Tag: melting cheese

  • 8 Weeks of Celebration Cheeses: Weeks 4 and 5

    8 Weeks of Celebration Cheeses: Weeks 4 and 5

    The gig is up, right? You already know that I’m posting two weeks’ worth of celebration cheeses at once because I got behind due to Thanksgiving week and weekend craziness, and the inevitable sinus infection of doom that came after. Well, yes and no. I mean, yes, I got behind on posting; such is life…

  • Three Reasons Why Some Cheeses Just Melt Better

    Three Reasons Why Some Cheeses Just Melt Better

    It is a fact that not all cheeses melt equally. Sometimes we have to discover this the hard way, by preparing a meal that we anticipate will be ooey-gooey and utterly delightful—only to discover hard strings of cheese scattered over the surface like a platter of dry grains. Other times, a meal we prepare to…

  • Why You Need to Try Tête de Moine, the Tiniest Mountain Cheese

    Why You Need to Try Tête de Moine, the Tiniest Mountain Cheese

    You know it is autumn when your cheese shop bulks up on Alpine-style cheeses. The summer’s proliferation of fresh cheeses and backpacker-ready goudas has been shrunk to a minimum. Meanwhile, Gruyère mountain grows in the “Swiss cheese” side of the case. It is as sure a thing as the leaves changing colors or pumpkin spice-flavored…