Also known as Gilling Cheese, Halloumi is a wonderful way to enjoy dairy either as a side to your meal, or pan fry it in oil with some veggies as a meal, itself!

Orders are due for November!  Please order from our website store.  Gene & Kris will be gone in November and orders need to be sent on line so Linda can fill each week.  And here's another catch, beginning in November we will only be offering milk and kefir, both maple & plain.  The cows will start to decrease in production soon and winter makes everything at the ranch and dairy barn a little more complicated.   So, unless otherwise noted, there will be NO cream, butter, yogurts (plain or lemon).

That being said, we do have Feta in the process of aging and Dream Cheese that will be ready the first half of November, so that IS available to order as long as supplies last.  Aged cheeses  are always in progress, our large spring stash has just sold out and we are adding to the aging cooler and will let you all know when our first wheel is ready.   

Follow this link to order: https://diamond-s-ranch.mybigcommerce.com/. 

Orders are due no later than Sunday for weekly orders.  As always, we do have 3 methods of paying: cash, check, and Venmo.   Be sure your orders are in and you're paid up!

Along with limited products, winter delivery may be limited as well.  Think about your abilities, talk to your fellow dairy fans, and let me know if you might be able to make the Hyattville drive once a month or once every other month to take a couple coolers of milk/kefir back to your town.  

Any willingness to help in this area is greatly appreciated by all at the Diamond S Ranch!

Contrary to our limited winter products, we offer such a variety of dairy during the warm weather when the cows are producing the most.  Consistently through the summer yogurt week is the biggest week for delivery.  Wanna see what that has looked like?  Claire took some photos to share!  For this specific delivery, there were 8 coolers packed for delivery to Ten Sleep and Worland. It's quite the haul!

Be on the look out for aged cheeses as they become available late winter and into the spring!

At Diamond S, we don't really have tuffets, we have mountains... 
And hopefully we don't have many spiders....
BUT we definitely DO have whey!!

We have been hard at work with our cheese making.  With whey being the natural by-product of cheese, she has quite a bit of it to share.  If you aren't familiar with it, liquid whey also has many micronutrients. These nutrients include minerals like potassium, calcium, phosphorous and zinc. There are also digestive enzymes and milk proteins.  Take a look at what our friends at the Weston A. Price Foundation say about whey: 

Here is the link if you want to read their entire article about Curds and Whey.

If you are interested in trying some whey for yourself, contact Kris and she'll happily set some aside for you!

We have been members of this foundation for years.  They do amazing things including research, education, and advocacy for natural foods and sourcing from small farms.  We highly recommend checking out their website: https://www.westonaprice.org/

While you're there, you may see mention of their upcoming conference.  And while it's never been held at a time or a place that we've been able to attend, their topic in November, Staying Healthy in a Toxic World, seems to ring true now more than ever! They have a great line-up of speakers and vendors and if you get the itch to go, please take notes to share.  We would love to hear about your experience! 

As always, we are so thankful for you and your support of Diamond S.

Blessings!


P.S. Don't forget to make sure your orders for October are all lined up!

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1. Go to our website PRODUCTS PAGE
2. See what's available!
3. At the bottom of the page push the ORDER HERE button  
4. Read the instructions about WEEKLY & MONTHLY ORDERS
5. Create an account
6. It's the 3rd week - if you forgot to order Lemon Yogurt please do your weekly order tonight!
7. Place your September monthly order, by this Sunday.  If you are one of our regulars that orders the same each week every month.  Make a note to this effect at the bottom of your order and we will duplicate your order for you.  You can print out the invoice and pay as you usually do with your first monthly pickup.
8. If you are a guest and this is your first order you can create an account or check out as a guest.
9. Place this weeks order, too, for practice or add a lemon yogurt.  If you do, please state in the notes:  Let us know it's either "practice" or "please add items if available to my order."

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Growing pains are sometimes challenging but together we can make this tiny Micro Dairy work for you.  We are in the service business and we thank you so much for your assistance, and value your dedication to making healthy food available to your family and we love helping make this happen.

To your health,
kr

We have a very important story to share with the Diamond S group today.

In the last month, we have brought a beautiful new milk lady into our herd. Sammy has come to us from Montana and is the biggest sweetheart!

Thank you Linda for the beautiful pictures of our new additions!

In other news........

 While Diamond S Dairy is why you are here, our main Diamond S product is beef.   Our beef is grass fed and finished and as natural as possible without fillers and unneeded grains.  Below you'll find what's available from our freezers and the great prices that haven't been messed up due to "Covid".

• Ground Beef  $5/lb normally $6.00/lb
• Cube Steak - 1 lb. packages - $2.50 each
• Beef Bones - $2.50 packages 2 to 5 lbs (makes AMAZING bone broth!)
• Stew Meat - 1 lb. packages - $2.50 each

MISC. Meats:

• Liver - 2 lb. packages - $5 each
• Half Heart - $2.50 each
• Tongue - whole - $2.50

With all this talk of cheese, we've found a few lovely ways to incorporate it!

1- Slice up fresh pears, place a generous piece of Cactus Jack, Saddlestring Swiss, or Cowboy Cheddar on top and then sprinkle a few crispy walnuts or pecans on top.  YUM! Did you know nuts are more digestible if first soaked then slowly dried till crispy?  Another topic for  a future blog!

2- Kale (or any fresh greens) Salad - Chop salad in with apples, berries and cubes of any aged cheese, or Pheobe's Marinated Feta.  Whisk lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste and toss with your greens mix.  Top with some quality parmesan cheese and enjoy!

3- Creamy Broccoli - Chop and combine 1 head of broccoli, 8 crispy bacon slices, 1/4 cup red onion, 1/4 cup roasted almonds, and 8 ounces of Diamond S aged cheese.  Mix with dressing consisting of 1/2 cup mayo, 1/2 cup plain raw yogurt, 2T lemon juice, 1T sugar or honey, and salt/pepper to taste. 

The above recipes can be enjoyed on their own with with a nice glass of Bordeaux Red, aged Zinfandel, or a Malbec wine!

Diamond S Dairy is a busy operation this time of year!  We are working to make and age more cheeses and Wyoming is a challenging place to do so.  Cheese needs a higher humidity (75% minnimum) in order to age well.  Due to our summer being what it's been, that humidity has been tough to achieve and our cheese is resulting more on the sharp side.   

So if you love your cheese sharp, get on our list as our 60 pounds of aging cheese is disappearing!!  The fresh side of our dairy goods has picked up, too, so we've not been able to add to our aging room in several weeks.  Raw milk, sharper Diamond S cheese can be a wonderfully new experience for you!

Remember we have Cowboy Cheddar Cactus Jack, and Saddlestring Swiss. Exact weights are hard to cut from each wheel.  We will do our best to cut the weight you want, just let us know when and what size you want!

Blessings!

​Diamond S team