Apartment Therapy Tagged: cheesemaking

Weekend Project: Make Your Own Mozzarella!

As I write this post, I'm having a hard time resisting the ball of mozzarella sitting next to me in a bowl of ice water. My fingers keep pinching off little pieces and popping them in my mouth while I...

Local Farm Profile: Valley View Farm--Part I!
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A few weeks ago, a friend invited us on a farm tour being sponsored by Slow Food Boston. The destination was Valley View Farm, a goat farm and producer of farmstead cheese in Topsfield, Massachusetts....

The Cheesemonger: Cottage Cheese

Sure, we may never go as far as describing cottage cheese as refined, or elegant, or even complex, but deserving of some air time it is. We hereby extoll its simplicity and versatility and deride its ...

Question for the Cheesemonger: What Kind of Cheese Can I Make With My Rennet?

Here is a question for our Kitchn Cheesemonger from reader Gail. Read on for an detailed and thorough answer, with recipe. I've recently bought some rennet from Rainbow Grocery that I am excited to ...

The Slice: The (Raw) Milk Itself

You'd probably think otherwise, but raw milk doesn't taste too different from pasteurized milk. In its liquid form it actually shouldn't. Good raw milk should be as clean as - or, arguably, cleaner th...

The Slice: Best Milk, Best Cheese

I recently taught a class on cheese to a group of kindergarteners. Most introductory cheese classes I had taught in the past were to shrewd Manhattanites who came prepared with questions on mesophil...