Jan
09
This post is a part of my What is ____ Cheese Series? featuring | Muenster | Brick | Gouda | Colby The wonderful world of cheese. It’s a rather big world. You can spend a lifetime trying different types of cheese and a fun lifetime it would be. It’s amazing what you can do by …
Jan
09
Price: $5.99/10 oz package Strength: Sharp Purchased At: Meijer (Ann Arbor, MI) Would Buy Again: Yes Probably when most people are asked to name a brand of cheese, you will hear words like Kraft, Velveeta, or Laughing Cow rolling off their tongues. If I was asked the same thing one of the brands I would …
Jan
04
Price: $4.99/lb Strength: Mild Purchased At: Holiday Market (Canton, MI) Would Buy Again: Yes Back in the spring time of 2010, my family and I made a trip to Madison, Wisconsin. One of the sites I wanted to see was Fromagination, a cheese shop located near the capital in Madison. It was one of the …
Pin ItDec
14
Back at the start of this year, I discovered Guggisberg Baby Swiss. They are the ones who invented the cheese and by far are make the most superior baby swiss that I have tasted. I was sad when my source stopped carrying it a few months ago. However recently I was shopping at Vince and …
Dec
14
One of the difficult things about identifying cheeses is that the same name can represent a different cheese in various regions. Today I wanted to talk about farmers cheese. So when I talk about this cheese, I am referring to the farmers cheese that I purchase here in the midwest region of the United States. …
Jun
08
Type: Cheddar Price: $5.99/10 oz package Strength: Mild Purchased At: Meijer (Port Huron, MI) Would Buy Again: Yes When it comes to selecting some type of cheese for a quick easy snack, I lean towards cheese curds. These irreguarly shaped curds are easy to pop in your mouth and enjoy. They work great for trips …
Jun
07
Type: Cheddar Price: $5.99/a bar Strength: Medium Purchased At: Busch’s (Saline, MI) Would Buy Again: Yes A lot of grocery stores like to promote products made in the state the store resides in. People get excited about eating or drinking something that was made nearby. I think a lot of it has to go with …
May
20
Type: Bel Paese Price: $13.99 / lb Strength: Mild Purchased At: Holiday Market (in Canton, Michigan) Would Buy Again: Maybe, at a cheaper price When it comes to eating cheese, I usually like to stay on the mild side. So I am always on the lookout for new mild cheeses to try. When I was …
Apr
28
Type: Baby Swiss Price: $3.99 / lb Strength: Mild Purchased At: Trader Joe’s (in Ann Arbor, Michigan) Would Buy Again: Yes In the past I use to shy away from any cheese with the word swiss in it. Until I discovered baby swiss, which is a more gentle version of traditional swiss. Last week, I …
Mar
13
This week is St. Patrick’s Day. A day dedicated to everything Irish. It’s one of the best culinary days of the year. Cooks and food lovers get to explore some of the great tastes of Ireland. The best of those great tastes has to be the cheese. Really is there any better food than cheese? …
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric. I live in Saline, Michigan with my wife (Donna) and two daughters, Hannah (3 1/2) and Autumn (1). I started this blog in October 2009 to share my culinary experiences from making my own food from scratch to what I find at farmer's markets and grocery stores.
