Mustafa Hakkani took pictures and wrote out his step-by-step directions. A week ago, I posted an article about Mustafa (click here) and in it, I promised to post his recipe for Hellim. I was a little bit confused about the name, so I asked him to explain: “With regards to Halloumi and Hellim, the cheese is the same. However, in Europe and Greece the cheese
Brian Dixon – On Making Mozzarella in Alaska
At first, he wasn’t sure he would ever be able to make cheese … Brian Dixon first tried to make our 30 Minute Mozzarella a few months ago, but his attempt was a dismal failure (excuse me – learning experience!). He learned the hard way that his milk had been pasteurized at too high a temperature. He took pictures and sent them to our technical
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
Making and Serving Cheese Curds
Photo by Sabra Horn, courtesy of Dave Horn’s blog 600 Varieties of Cheese Curds in Wisconsin Alone! Here in our little corner of New England (western Massachusetts) cheese curds (as a food item) simply do not exist. They are not for sale in the supermarkets and they are not on the menus at our restaurants. Yet in Wisconsin and in other parts of the
Andrew Wilder Makes Chevre
What Could Be Easier? Last January I posted three of Andrew Wilder’s recipes- one was for both Horseradish Cheddar and Jalapeno Cheddar and the other was for Ricotta Salata. They all came from his wonderful blog-www.imakecheese.com. These days, Andrew devotes most of his time to his other blog-www.eatingrules.com where there’s a lot of good information about the food situation in this country. This last October
Mother and Daughter Foodbloggers on Making Mozzarella
Lauren Kincke and her mother love to make Mozzarella! Lauren is a second generation foodie. She and her mother, Dee Kincke, have a blog they call “Fresh From the Heart of Texas.” Lauren has her own blog called “Bytes From Texas: One Longhorn’s Adventures.” If you’re looking for some good recipes, check them out. I asked Lauren how she came to be a foodie: I
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
Making Mozzarella with Anya, Age 10
If you don’t believe that making Mozzarella is so easy a child can do it, here’s your proof! Anya Firisen is 10 years old and she already knows more about cheese than most of us. Ricki met her when she attended a Cheesemaking 101 Workshop with her former pre-school teacher this past summer. Soon after, Anya appeared in an article in Culture magazine (Fall, 2010)