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Get Your Goat with Queso Ibores

Posted on March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 CheeseAdmin

One of the most frequent requests we receive at my cheese counter is for raw-milk goat cheese. While there are

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CSAs: A New Way to Get Cheesy

Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 CheeseAdmin

Step aside, grocery stores and online shopping. The CSA is here! You may already be familiar with the acronym CSA

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10 Intimidating Cheese Names and How to Say Them

Posted on February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 CheeseAdmin

A specialty cheese counter can be an intimidating place. You walk up and are presented with 400 different types of

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Can Dogs Eat Cheese?

Posted on February 12, 2021February 11, 2021 CheeseAdmin

Google search trends will tell you that pet owners aren’t sure whether to feed their cats and dogs a lot

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What in Consternation is a Tomme?

Posted on February 1, 2021January 30, 2021 CheeseAdmin

Literature nerds may chuckle softly to themselves at the title question, “what in consternation is a Tomme?” Even the Oxford

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Burrata: Bathing Beauty of the Cheese World

Posted on November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 CheeseAdmin

Luscious, voluptuous, silky, oozy, creamy butteriness. If you aren’t already turned on to Burrata, you should be. Hailing from the

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Tasting Notes: Métier Brewing Company Beers and Cheese

Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 CheeseAdmin

This year has wrought its share of terrible things, but one bright spot in the darkness is the beautiful foods

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How to Pair Cheese and Beer

Posted on July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 CheeseAdmin

The first beverage pairing that comes to mind for many cheese eaters is wine. But humans have been eating cheese

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How Small Creameries Hang in the Balance of Quarantine and Coronavirus

Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 CheeseAdmin

(with Links to Support Local Producers) It was a drizzly Friday afternoon in mid-March when Lynn Swanson received the call

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Why You Should Stop Describing Cheeses as ‘Sharp’

Posted on January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 CheeseAdmin

Did you ever have an elementary or middle school teacher ban a word from the classroom, saying that everyone was

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A Wisconsin Cheese Journey: Part 3

Posted on December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 CheeseAdmin

[This is the final post in a three-part series on the Cheesemonger Invitational winners’ trip to Wisconsin in October. You

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A Wisconsin Cheese Journey: Part 2

Posted on November 17, 2019November 17, 2019 CheeseAdmin

[This is a continuation of a three-part series on the Cheesemonger Invitational Winners’ trip to Wisconsin in October. You can

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Fantello Farmstead Creamery: A New Washington Cheesemaker to Know

Posted on May 13, 2019 CheeseAdmin

It was a grayish, early spring day in western Washington when I set out to spend my day off doing

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The Non-Melting Cheese That Should Be a Staple in Your Kitchen

Posted on May 2, 2019February 10, 2020 CheeseAdmin

One of my favorite cheese puns is a joke about Halloumi: “What does cheese say when it looks in the

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Lost Peacock Creamery: From #ThatFarmLife to Fabulous Farmstead Cheese

Posted on April 10, 2019 CheeseAdmin

In a recent post, I briefly explained the difference between artisanal and industrial cheeses. But among artisanal cheeses, there are

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