If you’re anything like me, you are always on the look-out for ways to impress your friends with cheesy concoctions that take little to no effort to make! A couple weeks ago, I held a now-annual cheese party for all of my fromage-o-phile buddies. This party consisted mostly of cheese boards where I served up [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Artisanal Cheese’
An Easy, Cheesy Hors d’Oeuvre, perfect for Non-Chefs!
Posted in Recipes, Stacey's Adventures, tagged Artisanal Cheese, C'est Bon Chevre, Chevre, Dessert, Fresh Chevre, Recipe on January 26, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Cottage Gold
Posted in New Cheese, The Word on Curd, tagged artisanal, Artisanal Cheese, Canada, Canadian Cheese Festival, Cheddar, cheese, cheese tasting, Cottage Gold, Cow Milk, gouda, Great Canadian Cheese Festival, Niagara Gold, Upper Canada Cheese Company on June 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »
One of Ontario’s finest cheese makers has developed a new winner! Upper Canada Cheese has released a limited edition cheese called Cottage Gold!! I had the pleasure of tasting this cheese and can’t wait to tell you all about it.
Life on a Farm: Milking Sheep, Making Cheese. Part 2
Posted in Becoming the Big Cheese, Stacey's Adventures, The Word on Curd, tagged Adventure, Alastair MacKenzie, Artisanal Cheese, Bleu de La Moutonniere, cheese, Cheese Making, Fleur des Monts, Lucile Giroux, Quebec, Ricotta, Sheep, Sheep Milk on May 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
My trip to the farm continued… Thanks for coming back to read the second part of my blog post about my trip to La Moutonniere. Lets continue with day #3!! Day 3: I awoke again, super-early to head over to the Fromagerie to make cheese with Lucille. Today we were going to be finishing off [...]
Life on a Farm: Milking Sheep, Making Cheese. Part 1
Posted in Becoming the Big Cheese, Stacey's Adventures, tagged Adventure, Alastair MacKenzie, artisanal, Artisanal Cheese, Bleu de La Moutonniere, Canada, cheese, Cheese Making, La Moutonniere, Lucille Giroux, Milking, Sheep's milk, Trip on May 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As many of you may know, I love cheese. Recently, I went on a journey that marked a time of momentous learning and growth in my cheesy life. I spent the week at La Moutonniere, in Ste-Helene-de-Chester, Quebec, where I learned to make cheese, milk sheep and most importantly, survive without cell phone reception!!
The Great Canadian Cheese Festival: Media Event!
Posted in Cheesy Events, Stacey's Adventures, tagged Artisanal Cheese, Canada, Cheese Event, Cow Milk, Great Canadian Cheese Festival, TGCCF, Toronto on May 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
On Monday I had the pleasure of attending a media event for the upcoming Great Canadian Cheese Festival!
A Trip to a Farm
Posted in Becoming the Big Cheese, Stacey's Adventures, tagged Adventure, Alastair MacKenzie, Artisanal Cheese, Bleu de La Moutonniere, Canada, Cheese Making, Moutonniere, Quebec, Road Trip on April 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Good Morning Cheese Lovers! In less than an hour I depart on a week-long journey to learn how to make cheese! I will be driving to Ste-Helene de Chester, QC to spend a few days hanging out with Alastair MacKenzie and his team, working on the farm and learning to make cheese! Today I’ll travel [...]
You’re Hot then you’re Cold: What’s the perfect temp for cheese?
Posted in The Word on Curd, tagged Artisanal Cheese, chaource, cheese, Comparison, Temperature on March 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
How long do you leave your cheese out of the fridge for before chowing down? If the answer is “no time at all,” it’s time to change your ways!
One of the ways to truly appreciate your amazing cheese is to serve it up at room temperature.
Finding Comfort in Comfort Cream
Posted in New Cheese, The Word on Curd, tagged Artisanal Cheese, Brie, cheese, Comfort Cream, Cow Milk, Ontario on February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Good Afternoon Cheese Lovers! I hope that you are all having a cheesy day! I’m hanging around the office, snacking on a yummy cheese called Comfort Cream. Comfort Cream is produced by Upper Canada Cheese Company (Hereby refered to in this post as U.C.C.C.), which is located in Jordan Station, in the Niagara Region of [...]
The Packers win Super Bowl XLV: CHEESEHEADS REJOICE!
Posted in Stacey's Adventures, tagged Artisanal Cheese, brillat aux truffes, Brillat Savarin, cheese, Green Bay Cheese Heads, Super Bowl on February 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today is not just any old Monday, it’s the Monday after SUPER BOWL SUNDAY!! And today, cheese-topped Green Bay Packer’s fans celebrate in their famed team’s victory.
NEWS UPDATE: CHRISTMAS CHEESE HAS TAKEN OVER MY LIFE!!!
Posted in New Cheese, Stacey's Adventures, tagged Artisanal Cheese, cheese, christmas, Dutch Cheese, gouda, Picobello on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hello to my fellow Cheesivores, I can’t even believe it is December 21st! 3 days ’til Christmas, 2 days till the last day of my Cheese box deliveries! The reason I haven’t written in ages is that I’ve been up to my elbows in Brillat, Valencay, Cru de clocher, Trappe Echourgnac and Cabra Pimenton… oh [...]