Feb
23
Price: $4.99 for a 1 lb block Strength: Mild Purchased At: Albertson’s (Lake Forest, CA) Would Buy Again: Yes Tillamook makes an excellent medium cheddar cheese. So I really wanted to give their Monterey Jack, before I left California. Tillamook is available nationwide, but the price is much lower here than it is in my …
Feb
22
Price: $7.99 for a 2 lb baby loaf Strength: Medium Purchased At: Stater Bros (Lake Forest, CA) Would Buy Again: Yes I have seen Tillamook cheese in stories in Michigan on many occasions. I have heard many a great thing about it. I heard one person say it was the best cheese you could buy …
Jan
26
Price: $3.49 for 8oz block Strength: Mild Purchased At: Meijer (in Ann Arbor, MI) Would Buy Again: Yes Some people see Monterey jack cheese as a pretty flavorless cheese that needs the help of peppers or Colby to make it worth wild. However a good Monterey jack does posses it’s own unique flavor. One example …
Jan
13
Type: Baby Swiss Price: $4.99/lb Strength: Mild Purchased At: Meijer (in Ann Arbor, MI) Would Buy Again: Oh yeah! Whenever a great cheese variety has come along everyone jumps on the bandwagon. One person invented Colby cheese and eventually everyone had their own Colby cheese. Same thing with cheddar, jack, and so on. A lot …
Jan
07
Type: Cheddar Price: $4.49/lb Strength: Mild Purchased At: Trader Joe’s (in Ann Arbor, Michigan) Would Buy Again: Yes When you see the word “raw milk” does it make you scared? Well it shouldn’t as raw milk cheese has to be aged for 60 days and the government believes by then anything harmful from not pasteurizing …
Dec
28
One of the best things about doing this website, is hearing comments from my readers. Recently, someone commented on a post I wrote about Colby cheese. I thought that aged Colby is something that does not exist, but he pointed out to me that is actually does. So after some searching I found a company …
Dec
28
Type: Cow’s Milk from Spain Price: $11.99 Strength: Slightly Sharp Purchased At: Whole Foods Market (in Ann Arbor, MI) Would Buy Again: Not Likely There are so many ways to waste your money at a grocery store. One of the biggest mistakes people make is not paying attention to the price per pound of items. …
Dec
20
Type: Jack Price: $3.49 / lb Strength: Mild Purchased At: Trader Joe’s (in Ann Arbor, Michigan) Would Buy Again: Yes When it comes to picking out cheese, there seems to be an endless amount of choices. Even when picking out the 8 oz block cheese that most people seem to drawn to because of their …
Dec
20
Type: Cheddar Price: $3.99 / lb Strength: Mild Purchased At: Trader Joe’s (in Ann Arbor, Michigan) Would Buy Again: Yes Sometimes shopping for cheese on a budget can be a challenge. Sure there are plenty of cheap cheeses out there, but they won’t compare to the good stuff. My taste buds still remember my trip …
Oct
17
For those people who think swiss cheese is too strong, you need to try baby swiss. It is milder than the traditional swiss cheese, which makes it better for snacking. It looks a lot like any old swiss, but baby swiss has smaller holes, because it is not aged as long, which also explains the …
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.
