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 …
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Dec
14
Guggisberg Farmers Cheese
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
What is Farmers Cheese?
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
Maple Leaf Cheddar Cheese Curds
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
Farm Country Raw Milk Cheddar Cheese
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
Alton Brown’s Quick Homemade Cottage Cheese
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 …
May
20
Galbani Bel Paese Semi Soft Cheese
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 …
May
02
My Review of Traders Point Creamery – Zionsville, IN
This past winter, while traveling home from Kansas City, I got to stop at Traders Point Creamery in Zionsville, IN. The creamery is located just outside of Indianapolis. I have seen their products before at Whole Foods Market. Their motto is “Fresh, Simple, Organic, Grassfed”. As you can see from the picture on the right, …
Apr
28
Cheese Review: Trader Joe’s Baby Swiss
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 …
Apr
27
Alton Brown’s Cauliflower Say Cheese
For some reason for years, cauliflower never appeared in my home. I always though of cauliflower as being inferior to it’s cousin broccoli. So I never bothered to do anything with it. Finally yesterday I cooked with fresh cauliflower for the first time. I decided to do so after watching a new episode of Good …












