we made butter!

and it was oh, so fun and satisying! :)

i stumbled on to this cool website after stumbling around a bunch of eat local websites. she had a cool little post about making your own butter with your KITCHEN AID! sarah was anxious to help after we bought this apron for her at anthropologie today. (it's a little bit big on her.)

but anyways....  this is when i really, really wish that i had better lighting in my kitchen. hmmm, we have the lights ordered. i guess i  need to see when they are getting installed. it sucks to take pics in there. but here we are.

my old, old kitchen aid. if it ever dies, i promise to buy one of the big, colorful mixers they have at williams sonoma! but this trusty little thing has been with me for for gosh, 15 years?

 

but it is still whirring along...

and we have butter!! not only that, we have buttermilk, too! :) just in time for pancakes sunday morning!

the instructions (which originally came from here) said not to use ultra-pasteurized whipping cream, but that was all i could find. :( i went to two different stores - and the best i could do was horizon organic. i'll have to keep looking around and see if maybe whole foods has it. i'd like to see what difference it makes...

but really, this ultra-pasteurized version tastes great to me! it was pretty exciting to see whipping cream transform itself like that. i really am a city girl, aren't i?

maybe there is still hope for this one. isn't she cute?

and in a little bit of blogging housekeeping, it doesn't look like i have been hit with this new typepad posting format that i keep reading about. i'm a little skeered - it sounds a little messed up. i guess they haven't rolled it out 100%, and they haven't switched me over. i'm anxious to see what it's like.

we saw indiana jones and the crystal skull yesterday afternoon. the kids and i really enjoyed it. not as good as raiders or the last crusade, but better than temple of doom. we were entertained, and that says a lot since we rarely go to the movies. much more excited about this!! i cannot wait. and if carrie and big don't get married, well, i am just going to cry!

Comments

[Maddy]

What if Temple of the Lost Doom was my favorite Indian Jones? Huh huh huh? Does that mean I'll love this one?

I love the apron, I'm impressed with your homemade butter skills and maybe I'll try it myself. And also, I have your mixer beat. I use my GRANDMA'S kitchen aid mixer. I don't know if it's actually a Kithcen aid, but same thing, except it is from the 5o's and it still works PERFECTLY! I love it because every time I use the thing, I think of my grandma.

[Shauna]

How cool that you made butter! Your little girl is adorable in her apron! It will be so exciting to get lights in your kitchen! I love updating my kitchen in any way possible! it's my favorite room in the house! I got a red kitchenaide mixer several years ago as a xmas/bday gift and i love how it looks. don't use it much though! lol what color would you get if you could choose? so many fun colors!

we just finished watching all of the indiana jones movies and we're planning on going today or tomorrow to see the newest one! can't wait!!! i never watched sex in the city, so i'm not so excited for that one. we love going to the movies. we're looking forward to kung fu panda, get smart and wall*e to name a few.

have a great weekend!
xoxo
shauna

[Maija Lepore]

She is so darling!
I never thought to make my own butter. Maybe I'll give it a try!

[KKT]

i'm so impressed! i never thought to make my own butter! i'm glad it was good :)

[suzielyons]

such a cute post and darling pictures! have the kids ever made butter in a jar by shaking it? that's always fun too. whole foods does carry the right cream. that's what i use on my cakes. have a great rest of the weekend!

[karen]

i'm with ya--they BETTER get hitched :)

I'll be at the Red Bee Sat...come by and see me!!!

[ali]

How awesome, you made butter! And I LOVE the darling apron on Sarah! So cute!

[annie]

making butter sounds like such a fun project!! Can't wait to see you on Sat.