So basically, i've decided i want to start making cheese at home...i know it's a pretty time consuming effort, and definitely one of those things where you can probably buy better products than you can make, but still, it's something...
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I've made a few grana style cheeses, two with one gallon of milk, the latest was made with four gallons and weighs about 1kg and is in it's brine. A couple questions: • how do you determine how long the...
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I think the title of the post says it all. By quesillo (aka queso oaxaca or oaxacan cheese), I mean the crazy delicious string cheese (not flan) native to Oaxaca, Mexico. I've seen it or read of it being available...
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Hello all, I buy feta in a large (1kg) container from Costco and it's excellent feta, but the problem is that it goes bad extremely quickly! The brine goes all yellow and nasty, and smells bad. If you slice away...
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Hey all- whilst plotting the next meal, I thought about a Thai-inspired pizza. I was thinking about using some ground turkey and doing a sort of Spicy Thai-Basil on wheat crust. I generally use Chihuahua cheese on all of my...
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After all these years, I just found out the correct pronunciation of 'Gouda' as in the cheese...Chef Terrance Brennan of Artisinal in Manhattan was doing a fondue demo on The Morning Show using the iconic cheese and said it's really...
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I make "yogurt" cheese on occasion and love it. Unfortunately I only use it one of two ways, either I shape it in little patties, bread it, sauté it golden-brown and use on top of a green salad or occasionally...
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It's late, so this may be awkwardly phrased =). I was looking through my recipes today and realized that the most exciting thing I've done with choux pastry is make cream puffs. What I then decided I wanted to do...
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Does anyone know of a cheesemaking class in Southern California?...
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I know ham and cheddar is a good match, but what about other meats, seafoods and poultry? I'm attempting to make a lamb confit & potato torte this weekend (it's rather labor intensive) and I was thinking of a creamy...
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