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Making cheese leaves you with a lot of whey, and this is an easy way to use it: swap it for the water in a simple pizza dough. It makes one 12-inch pizza with a light, chewy crust. Ingredients 295 g (2½ cups) bread flour2¼ teaspoons instant yeast1½ teaspoons granulated sugar1 teaspoon kosher salt¼ teaspoon […]
Feta is a Greek fresh cheese which is brined and made from usually either sheep’s or a mixture of sheep’s and goat’s milk. The name feta is usually associated with Greet feta, but the style of cheese is actually pretty common in the along the Mediterranean, Balkans, and pretty much everywhere there are sheep and […]
Gosh, I really wanted to start off with, Ricotta is a fresh Italian cheese, but by most accounts, ricotta is not considered cheese–but rather a cheese byproduct. Remember, when you make cheese, you’re separating curds from the whey. The curds are the milk solids (proteins) which ultimately are pressed, aged, etc. and become the cheeses […]
Guides
Everything I wish someone had told me about cheese: how it is made, the seven types, and how to buy, store, serve, eat and cook with it.
Start the guideFrom your first ricotta and paneer to mozzarella: what you need, what to do with the whey, and how rennet and annatto work.
Start the guideWhat goes with cheese: wine, beer, cider and whiskey, plus the fruit, nuts, honey and bread on the plate, with charts for 14 common cheeses.
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Although most Americans know what to do with cheddar or pepper jack cheese, Brie is one of those foreign cheeses that many people are intimidated by. If you have not heard of Brie, it is a really popular French cheese; you can find it at most grocery stores. I have received a lot of questions […]
If you found your way to my blog, you are either stalking me, or you just love cheese. Loving cheese involves a lot of eating, but someone who takes cheese seriously wants to know where it’s from; what it’s made of; and, how it was made. If you are looking to level up as a […]
The nine most common cheese knives, from the small spade to the cheese slicer, with what each one is for.
Ever want to make your own cheese? Mozzarella is one of the easiest cheeses to make and often one of the first cheeses that novices will venture to make at home. Below you’ll find a really easy mozzarella recipe to start you off on your path to cheesemaker. What you will need If you’re going […]
This afternoon, I was at the Brooklyn Winery in Red Hook and saw the staff using an incredibly fancy gas injection system to pour their wine. Needless to say, I was intrigued. I’ve seen so many different systems to take the corks out of bottles, but never anything that is designed to leave the cork […]
How to make a classic Swiss cheese fondue, what to dip in it, the French words to know and the etiquette at the table.
Most people view artisan cheese as something that can only be eaten paired with wine with a couple olives and crackers. Here I have assembled some of my favorite ways to enjoy Camembert.
Recipes
