The Male Martha! Fun,Love and living!

Where do you come from? I am Wampanoag!

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:15:00 +0000

I love the out doors, the beach, mother nature in general. I believe that we all have an energy that is unique to only us as individuals. I believe in continuing the story. Preserving nature and or helping where I can. I know that there is a magic bestowed on everything including the lettuce I grow in my greenhouse. There is something primal in my belief system and I stay true to that. I neither trust or partake in organized religion, but have a strong faith in my creator and something greater than all things combined. I believe that as a person I must spread a positive energy to those deserving of it.

I am Wampanoag Indian

Every year about this time...without fail, I have a yearning to go home. I hear it like a call for days on end and weeks until I have made my journey back to Cape Cod and the Island of Marthas Vinyard. I can hear the voices like a melody in my head as I sleep of Past Wampanoag indians Like my Uncle Milton Jeffers, Ceceilia Rubinnacci and my great grandmother who past away on my birthday. Bertha S. Blaine Jeffers is someone I never met but feel a strong connection to as if she is a guardian angel. To understand all this you have to be or think like and indian.

There is something sharply New and I had only spoken about this on a few rare occassions with my Uncle Milt. He looked at me when I was very young, and told me about people who had two spirits. He believed that I was one of those people and that I would have a better understanding of it as I get older. My uncle milt knew that I was gay and very excepting of that fact. Un-known to the rest of my family, I was loved just the way I was born by an indian man, with no judgement. This is why he holds a very special place in my heart. I honor him weekly in thoughts with out fail.

I hope this may bring a little more insights into your life on just who is this guy writing these posts on The Male Martha!

I hope that this may bring understanding to you as to the "Gay Thing" that has been around alot longer than you think. It may also show you that American Indians have delt with this issue long ago! It wasn't a big deal then and it certainly isn't a big deal now!

Those of you voting this November in MAINE and New Jersey. Think! Just think!

Later Darling!

oxoxo

Dan Viger

The Male Martha!

The Male Martha is selling his Egg'sGaSp

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000

It's that time! Finally time to start selling the eggs and have the girls earn thier keep! The chickens Richard & I keep are treated with kindness and love that some people don't even show thier own children. They are fed fresh organic material and watered daily with some of the best tasting well water!

I have to say that when we started raising chickens a few years ago, it just wasn't as popular as it is today! I think people found out just how easy it is to keep chickens and what a joy it is to get fresh eggs every morning!

Once you start cooking with fresh eggs..You immediately notice a difference not only in taste but how your end product turns out! Fluffy and light are just a few words to describe what you cook with fresh eggs.

So here we have decided to sell our eggs! To share them with the world for a whopping two dollars!! WOW!

I have been to places that sell thier eggs for five and six dollars! If you pay that for eggs.. Unless they are faberge eggs, never pay that!

Two dollars is plenty for a dozen eggs!

With just an artfully hand painted sign on the end of the driveway..we sell our eggs, by honor system. We believe that people are inherintly good, and most people are honest in our town!

Just a few things you need to know before you go off selling your own eggs. Make sure that if you live in florida or some other southern states that you look up the department of agriculture about sales permits for small flocks. In most cases you do not need a permit.

Make sure the eggs are clean and make sure that you keep them cool. It is cooler than a refrigerator outside where we live..so our problem is making sure that they don't actually freeze.

It really is that easy.. to do a bit of supplimental income..... My uncle used to buy a trip for two to Florida every year on what he sold for eggs... at the rate things are today.. maybe we can afford a jaunt to vermont.....

Later Darling!!

oxoxox

Dan Viger

The Male martha!

Pane Casalingo!

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:35:00 +0000

Pane casalingo.. is just being fancy for Italian home made bread! Making italian bread is so easy..but yet if you don't have the correct flour..it can be a nightmare!

My suggestion is King Author italian style flour!

It's the type of milling done to the flour that makes it italian style!

Gluten molecules play a huge roll in the way your bread turns out! For that old world flavor and crmbyness, you need to have the right tools and ingrediants. Oven temperature and baking stones play a huge roll in the making of bread too!

The best rule of thumb for your oven is HOT!! HOT HOT!!! 450 to 500 degrees..hot and fast......

Ready for this ultra easy recipe! The video may be a littel different.. feel free to do it thier way too! It just WON't be the same...yummy delicousness as "The Male Martha's" ..but alasy do what you want.....ooooooh... DRAMA HU!

2 cups of warm milk about 100 degrees. Teaspoon of salt, 2 teaspoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of (regular)yeast. Add these ingrediant together and let the yeast proof or become bubbly(about5 minutes).

Add 6 cups of flour..mix and then need out dough for about ten minutes until the dough is silky smooth and kind of feels like your earlobe.

Cut in half and make into loaf shapes or what ever you feel like doing. Place the dough on a cutting board that has been dusted with corn meal. Make hash marks shaped like Madonna...(just checking) Yes make the hash marks!! Let this double in size! Don't touch!!! Once it has doubled in size place in a preheated 450-50 degree oven for twenty minutes. Remove from heat and absolutely let these cool before cutting! Wallah!!

Taaadaaaah! Your a baker man!!! Aren't you feeling cool right about now!!!!

Later darling!

oxoxoxo

Dan Viger

The Male Martha!

Sunday in New England! What's your Sunday tradition!

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:45:00 +0000

It's funny how clearly you remember certain things from your childhood! Infact I can close my eyes and bring my self back to 1978 and my green plaid pants and rust colored V-neck velour pull over from Silversteins.

I can smell the bacon and eggs in the early morning air. Ed and Jan from polish happy time on WMYS.."Roll out the barrell....." We weren't even polish in the least bit...but my father loved a good polka. You wonder why I am the way I am today!! There you go!

Years later I would work for that radio station and be on air right after those two old folk..they never knew why I would give them dirty looks! Grrrrrrrrrrr!

Crazy stuff hu!

In the afternoon my mother would have an early dinner from the crockpot. Yankee pot Roast!

Ingredients:

2 ½ lbs lean beef chuck roast , trimmed of fat & cut into serving-size pieces

salt

pepper

3 medium baking potatoes , unpeeled & cut into quarters (about 1 pound)

2 large carrots , cut into 3/4-inch slices

2 celery ribs , cut into 3/4-inch slices

1 onion , sliced

1 large parsnip , cut into 3/4-inch slices

2 bay leaves

1 teaspoon dried rosemary

½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves

½ cup beef broth

Directions:

1--Season roast with salt and pepper.

2--Combine vegetables and seasonings in crock pot.

3--Place beef over vegetables, and pour broth over beef.

4--Cover; cook on LOW until meat is fork-tender (8 1/2-9 hours).

5--Remove beef to serving platter, and arrange vegetables around beef.

6--Remove and discard bay leaves.

7--To make gravy, ladle the juices into a 2 cup measuring cup; let stand 5 minutes.

8--Skim off and discard fat.

9--Measure remaining juices and heat to a boil in small saucepan.

10--For each cup of juice, mix 2 tablespoons of flour with 1/4 cup of cold water until smooth.

11--Stir mixture into boiling juices, stirring constantly until thickened (about 1 minute).

Start your own weekend tradition with what ever and who ever makes up your family circle!!

Enjoy this as much as I still do.. and have good sunday !

oxoxox

Dan Viger

The Male Martha

SpRiNg is Just Around the corner!! 31 Days! Let's talk cheese!!!!

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:40:00 +0000

There is a tell tale sign that spring is just around the corner...31 days actually! Your local retailers unleash a wave of spring advertising!!!

Since I like to keep up with everything..and know whats on sale and who has what.. I actually have contacts in four states e-mailing me.. Today was 47 emails on spring merchandise alone! Hooray.. just in-case you thought I was complaining!

Aside from gardening projects...Let's talk cheese! This is the time of year that not only are the farms gathering supplies they will need for spring, but also prepping for spring sales of things such as dairy projects. Cheese!!

Today I will start you on your journey .."For the love of cheese!" Today we can talk about making farmers cheese or fresh cheese. It so easy.. your going to ask your self why you ever paid for creame cheese in the first place!

You would be very surprised to find out just how many people think that self sufficiency is SEXY!

Delicious and versatile, this white cheese recipe is the simplest way of cheese making at home. To give you a rough idea, the consistency you get reminds you of Indian chenna/panir or Catalan brossat.

The beauty of it is that to learn how to make cheese at home you don't need any special equipment or ingredients. So, here's how to make cheese...

Equipment for making cheese at home

•A large pan

•A colander

•A wooden spoon

•A cheese cloth or muslin cloth

•A bit of kitchen twine or string

•A large bowl to put the colander in – optional

Ingredients for this cheese making recipe

Yields about 3/4 pound of fresh homemade cheese

•1/2 gallon (2 l) whole milk – use organic milk if possible

•4 to 5 tablespoons lemon juice – freshly pressed

How to make cheese instructions

1.Pour the milk in a large pan that allows room for boiling. Heat it to a rolling boil over medium heat. Stir frequently with a wooden spoon to prevent sticking.

2.Meanwhile, squeeze the lemon juice.

3.When the milk boils, remove it from he heat. Immediately but slowly add the lemon juice to the milk.

4.While you add the lemon juice, gently move the wooden spoon through the hot milk in one direction. After some seconds, you should see the milk splitting into lumps of curd and watery whey. These curds are your homemade cheese.

5.Cover the pan and set aside for 2 hours. This allows the curds to settle properly. If you are in a hurry reduce the time to 30 minutes.

6.When the curds have settled, line a colander with a cheese cloth or muslin. If your cheese cloth looks very thin, cover the colander with two or more layers.

7.Place the colander in the sink, or a large bowl if you intend to collect the whey. Slowly pour the curdled milk into the colander.

8.When all the liquid is drained off, gather the corners of the cheesecloth together to form a bag. Tie this sack containing the cheese curds with a kitchen twine or any other piece of string.

9.Hang the bag with the cheese curds over the sink or a bowl to let any remaining liquid whey to drip off. A kitchen cabinet knob is generally suitable to suspend the bag with the fresh homemade cheese.

10.Leave for 3 hours, and your homemade cheese is ready for eating or refrigerating. It keeps well and appetizing in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.

Add fruits..dried or fresh and your favorite herbs before you set your cheese into a mold. Your going to be the entertaining GURU of your social circles this spring and summer!! In a few weeks we can talk about home made cheddar!

oxoxox

Dan Viger

The Male Martha!

The Male Martha! Fun,Love and living!

Where do you come from? I am Wampanoag!

The Male Martha is selling his Egg's***GaSp***

Pane Casalingo!

Sunday in New England! What's your Sunday tradition!

SpRiNg is Just Around the corner!! 31 Days! Let's talk cheese!!!!

The Male Martha is selling his Egg'sGaSp