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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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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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How Blue Cheese is Made at Twin Sisters Creamery

Posted on April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 CheeseAdmin

Looking at a wedge of blue cheese with lines of blue mold rippling through it, you might assume that the

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Behold, the Black Pearl!

Posted on November 8, 2017 CheeseAdmin

When Culture Magazine asked for photos of the best cheeses we have eaten this year (#BestCheese17 photo contest), my mind

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Notes From the 2017 Washington Artisan Cheesemakers’ Festival

Posted on September 16, 2017September 16, 2017 CheeseAdmin

September is that time when the summer heat begins to dissipate, when people become suddenly excited about impending autumn and

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What’s the Deal with Raw Cheese, Anyway?

Posted on June 6, 2017June 6, 2017 CheeseAdmin

A woman came into my shop recently searching for “raw cheeses.” She didn’t care what kinds they were, so long

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Willoughby: An ode to the ‘Stinky’ Cheese I Brought to an Idaho Wedding

Posted on June 5, 2017June 5, 2017 CheeseAdmin

Never travel without a cheesemonger. Or, always invite a cheesemonger to your party. I’ve said one of those things before,

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Rivers Edge in the House

Posted on May 12, 2017May 13, 2017 CheeseAdmin

You know it’s a good day when a Rivers Edge Chèvre shipment arrives. True Love, Up in Smoke, Peony, Sunset

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Spring Cheeses: What They Are and Why You Should be Eating Them Now

Posted on April 18, 2017 CheeseAdmin

I’ve written briefly in the past about summer- and winter-milk cheeses—wherein two wheels of the same type of cheese will

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