Her Story You may not know our friend Fromagina – she’s the lovely daughter of Mr. Fromage Blanc and Ms. Mascarpone. Ricki (the Cheese Queen) made this match 30 some years ago at the Royal palace, and now, Fromagina is celebrated far and wide, throughout the kingdom, for her soft, creamy texture and her sweet taste. Beyond the Kingdom Making dates stuffed with Fromagina has
Halloween Pumpkin-Cream Cheese Truffles
These are too cute!!! It seems like whenever I find a recipe online, there is always something I want to change in it. So, I end up going to other websites to look for variations. That happened with this recipe – I found so many different versions of it that I decided to share my own and to include some of the many variations I
Dehydrating Pears with the Cheese Queen
Ricki’s Dehydration Station Ricki is not only the Cheese Queen – she’s the Royal Dehydrator. In the last few years, she has dried apples, peaches, bananas, pineapple, tomatoes, kale and just about every herb there is. Now, at the end of the growing season here in New England, she’s busy dehydrating about a million pears. Why pears? Over 40 years ago, when they first bought
Brooke Moore (14) – Food Artist Extraordinaire!
Last year we had a promotion going for awhile where, if you sent in a recipe with a picture of it, you received a gift certificate to our store (cheesemaking.com). We had quite a few responses and one of them was from Brooke Emily Moore. She sent in 2 recipes (the ones below) with pictures. I ended up posting many of the recipes on this
No-Bake Vegan Apple Pie
I ran into this recipe at Blissful Basil when I was looking for a vegan dessert to serve with a meal. (One of my relatives is vegan.) When I saw the pictures of it, I had to make it and I’m so glad I did! It’s a little more expensive than most pies, but it’s worth it. The recipe below is by Ashley Melillo and
Gorgonzola Cheese Straws by Deon Matzen
About Deon: I am a painter (see Self Portrait of an Artists Painting a Silverstreak below) and painting instructor living on Whidbey Island in Washington State, teaching retirees at the local Senior Center how to paint and find worthwhile pursuits in their retirement. Painting dog portraits is my bread and butter, but my love is painting old trucks, labeled “bad paint job” but the title
3 Cheesy Holiday Desserts
Last month, in our fabulous Moos-Letter, we asked y’all to send us your favorite recipes using your very own homemade cheese. We were thrilled when we received whey more than we had anticipated! We have already started sharing them with you here on this blog, and we have only just begun. These are a few of the many dessert recipes you sent: Apple Cranberry Cheesecake
Iced Ricotta Cookies
This recipe was submitted to us by Susan O’Dwyer in Harrisville, New Hampshire. We interviewed Susan in 2014 (click here) after she had written as essay for our 35th Anniversary Essay Contest. We asked her for an update about her activities and she shared this: After making tons of baked ziti for Barry and myself, I wanted another outlet for my sweet, light ricotta. I