Who doesn't love fresh, squeaky cheese curds? Plain, slathered with pesto, deep fried, or with fries and gravy as poutine, cheddar curds are fun and delicious. But making them usually involves half the day, and who has time for that? In this recipe, I have shortened up a few of the steps, the result is … Continue reading Fresh, Squeaky Cheddar Curds – In about Two Hours
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Burrata – Forming the Dumplings
As an augmentation to the article I wrote for the summer culture the word on cheese magazine http://culturecheesemag.com/diy/beautiful-homemade-burrata , here are step by step photos of how to make burrata sachets, dumplings, packets or whatever you want to call them!
One pot Lasagna Cheese
Lasagna Cheese – All in one pot recipe for Mozzarella and Ricotta While writing an article for Culture magazine on how to make Burrata, I realized how easy it is to make both quick mozzarella and ricotta at the same time, literally within one hour. An email from a reader mentioned that it was her … Continue reading One pot Lasagna Cheese
Stretchy Secrets – Pasta Filata Cheeses
If your Quick Mozzarella doesn’t always turn out perfectly, despite many recipe's suggesting that it is “so easy”, stop blaming yourself! Stretched curd cheeses, often referred to by their Italian name of “pasta filata”, depend upon some pretty precise chemistry occurring in order to turn out well. In this article I have extracted a bit … Continue reading Stretchy Secrets – Pasta Filata Cheeses