Isn't it self explanatory?
I somehow managed to squeeze Forging Fromage's October challenge, Greek Island Mizithra, between our trip to Scotland and the end of the month, but am just getting a chance to write about it now. The truth is, I don't have much to say about this cheese. It was simple enough to make (heat milk, add… Continue reading Greek Island Mizithra
September's Forging Fromage challenge was Ricotta Salata, a pressed, salted, and slightly aged cheese made from fresh ricotta. So, in a way, this is a double challenge: make a batch of ricotta, then turn that ricotta into ricotta salata. I was excited about this challenge. I'd already mastered making ricotta (a very simple cheese to… Continue reading Ricotta Salata
The Forging Fromage group had two challenges for August: cultured butter and Colby cheese. I'd love to say I made both, but this month has been a bit crazy (which explains why I haven't been writing much here) and I just haven't yet had a day this month where I could set aside enough hours… Continue reading Cultured Butter
The Forging Fromage group had two challenges for us in July: the quick and easy Yogurt Cheese, and our first aged cheese: Gouda. I had hopes of making this a goat gouda, but the scarcity and cost of goat milk around here until very recently had me think twice about that, so we made this… Continue reading Gouda
The Forging Fromage group this past month has taken a leap in complexity as we've moved from soft, fresh cheeses to some aged, hard cheeses. Aged cheeses are the types I most want to learn to make, but I've been chicken about making them because they take work, and patience. You can spend a whole… Continue reading Yogurt cheese
Remember that little bread project I did way back when? When I finished that, I wondered aloud what project to move on to next. I wondered if there was a cheese version of the BBA Challenge. Well, Natashya at Living in the Kitchen with Puppies (fellow BBA Challenge baker and very accomplished food blogger) heard… Continue reading Goat’s Milk Feta
