Red Leicester
Vegetarian-Suitable First of all, all Leicester (pronounced Les-ter) cheese is red; there is no white Leicester; no green, etc…and to complicate matters more, Red Leicester is not red. The annatto added during manufacturing makes this cheese a nice, strong orange. Back in the days in merry England, beet or carrot juice was added and that...
Halloumi, The Other Squeaky Cheese
The Lady sells this traditional cheese of Cyprus on her Cheese Island (aka BH adjacent) but had never tried it. This weekend with her “all-things-must-include-fresh-tomatoes” she decided to use it in a fresh-from-The Man’s garden tomato salad. Made from 100% sheeps’ milk, this cheese doesn’t melt when heated. The Lady grilled it to a...
More Beemster Cheeses
The Lady brought home three more cheeses made by my favorite Holland Cheesemaker: Beemster. A shout-out to Warren Reid, the Account Exec, who graciously sent the cheeses to this feline foodie for tasting and reviewing. The Lady set up three cheese plates on her new Gathering Table in the great room and The Man and...
Le Timanoix
The Lady’s BCFF, Amy aka The Queen of Cheese, taught The Lady how to stretch mozzarella curd last week and as a treat she brought along a wheel of Le Timanoix, a washed-rind cheese made at the Abbey of Timadeuc in the Brittany region of France. I must digress for just a moment and say...
One Year Blogiversary Report
One year of cheese blogging has come and gone for this feline foodie. The Lady thought it might be fun to list the top ten viewed posts and pages from year one. (Those of you who know her, know what a stats junkie she is…) Here they are in order from # 1 to #10 in popularity. (To...
