1-2-3 Citrus Coconut Cocktail

1 can lime flavored seltzer, 2 shots coconut rum, 3 muddled mint leaves

Butternut Squash Pasta with Chicken, Crimini Muhrooms and Shallots

This was from Cooking Light...it's easy to make and tastes amazing!

Celebrate the New Year with Some Homemade Mozzarella

I received a cheese-making kit for Christmas, and since today is my last day off before heading back to work, I decided to try it out.

It couldn't be easier to make fresh mozzarella. You start by heating a gallon of milk and citric acid in a large pot. The acid helps move along the process of separating the curds (solids) in the milk from the whey (liquid). After the milk has heated for a few minutes, you add in rennet, which causes the milk to clot and separates the curds. The curds are removed from the whey, formed into a solid mass, then heated and stretched. Altogether, the process took about 30 minutes. I'm definitely doing this again!

If you're interested in a cheese-making kit, mine was from http://www.cheesemaking.com.