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Edam – Cheese Making at Home

11 May 2023 No Comments

I have always been a big fan of DIY. It makes my life fuller, saves me money, and is more sustainable than mass-consumer culture. One “Edam – Cheese Making at Home”

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Waxing Cheese

18 October 2022 5 Comments

Covering cheese with cheese wax during the time it takes to mature is an old and still popular method of preventing your cheese from drying “Waxing Cheese”

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Homemade Feta, Yum!

11 May 2021 5 Comments

Feta is such an easy cheese to make and one I call ‘the teaching cheese’. Whenever someone asks me how to make Camembert or Brie “Homemade Feta, Yum!”

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Versatile Cream Cheese Recipe

18 June 2020 No Comments

A true classic with a rich and creamy mouthfeel, Cream Cheese has a soft, mild flavour. While it is widely used in cooking both sweet “Versatile Cream Cheese Recipe”

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Bondon Cheese, Easy to Make and Delicious

29 April 2020 4 Comments

Bondon is a French cheese made in Normandy, mostly in the Rouen area. It can be made with either cow’s milk or goat’s milk. You “Bondon Cheese, Easy to Make and Delicious”

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Mozzarella & Pesto Pinwheels

12 December 2019 No Comments

SPRUCE UP YOUR CHEESE PLATTER! I decided to add something a little different to my cheese platters. Check out the little twist in the tail “Mozzarella & Pesto Pinwheels”

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How to Make Labneh from Homemade Yoghurt

6 November 2019 8 Comments

Labneh has got to be the easiest of all cheeses to make, and it is delicious. I like to serve mine with some extra virgin “How to Make Labneh from Homemade Yoghurt”

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Can’t find Quark in the Store? Make Your Own

8 April 2019 3 Comments

Quark is a German soft cheese, excellent for making desserts, my favourite being cheesecake. Also known as Continental Bakers Cheese, it is used extensively in “Can’t find Quark in the Store? Make Your Own”

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Homemade Mozzarella

19 February 2019 2 Comments

Part of living a simple, fulfilling life is the acquisition of skills rather than the acquisition of stuff. The sense of accomplishment you get from “Homemade Mozzarella”

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Ricotta & Pesto Dip

13 February 2019 2 Comments

Ricotta, like many other kinds of cheese, is a versatile cheese. You can use it in so many different ways, both sweet and savoury; cooked “Ricotta & Pesto Dip”

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