Apr
11
Price: $12.99/lb Strength: Sharp Purchased At: Whole Foods Market (Ann Arbor, MI) Would Buy Again: Maybe I am a big fan of raw milk cheeses. I think they have more flavor than cheeses made with pasteurized milk. I wrote last year about raw milk cheddar, which has been the only kind of cheese I have …
Mar
29
Price: $6.99/lb Strength: Sharp Purchased At: The Andersons Market (Sylvania, OH) Would Buy Again: Yes Today I am reviewing a cheese with an interesting story. This cheese is a joint venture involving 2 Jeffs and two states. Jeff Weidman is a master cheesemaker from Wisconsin. Jeff Jirik works for Caves of Faribault in Minnesota. These …
Mar
26
This post is a part of my What is ____ Cheese Series? featuring | Muenster | Brick | Gouda | Colby Sometimes when you are trying to identify or classify cheeses you end up with some names being used for more than one type of cheese. There isn’t set rules that everyone uses when it …
Feb
21
Price: $9.99/lb Strength: Mild Purchased At: Fresh Market in Toledo, OH Would Buy Again: Oh yeah! I spend a lot of time researching as a part of my blog. In that research I come across many different things I hope to try someday. This list seems to grow everyday. But this week I got to …
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 …
Jun
06
I have always been a fan of cottage cheese. What is not to like about these little creamy curds. A long time ago I saw Alton Brown making a batch of homemade cottage cheese on an episode of Good Eats. I put that recipe on my to do list but didn’t get to it until …
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric. I live in Saline, Michigan with my wife (Donna) and two daughters, Hannah (4) 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.
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