Archive for the ‘Pennsylvania’ Category
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
I picked up a Telford Tomme at Whole Foods at lunch. Telford Tomme is made by Hendrick Farms. It is a washed rind (washed with black cherry and whey), semi-soft unpasteurized cow's-milk cheese. The interior was firm, almost flaky. The taste was a bit sweet, with small crystals, low brininess, ...
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Today's cheese selection was from Calkin's Creamery, in Honesdale, PA. 4 Dog Dill (named for their 4 farm dogs: Kohl, Buddy, Millie and Ellie) is very fresh Dill Havarti-style cheese made from cow's milk. It's a twist on their 1841 cheese, which is a farmstead Havarti. It is ...
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
Another visit to Reading Terminal for vegetables, another stop by the Fair Food Farmstand for cheese. I picked up a couple of items, including Birchrun Blue from Birchrun Hills Farm in Chester Springs, PA. The cheese is made from raw cow's milk that is aged 80+ days (according to this ...
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
I stopped by Whole Foods for lunch to get some soup and figured I'd see if there was anything in the ends basket. Amazingly enough there was a local cheese -- Calkins Creamery Saint Paulin. The creamery is located in the Upper Delaware River Valley (there is some nice background ...
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Sunday, September 21st, 2008
Ewe's Dream is made by Otterbein Acres in Newburg, PA. It is made from raw sheep's milk that is organic (grass-fed, hormone and antibiotic free). It is smiliar to a pecorino-toscano fresco. It almost rindless and the interior color was pale yellow. The aroma was definitely mild. The cheese has ...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008
After checking a few shops, I managed to find some of Valley Shepherd Creamery's Nettlesome cheese. I noticed this one on their website when I was reading about their Fairmount cheese. Nettlesome is a mixed milk cheese (goat and cow) with stinging nettles. It has a beautiful marbled, rust-colored rind ...
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
So, I was in Whole Foods last week picking through their selection and came across something I hadn't seen before: Grass Stains! How could I pass up a cheese with a name like that?! There wasn't much information about the producer on the label other than "soft ripened cheese with ...
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