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Tasting Notes: Nettle Meadow Honey Lavender Fromage Blanc

At the market the other day, I noticed this Nettle Meadow Honey Lavender Fromage Blanc and immediately put it in my bag. I was looking for a snack, and though I’m not big into flavored cheeses I’d never heard of Nettle Meadow before, so my interest was piqued. This is a sweet, mild and very lightly [...]
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Tasting Notes: Philly Cheese

A few weeks ago, on our trip to Philly, I was lucky enough to snag a few locally produced cheeses at Reading Terminal. My expectations weren’t high — in the Cheese Chronicles author Liz Thorpe travels to Amish country in search of America’s cheese origins, only to find a pretty recent, mediocre cheese culture. While [...]
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Tasting Notes: Coach Farm’s Fresh Goat

After last week’s accidental purchase of Coach Farm’s aged goat cheese, I couldn’t wait to try their fresh goat again. In the world of fresh goat cheese, freshness is key, so Coach automatically has an upper hand in their close proximity to New York City, a mere two hours away up the Hudson. But Coach sets [...]
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Tasting Notes: Coach Farm’s Aged Green Peppercorn Goat Cheese

Meaning to throw a log of Coach Farm’s wonderful chevre in my grocery basket, I somehow wound up taking home a log of the upstate New York farm’s aged green peppercorn goat cheese. A surprise, though a pleasant one. Curiously, Coach Farm was actually started by the same folks who started the hand bags. Looking for [...]
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The DIY Kitchen: Notes on Ultra-Pasteurized Milk

After a whole bunch of cheese making this weekend, I thought that today’s DIY Kitchen post should detail some notes on the types of milk that are best for this whole process. For recipes on how to make fresh goat cheese or ricotta, check out the recipes page. Ultra-Pasteurized Milk: Confusingly, this milk is also [...]
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Red Lentil Soup with Goat Cheese + Walnuts

I was looking for something to sop up some delicious no-knead bread I’d made, when I stumbled across this delectable lentil soup recipe from my new favorite site, 101 Cookbooks. Not only was it great tasting — it was easy too. With just a few ingredients and and only one pot required, both prep and [...]
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The DIY Kitchen: Fresh Goat Cheese

By now, I’m sure you’re all ricotta making experts, so it’s time to graduate to something just a teensy bit more difficult: goat cheese. The hardest part of making goat cheese really is tracking down goat’s milk. This side of the river, I’ve spotted it The Brooklyn Kitchen Labs in Williamsburg and Brooklyn Fare at Hoyt [...]
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