Ah! Fantastico! Suzanne has done it again, (but this time we sort of think she cheated because this cheese is so easy-it can’t be called a challenge)! She’s going to have to make a really hard one next month to make up for this! (Suzanne’s article, below comes from her fabulous website “Chickens in the Road.” Fresh Cheese, Please (Queso Fresco) By Suzanne McMinn Queso
Making Romano with Suzanne McMinn
Our Cheese Challenger Does it Again! As you probably know, last summer Suzanne McMinn (Chickens in the Road) accepted our challenge to make a new cheese every month and she has emerged triumphant every time! This month she aced her first magnificent Romano. Making Romano By Suzanne McMinn URL: http://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/making-romano/ Romano is one of the world’s oldest–and most popular–cheeses. It’s great on top of pasta
A Gouda Time With Suzanne McMinn!
Suzanne is actually becoming quite the little cheese maker! Who knew? When we first found her at her wonderful website- Chickens in the Road, we knew she was a mover and a shaker, but we couldn’t have predicted that she would take to making cheese like a bee takes to honey! This month she mastered Gouda with no trouble at all – it was so
Munster Anyone? Suzanne McMinn Did it Again!
There’s snow in Appalachia, but our “Chick in the Road” is still moving forward with her quest. As you know, Suzanne McMinn has accepted our challenge to make a new “hard” cheese every month until she dies and goes to cheese heaven. Her first test came last month when she absolutely nailed Monterey Jack which is, admittedly, a fairly easy cheese to make. (See Cheese
Cheese Challenge – Monterey Jack
Suzanne McMinn is One for One in the Big Challenge! She did it! So, now she’s closer to her goal to become a GREAT home cheesemaker. Suzanne documented her experience in the article below. This article and her giveaways (chosen by random from the comments) may be found at her wonderful website, “Chickens in the Road.” Meet Jack! No, not THAT Jack! He’s pretty
Preparing for “Chickens in the Road” Challenge
Suzanne McMinn is gearing up to make some serious cheese! In case you missed it in our last Moosletter, we challenged Suzanne to make a new “hard” cheese every month for the rest of her life, although when she’s really old we might let her off the hook. If you haven’t read it yet, we did an article about her a few weeks ago. Of
Homemade Velveeta
Are you serious? We are. Our official policy is that there is no law against consenting adults making Velveeta in the privacy of their own homes. Yes, it’s embarrassing, but the truth is that sometimes you want macaroni made with Velveeta, the way your mother made it. You’re not alone and we’re here to help you. Really, the only problem with store-bought Velveeta is that
Suzanne McMinn from West Virginia
She wanted to live where chickens could be in the road . . . Suzanne McMinn lives in the backwoods of rural West Virginia in a house she built with a wrap-around porch, on a dirt road. To get there, four-wheel drive comes in real handy. From this remote spot, she makes her living by writing about country life in a blog she calls