FEATURED COW OF THE WEEK: LEXI

Black and white, black and white, all over our barn it is just black and white cows, but then you get to one of two milking Red Holsteins, Lexi! Lexi is this weeks featured cow of the week! Her full name is Gordies Advent Lexi. Lexi lives on the farm where I milk. Her owners are Ray and Cindy Deutsch. She used to live on a neighboring farm, but they were selling their cows and Cindy couldn't let this beautiful cow go to another farm, so she bought her in August of this year. In September, Cindy bred her to Satchel, a red bull.

Lexi smiling for the camera!

On May 22, exactly a week ago, Lexi had a beautiful heifer (a young female), she was named Fireside. Her full name is CinRay Satchel Fireside. Fireside is now the fourth Red Holstein in the herd.



Lexi's baby girl Fireside.

Lexi is not just a pretty face, she works hard too! She milks about 80 pounds of milk, every single day (with a two month vacation before she has her calf.) When she is not milking, she enjoys eating TMR (total mixed ration, which has all the nutrients she needs and tastes good too,) napping in the barn at night and also outside during the day, she likes drinking lots of water and hanging out with her friends.



Cindy and Lexi

The Yummy bars were a success:)

This weekend my mom and I made the Strawberry Frozen Yogurt Squares. The only thing is we did a gram cracker crust instead. It was very good and well liked at our Memorial Day gathering. Next time I think I am going to add some whip cream on top though.

Yummy:) a great summer treat with dairy and strawberries!

Strawberry Frozen Yogurt Squares!
This sounds so good! I will be making it this weekend for my family! hope you all can try it as well to get a yummy serving of dairy in!

Servings: 9
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5-10 minutes

Ingredients

1 can (14 ounces) fat-free sweetened condensed milk, divided
Non-stick cooking spray
1 cup Post Grape-Nuts™ or similar cereal
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch ground cloves
1 package (10 ounces) frozen strawberries (about 2 1/2 cups)
3 cups fat-free strawberry yogurt

Preparation

Measure 1 cup of sweetened condensed milk; set aside. Line 8x8-inch baking pan with foil; spray with non-stick cooking spray. In medium bowl, combine cereal, cinnamon, cloves and remainder of sweetened condensed milk. Spread cereal mixture evenly on bottom of pan, place in freezer.

Place strawberries and yogurt in a blender; cover and blend. Add 1 cup sweetened condensed milk; blend until smooth. Pour mixture over cereal, smoothing to edges of pan. Cover with foil (or plastic wrap) and freeze 8 hours or until firm.

Use edges of foil to loosen and remove from pan; let recipe thaw for 5 to 10 minutes. Cut into squares and serve.

I found this recipe on midwestdairy.com along with other great treats and meals!http://www.midwestdairy.com/0p28r35/strawberry-frozen-yogurt-squares/

FEATURED COW OF THE WEEK: BESSIE

Bessie at the County Fair.

FEATURED COW OF THE WEEK: BESSIE

Bessie and I at the Minnesota State Fair.

Bessie was born on July 28th, 2010, Therefore she is almost two years of age. Her mom's herd number is 331, but her name is Sweety. Her dad is Satire. She is pregnant, due to have a calf on July 29th of this year.

Bessie spends her days eating grass in the pasture and her nights eating hay by the barn.

She is a show cow, so in the summer she and I get to work together everyday on how to walk like she's beautiful and how to stand like any proper lady should. It take lots of time and effort from her to be a good enough show cow to go to the Minnesota State Fair.

Why I love cows.

I love cows because they are beautiful, extremely efficent creatures. They work very hard each day to produce a high-quality product, milk. Their lives consist of eating and drinking as much as they want, hanging out with friends in perfect temperatures in the barn, and taking naps when they’re tired; they love their jobs, just like their farmers do. If you keep reading this blog I will go more in depth on these great animals and their owners, like myself!