un anno di formaggio fatto in casa / a year of homemade cheese

A summary of the year that just ended through the lens of some of my cheese adventures.

(French) Neufchâtel for Novel Food #12

Neufchâtel cheese
"If you can see the magic in cheese, you can see the magic in everything."


homemade English-style Coulommiers (a.k.a. English farmhouse cheese)

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"It is very versatile: try a slice with a muffin for breakfast, or drizzle with olive oil
and sprinkle with herbs and a few capers for an easy gourmet appetizer."


robiola

robiola on the cutting board
A nice cheese that can be eaten fresh or aged a few weeks (I used some of it in this dish)


Bel Paese with cacao nibs

Bel Paese cheese with cacao nibs
Adding a personal touch to an Italian classic cheese


I have featured images of my cheese in several editions of the popular event Black and White Wednesday – A Culinary Photography Event, created by Susan of The Well-Seasoned Cook

making cheese (black and white)

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homemade French Neufchâtel

homemade French Neufchâtel


fresh homemade ricotta

homemade ricotta draining

with which I often make gnocchi di ricotta

ricotta gnocchi / gnocchi di ricotta


I ♥ making cheese

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making cheese requires patience

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In May, I attended a weekend workshop with Jim Wallace on making three French cheeses

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Wishing all of you the very best for the New Year


Exciting update (January 22, 2012): my year of homemade cheese is featured in today's post on the New England Cheesemaking Supply Company blog. Thank you! And Jim Wallace has just announced two workshops he will teach this spring.

fare il formaggio (in bianco e nero) / making cheese (black and white)

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After letting the curds settle on the bottom of the pot, I drained the whey and then pressed the curds into a slab, which I then moved onto a board for cutting. Whey is slowly oozing from underneath.

The cheese of the photo is currently in its aging phase. I hope to feature it in an upcoming post, so I won't reveal its name quite yet.

BlackWhiteWednesdayFinalOriginalLogo This is my submission to week #3 edition of Black and White Wednesday – A Culinary Photography Event, recently launched by Susan of The Well-Seasoned Cook.

The photo was shot in color and then converted to black and white.

This post contains the gallery of photos submitted to the event.