Celebrate Wisconsin June Dairy Month

Being that it is June in Wisconsin, it is also Dairy month! I did not know until recently that farms throughout Wisconsin did this, but they host a breakfast and then have farms tours and other fun things. I visited http://www.dairydaysofsummer.com/ and was surprised to see that a farm, I am not kidding you, 1 house down the country road(so like 1/4 mile) from my in laws was chosen to host the Dodge County Dairy Day on June 24th! Too cool! We had to check it out. I am glad we did.




The eggs and pancakes were actually very good!



Tractor ride to tour the farms

Inside the barn that holds 185 cows!

Jadyn got to milk a goat!

Cute kitty at the petting zoo.

We were there for about 2 1/2 hours and the weather was nice.  I am glad we checked it out and I will have to remember to go again next year.

They had lots of recipes and such promoting dairy products.  Of course, I like new to try new recipes, I took a bunch of them home.  I told James that I wished he liked guacamole, because it is one of my newest things that I like.  He doesn't like the texture.  He told me to make it because he would try it and probably eat it anyways.  So I ran off to Aldi's and was very pleased they had everything I needed.
  Well I have a new favorite dip that the entire family liked!

  In honor of June Dairy Month ....

Avocado Dip
from http://www.dairydaysofsummer.com/

Ingredients:
2 Roma Tomatoes, chopped
1 cup yellow pepper, diced
1 glove of garlic
1 cup cottage cheese
2 ripe avocados, halved, pitted and peeled
1/2 lime juiced
4-5 dashes of hot sauce
salt and pepper

Directions:
Roast the tomatoes and peppers on foil lined pan 20 min at 425.  Set aside to cool.  Meanwhile, add the garlic, cottage cheese and 1 avocado to a food processor and process til smooth.  Mash remaining avocado in bowl and sure in pureed avocado mixture, cooled roasted vegetables, lime juice, hot sauce, salt and pepper.  Chill a couple of hours and serve with tortilla chips.


I am trying a few more recipes tonite for dinner that I got from the brochures today....Grilled Pineapples(which I have had plain before and they are killer!) and a Garlic Lime Yogurt Sauce to serve with my grilled asparagus. Mmmm...

Comments

  1. JTJune 27, 2012 at 8:26 AM

    Too funny, Breakfast on the farm here was only the next main road over....ahhh country living....

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