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Gluten-Free Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper & Gruyère Tart (a.k.a. Pizza Tart)
Last weekend we had a dinner with extended family, and my sister (Heather) and I were tasked with bringing a gluten-free and vegetarian main course. So we put our heads together and brainstormed...
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Monforte Dairy — Stratford, Ontario
I officially had a great weekend! On Saturday, I traipsed off to Monforte Dairy in Stratford, Ontario. I’m taking another cheese class (this time it’s “Cave Aged Cheese” — all about the affinage...
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Cheesemaking at Monforte Dairy
As much fun as we had touring the aging rooms at Monforte Dairy, we also got down to business and made some cheese. Char is a strong and devoted cheesemaker at Monforte. She took us in hand for the day...
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The baby cheeses are here!!!!!!
These are the ash-rubbed cheeses that we made at Monforte Dairy last weekend, and they are finally home! I’ve got a project for my Cave-Aged Cheese class (which is part of my fromager certificate at...
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Baby Cheeses Update: White Mold is a Good Thing
When we last saw our intrepid baby cheeses, they came home with me from cheese class in a plastic bag: There was brine in the bag that had turned grey from the ash coating, and so the cheeses were all...
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Baby Cheeses Update: Here Comes the Bourbon
So I’ve reached the end of my first week caring for my baby cheeses… and what a hoot it has been! As you may remember, I’ve got my Camemberts in two different setups: the cooler, and the (too-cold)...
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Baby Cheeses Update: Good Mold, Bad Mold…
Well, the baby cheeses are doing their thing, and developing that white penicillin mold all over the outside. That’s going to become the outer rind, so that the inside of the sheep’s milk cheese can...
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Baby Cheeses Update: The First Tasting
This weekend we went out to Hamilton to visit our dear friends Micheal & Tanya (whom you may remember from other delicious adventures such as Tanya’s Caesar Salad & Arepas). Michael has been...
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Cheesemaking: Whole Milk Ricotta
Ok. Cheesemaking can be so much easier than I ever thought. I’ve made Ricotta for the first time this week, and now I’m hooked!!! It all started when my fellow Curd Nerd, Louise, sent me a link where...
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London: Neal’s Yard Dairy
Ok, my fellow Curd Nerds, this one’s for you. Last Saturday, as a part of my day trip with Francesca to London’s Borough Market, we made a pilgrimage to the happiest place in the land of cheese: Neal’s...
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