Working in the Kitchen

Yesterday I whipped up some mango muffins, mango-coconut bread and a batch of banana mini muffins to sell at the Live Oak Farmer's Market. I got set up and sold to a few regular customers before the sky opened up and rained down on the five vendors that came to market yesterday. I am very thankful for the people that vote for having these very fresh products with their dollars.

My chocolate milk lovers make me smile. We try to stay away from the sugar and the full fat, but nothing in this world tastes exactly like the Wainwright Dairy and Creamery Chocolate Milk! Today I am making waffles with it. Then I will have chipotle cheese grilled on chocolate waffle. The mango muffins and the pepper jack cheese was lunch for three of us yesterday in the rainstorm -- that combination was sensational.

I am still exploring all the cheese choices from Wainwright's stock. Yesterday I was introduced to Olive Cheddar. I am an olive fan and if you are too, this cheese is a MUST try. Today I will be trying the parmesan, and the Swiss. I will not sell it, if I won't eat it. I sell what I love, because I do not believe in lying.

I went to Mayo, FL this morning, to The Southern Biscuit Company. I met a friend and his nephews for brunch and we had an opportunity to exercise our patience while waiting for our food to be cooked and delivered. I must say that it was delicious. The fried green tomatoes were VERY GOOD!
Bart Byrd the owner-operator bought a gallon of Wainwright Chocolate Milk from me and I encourage anyone who happens by there to ask for it.

Tomorrow, Thursday, June 30th, I will be headed to the High Springs Farmer's Market and I pray I do not get soaked again. The Wainwright Dairy and Creamery Pepper- Jack cheese will be my sale item and I will also have the mango muffins. A person could make their own little snack sandwiches like I have pictured above. 

I really appreciate anyone that shares my blog or the Milk Maverick Facebook posts. Thank you so much.

The Kefir Keeper

I am not a natural salesperson. I do not have the face for it (my oldest daughter says it is called RBF.) However, when I love something, I can not help but talk about it in an animated way. When I do not like something, I try to remember what grandmother told me "never say anything you would not want printed on the front page of the newspaper." I tell you this to say, I have to taste the stuff I sell or I can not sell it. Every batch of cheese is slightly (or greatly) different, every bottling of milk, especially the chocolate, which requires cooking the chocolate and adding the sugar has the potential to taste differently than the last.

I am learning so much about foods that I used to just consider as ingredients. Kefir is a beverage/food that never crossed my frame of reference until a couple of years ago when my youngest daughter needed it for her gut. I did not try it at that time, but she referred to it as "drinkable yogurt." I had eliminated dairy from my diet at that time to see if my inflammation problem would go away (that is a story for another day) so I had no interest in tasting the kefir. I tasted it last week, and it tastes like drinkable yogurt. The following article gives more information and has gotten me more interested in using the product to which I have access.

http://ecowatch.com/2015/03/27/health-benefits-kefir/      Sorry about all the ads, but I did not want to steal their content. Great information. I guess being a MILK MAVERICK is going to make me smarter and healthier.

Weston Price a voice with authority

So many of my friends that cannot drink pasteurized milk do fine drinking raw milk. This article is very informative, please take a few moments to read it, if you haven't already. Points 5,11, 12 & 15 were particularly of interest to me, because of all the many friends and loved ones these problems have affected.

http://www.realmilk.com/commentary/15-things-that-milk-pasteurization-kills/

I drink and sell the milk from Wainwright Dairy and Creamery. Over the last two years strides have been made to transition from being a dairy like any other to providing milk from cows that are not given antibiotics unless they are sick and quarantined from the others. These cows are out in the Suwannee County, Florida sun every day, their offspring are raised on a pasture land less than a mile away. I was just watching and filming the brothers Wainwright piling eighty acres of feed for the coming year. The seeds for their fields are non-GMO originally from the Amish, but now can be planted again from seed saving.
It is my plan to, in conjunction with Do Good Media, have a film put together about Wainwright Dairy and Creamery, the family, the birth to grave of being on the farm,( people and cows) and the thought processes that have changed over the last 40 years.

None of this happens over night. It took me fifty years to come to the realization of how self absorbed and uninformed I was about what I was putting in my body for fuel and supposed nutrients. Until Later ~ Rita "MilkMaverick" Haynes

Learning as I go; It is never too late, If you are breathing, you can learn.

Let me be perfectly honest, I came in to this milk and cheese sales by the grace of God and totally out of my own need. If you read my intro you know I am in the latter part of middle age (0-30 = young, 31-60 = middle, 61-80 = old, 81- death = wow you must have done well on keeping the 5th commandment.) I have been out of my usual work, since my husband died in September 2013. My health has not been excellent in a long time and my back is a constant source of debilitation. I needed a way to make some money without being locked to a desk eight hours a day.

I, like most Americans, grew up drinking milk. I mostly drank it out of the bowl after eating my morning cereal, in the school lunchroom and with any desserts after dinner while I still lived in my parents home. Cheese was a food that I do not remember enjoying as a child. I remember as a small child having a bite of my dad's roast beef sandwich that had Swiss cheese on it and thinking that it was terrible. My mom, like so many others, was a Velveeta user. Until I was maybe 20 years old, I had never had a real cheese, grilled cheese sandwich. Cottage cheese and cream cheese were used in our household, but hard cheeses were not a staple there.

I grew up somewhat sheltered, it did not occur to me that one human being would feed another human being something that was not food ( well there was that one time the base bully tried to get me to eat dried dog poop, but even at four years old, I knew better than to do that.) What I am getting at is that I thought if it was in the grocery store on the shelves it was food. That is not necessarily so.

I have had difficulties keeping my weight under control since I had my third child at age 31, so I have read lots of diet books. I exposed myself to information about calories in vs. calories out ad nauseam. Most of those books I read never touched on the chemicals in our packaged foods, the books were based on the food pyramid put out by the FDA the same FDA that determines whether food is safe for our consumption. For my part, I am learning that just because something is approved by the FDA doesn't mean I want to eat it, and some things they do not approve are proving to be better for my personal health. All this was a lead in to a link I wanted to share here : http://dontwastethecrumbs.com/2014/03/30-additives-in-dairy-products-you-should-know-about/

Suggestions on Ways to use Wainwright Dairy and Creamery Products

I love to cook and create new recipes. I thought I would tell you about some of the wonderful things I have made with products from the Wainwright Dairy and Creamery.

Chocolate Waffles

1 cup flour (I used 1/2 all purpose & 1/2 whole wheat)
11/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 egg
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup Wainwright Dairy chocolate milk
whisk dry ingredients together in a large measuring cup or bowl with a spout
whisk wet ingredients together in a small bowl and then pour into dry ingredients and stir until mixed well, pour batter into preheated waffle iron that has been sprayed with non stick spray and cook to your preferred "doneness". I like to double or triple the recipe and then cook them lightly toasty so I can freeze and then toast in a toaster at a later date.

I really enjoy peanut butter and chocolate together so I use these waffles to make absurdly good peanut butter sandwiches. Speaking of peanut butter --


Entirely Too Good Milkshakes

2 bananas
2 heaping tablespoons peanut butter
6 scoops vanilla ice cream
2 squirts chocolate syrup
1 pint Wainwright Dairy Chocolate milk

Blend all ingredients together well in a blender
Makes two milkshakes or one overdose

Chipotle Grilled Cheese Sandwich

2 slices of your favorite bread (I have used Publix pumpernickel/rye swirl and also Pepperidge Farm raisin bread)
sliced pieces of Wainwright Dairy and Creamery chipotle-jack cheese
pats of butter

preheat griddle or iron skillet to medium
place cheese between slices of bread then place a pat of butter on the griddle and sandwich on top of it and spread another pat over top piece of bread flip sandwich in a couple of minutes cook time less than five minutes. Really good with home made tomato basil soup (pumpernickel bread) or with a couple of over easy eggs (raisin bread) I liked dipping the sandwich in to the yolk.

Utilizing the Products

If anyone is following me, you know that I am so excited about being able to offer people milk and milk products from cows that eat grass and hay and other non-GMO plant foods that are grown with no weed killers drenching the soil.  I will not sell a product that I have not tasted and for which I do not feel comfortable putting my name and reputation on the line. I want a personal knowledge of each item I endorse. I know that for some folks milk, cheese or kefir could be a large portion of their diet and I want to give them the opportunity to have the best product available.

In truth, the way of eating that works best for my body (after over fifty years of abusing it) is to not ingest animal products. But sometimes the yearning for a sweet bit of chocolate overwhelms me. My old habits would have sent me searching for a peanut butter cup or a bag of chocolates covered in the hard candy shell. I would eat them by the hands full until I was sick of chocolate and myself. I now find that if I plan my chocolate indulgence, I can wait for it and actually anticipate that wonderful tantalizing taste. I allow myself one pint of Wainwright Dairy chocolate milk every week. I open a pint the morning after it has been made, bottled, and cooled. The full rich flavor is so satisfying, I have never experienced anything like it before in my life.

 Contented cows, great milk!   Until later ~Rita

HAPPY!

June 14,2016


I am so happy to say this -- last week one of the stores that carries milk from Wainwright Dairy and Creamery ran out of Wainwright milk after just receiving a delivery the day before. Granted this is a relatively small store that only averaged 50 gallons a week, but last week they went through 96 gallons of milk.

I want this happening more and more, so that very soon, the wonderful products under the label of Wainwright Dairy and Creamery are the only label under which this milk is being used. I am having a video shot in the next couple of weeks that shows the whole process of the milk and cheese being produced from Wainwright Dairy and Creamery.

Three generations of misters Wainwright work the farm and dairy. Over the next few weeks I will attempt to interview each of them and get their personal impressions of why eating and drinking REAL food is so important.

I have to get to the bottling facility over at the barn so I can pick up fresh products for my day at the Farmer's Market. I'll be back later with more information and insights.

~ Rita the "Milk Maverick"

Yesterday I Considered Cheese

I got to spend the whole day with my baby girl yesterday. She and I drove to Jacksonville to share milk, cheese, banana bread and some home made pecan brittle with her aunt and uncle, Jane and Tony Peacock. Tony is a great encouragement and a staunch supporter of this milk maverick endeavor. Our time with him and the family was just too short, but I had other things to accomplish and I was already running late. 

Side trail here -- I really hate being late to any appointment, but I also try to be flexible in my crazy life. Yesterday, because I wanted to share the freshest milk possible, I stopped by the barn and bottling room on the way out of town. Second side trail here -- there were some quality issues with the last labels that were ordered for Wainwright Dairy and Creamery, so pieces of them would end up in the bottom of my cooler and they did not leave a good impression. The new and better labels arrived Tuesday. When I entered the bottling room there was lots going on and rather than grab and go I helped replace some labels on a few cases of half gallon "calf milk." Alas, this was the reason for me running late.

Marissa and I did have a few minutes apart when she stayed with my friend and restaurant owner,
Ron Fedele, at his lunch place Judson's. She just adores his grilled salmon sandwich and she hopes to display her art on his walls in the near future. Ron and I became fast friends after being introduced by my husband back in 2008. Love of travel, good scotch, and great food always gives us plenty to discuss when we have the opportunity to see one another. No time for talk yesterday though, I could not let any grass grow under my feet; I was working from a list.


After completing most of my errands and deliveries, we stopped in to a wonderful new business to which I am sure to return, The Grater Goods Cheese and Charcuterie. This is a cheese shop owned and operated by Jennifer Harvey, at 1080 Edgewood Ave. Marissa chose an aged gouda, made in Thomasville, GA and I decided on half a pound of a sublime stilton that was infused with mango. It is my hope that we might do a bit of business with each other, but I know I will definitely stop in when I am visiting in Jacksonville.

Later in the day we went to TacoLu  and you can read more of my thoughts about our choices at  http://milkmaverick.yelp.com   What I wanted to mention here was how very good the queso was. That queso was a perfect consistency, had great flavor and was topped with these wonderful little pepitas. We had Ghazi bring us another order of it, after we finished our tacos, to enjoy with chips while we finished our Margaritas. Those happy hour margaritas were so yummy. Marissa and Alex had planned to just drink water, but after one taste of mine it was "bring us all a round."

Just thought I would share. Until Later ~ Rita

The best laid plans ...

Yesterday, I had planned to be at my friend's stall at the Jacksonville Farmer's Market. I wanted to sell every beautiful cheese and milk product that I painstakingly packed in to the coolers and covered with ice. The Wainwright Dairy packages all their cheeses nicely and the milk is in it's jugs with the labels and dates etc., so I am going along fat, dumb and happy until I discuss renting a stall of my own.

I was directed to the Assistant General Manager and spoke with him for several minutes in his air conditioned office (that was a nice little break.) He was a very nice man and gave me some good advice. I took Mitch's advice today. I was on the phone most all day with various government offices trying to get the exact number and sizes of the hoops I must jump through to sell milk and cheese that is produced in a place that gets inspected four times a year. All is well if I sell my baked products made in a kitchen that is not inspected at all. I can do that, but banana bread loves milk as a meal mate (it loves coffee almost as much, but I have NO intention whatsoever, in trying to scale the coffee mountain .)

I spoke to people that were amazing and helped me so much and others that directed me up the ladder to people that I could not speak to today. I was told more than once, after my information had been extracted from me, that someone would call me back. One of the pieces of information I read today involved a $2500 fine + $100 per day until the infraction was corrected. I can not afford that kind of lesson, so once again, I believe God has spared me from my enthusiasm getting ahead of His timing.

I am in a predicament. I have friends and friends that are like family, and friends I haven't met yet, that want the product I can deliver, but I do not want to incur the wrath of "big brother". So I will wait patiently to do my hoop jumping another day. Meanwhile, I am taking names and numbers of people that want the good stuff. And I will blog the process. I hope this road leads to a beautiful outcome and that you will travel it with me.
Until later ~ Rita

Milking Life for ALL it is Worth

Hi Everyone! It is Sunday, June 5th and I am off to the
Jacksonville Farmer's Market.I have some vendor buddies there that
really are encouraging me in my new venture. I am going to be selling milk and cheese from the Wainwright Dairy and Creamery. The products are so delicious and since they are family, I know how committed they are to continued excellence. I have always heard that anyone can sell something in which they believe, I believe that the Wainwright milk is the freshest, from cows that eat grass and feed that are grown by the owners, NO GMOs.

These cows are very interested in all that goes on around the dairy. They were having a bite before I stopped to take their picture.

If you have an interest in what all I am trying to get started, I will be adding information as it progresses.
For now, if you are in Florida, near Jacksonville, Live Oak or Plant City and you would like fresh dairy products, leave a comment and I will respond.

Until Later ~ Rita