.

 

[BoundlessLove]

My son brought me a box of Russell Stover’s chocolates this evening.
Not even going to hide the fact that I got so happy that I almost cried.
It’s been a rough day.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Nothing comforts like chocolate. Hope tomorrow's a better day.

 

[BoundlessLove]

Nothing comforts like chocolate. Hope tomorrow's a better day.

Thank you, my friend.

 

[Sally PB]

@BoundlessLove, the holidays can be very stressful, I know! Sending hugs to you.

 

[Sally PB]

I want a holiday like they show on the commercials...

 

[Nabiki]

Incidentally, when you strain some of the liquid (whey) out of it, it becomes Greek yogurt. But save that whey! You can add it to soups for added protein or if you don't care for it, your dogs and chickens will love it poured over their food, or you can use it to add moisture to your compost. I'm sure there are other uses for it as well.

If you add some food grade citric acid to it, you can turn it into ricotta cheese too.
https://kitchenjournal.net/how-do-you-make-cheese-from-whey/