Archive for the ‘New Jersey’ Category
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Today's treat was another cheese from Valley Shepherd Creamery in Long Valley, NJ. Carameaway, besides having an awesome name, is a mixed milk cheese that has caraway seeds throughout the paste. It's enclosed in a gray and white mottled natural rind and has been aged for several months. The color ...
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
Tonight, to go along with dinner, I pulled out a Provolone from Cherry Grove Farm in Lawrenceville, NJ. This was one of the cheese's I picked up in my bulk purchase from Fair Food Farmstead last week.
This provolone is a raw Jersey cow's milk that has been aged 60 days ...
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Sunday, August 24th, 2008
Tonight's cheese tasting was Asiagone di Lawrenceville from Cherry Grove Farm in Lawrenceville, NJ. As I'm almost officially on vacation for a couple of weeks, and my plans to tour Scandinavia and eat cheese had to be put on hold, I decided I'd catch up on a number of selection ...
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Today's cheese selection was Valley Shepherd Fairmount from Valley Shepperd Creamery in Long Valley, New Jersey. This is a firm, mixed milk cheese that, according to Valley Shepherd's website is "[a]ged in our cave from 8-15 months. Hard smooth pate. Dense body. Definitely a mountain cheese with pasture and fresh ...
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
We visited Reading Terminal today, which I can never do without a visit to the Fair Food Farmstand. The first cheese I noticed in the refrigerator case was golden-colored with a black, waxy rind. Love at first site! This was Provolone Rustico, a firm, organic raw cow's milk cheese made ...
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