For something a bit different try goat meat with peanut sauce, a popular dish in West Africa. 6 to 8 servings Oil — 2 tablespoons Goat, cut... »
Goat Milk Soap
Kiko Goats
2009 Ober National Champion
Nigerian Goat
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Spanish Cheese
As My Gourmet Connection puts it, “the cheeses of Spain may not be as well known as those from France and Italy…”, but if you aren’t familiar with goat’s milk cheeses produced in Spain, Cheese Plates 101 is a fine place to start. While not an inclusive list, examples of Spanish cheeses made of goat’s... »
Making Cream
Your kids are born. Your does are producing milk. Now what to do with the milk? You can always make cheese but if want something a bit sweeter, eHow explains how to separate the cream from the milk. »
Cooking With Goat
Goat meat is described in a couple of different ways. Some say it’s a lot like lamb but less greasy. Others will describe it as lean beef mixed with venison or lamb. Regardless of how it tastes on your palette, it’s always worth eating. The keys to cooking with goat are slow and low. Goat, whether... »
Computer Goats
Can’t get enough goats? Don’t have goats of your own to grace your computer screen? Then drop by WareSeeker and get yourself a goat screen saver. They have free Alpines or Mountain goats for $5 available to suit your monitor’s needs. We gave Goat Screen Saver 1.0 a test run for you and found it full of cute pictures of... »
And More Kids
There are few things quite as cute a baby goats so here are some more photos of the little darlings. These are from Horseshoe Canyon Ranch. »
Goat Jewelry
In the event that your goats were not fortunate enough to be born with wattles, or desire just a bit more bling than dangly fleshy bits, today is your lucky day. Scratch My Blog gives us a glimpse into the hardiness of tags offered by Fetching Tags. You can bite them, you can bash them... »
Take Your Goat to Work Day
Ever wonder what it’d be like to take your goat kid to work? Well, Start a Farm Sanctuary can offer a look into that very thing. The third video down will have you giggling over the antics of a pygmy kid leaping and bounding around the office. The pigs are pretty cute too but we aren’t talking... »
Milk Answers
This time of year, milk is on the mind of most goat herders. How often to milk and for how long? How much milk to feed kids? What kind of milk to feed to whom? Many milk mutterings. Holly at Easy Living the Hard Way has some answers to common milk and milking questions. »
Quads in Connecticut
NORTH STONINGTON, Conn. – The Caswell’s were enthusiastically awaiting the birth of twins or maybe triplets to their Nubian doe, Bouquet. What they weren’t expecting were quadruplets. Early Valentine’s Day morning, Bouquet presented the Caswell family with not one, not two, not three but four baby goats. While local farmers told Marc Caswell that quads were... »
Easy Goat Cheese
Want to make goat cheese but suffering a shortage of dairy goats in your neighborhood? Here’s an easy recipe using goat’s milk from the store and you don’t need rennet either. »
Myotonic Goat Show
The Myotonic Goat Registry has announced the date and guidelines for its 2010 goat show. Normally this might not be of note to anyone outside the myotonic (better known as fainting) goat community, but it brought to mind a thought. I was just wondering if there would be someone on staff to blow an air... »
Giveaway: Happy Goat Caramels
Galen Mommens, Tracy Shiflett, Tina Culbertson and Michelle Merkel are the winners of this month’s Great Giveaway! They’ll each receive a four-ounce box of Happy Goat Caramels from San Francisco confectioner Michael Winnike, who makes these yummy caramels sweet and savory. “The tanginess of goat milk provides a depth of flavor in caramel that I think... »
Goats and Lupercalia …
Luprecalia may be the most likely predecessor to the modern Valentine’s Day, says Yes Weekly in this roundup of Valentine’s Day Myths and Legends: “Lupercalia was celebrated in Ancient Rome to run evil spirits from the city as to allow fertility and prosperity to flourish. Lupercus was the Roman equivalent to Pan, a shepherd god... »
No Wonder Some People Hate Goats
The very funny site Awkward Family Photos features this picture of four children forced to go to a portrait studio that had live bunnies and goats. “It should be noted that we were the only people getting our picture taken above the age of three,” said Sarah, who submitted the photo. “Also, shortly after this... »
2009 Alpine National Champion
Happy Goat Caramels
Happy Goat Caramels are sweet, savory and made from the milk of California goats grazed on pesticide-free grass.
