Cheese
A recent explosion of artisanal and farmstead cheeses in the United States has broadened the palate for this age-old food. Use this guide to learn how to identify the different styles of cheese and serve cheese with confidence. Find out where to buy cheese, how to select cheese and how to store cheese to maximize its flavor. You’ll even learn how to make your own cheese, and be exposed to a lively community of cheese lovers online.
Did you know that the earliest form of cheese was created by accident? Look to this section for a ... read more »
Like other gourmet food obsessions, cheese has its own “best practices” for storing and serving it in a way that maintains its quality and integrity. Use this section to learn how to properly handle cheese, and get some great ideas on how to create a dazzling cheese plate. And if you’re just looking for a good mac and cheese recipe, you’ll find that (and lots of other recipes) here, too.
- Maybe you’d rather bypass the cooking and just kick back with a nice assortment of cheese and some wine. You’ll find some suggestions on pairing wine and cheese here, but don’t miss findingDulcinea’s Wine Web Guide for a little wine education—and even more ideas on how to complement cheese with wine.
For tips on selecting, storing and cutting cheese ...
Fromages d’ici
or Our Cheeses, a Web site of the Quebec Federation of Milk Producers, offers advice on how to choose the best quality cheese and store it to preserve its flavor. Scroll down to the “How long?” section to learn how well the different types of cheeses will hold up in your refrigerator.
Fromages.com
, an online cheesemonger based in France, elevates cutting cheese to an art form. Learn why the site emphasizes that every slice of cheese should have some of the rind. Look for simple line drawings of representative cheeses that show the angle from which to cut and the resulting shape of the slices. And don’t miss the quick introduction to cutting “instruments,” found at the bottom of the page.
NPR’s
“Kitchen Window” features Clotilde Dusoulier of “Chocolate & Zucchini” blog fame. Here she educates on how to present a cheese course, drawing on the classic French cheese platter as a model. Look for suggestions on cheese selection and accompaniments.
I Love Cheese
, the American Dairy Association official Web site, has a handy “Food & Wine Pairings” guide. Just roll your mouse over the list of cheeses on the left to get a quick description of the cheese’s taste and texture, along with recommendations on wines and foods that would complement it.
For recipes featuring cheese …
Food Network
presents 13 cheeses with photos and brief profiles. If you have a particular cheese in mind that you’d like to cook with, this is a great resource: each cheese links to several “Recipes to try.” Learn how to make an “Herb and Brie Omelet” or try your hand at a “Rib Eye Steak with Stilton Sauce.”
Redwood Hill Farm
, an award-winning goat diary in Sonoma County, California, has recipes using goat cheese and goat milk yogurt. Scroll through the list of linked recipes to browse categories such as “Appetizers and Salads,” “Main Dishes,” and “Desserts and Drinks.”
Grocery stores, specialty cheese shops and farmer’s markets generally offer a bounty of ... read more »
Ready to jump on the artisanal, handcrafted cheese bandwagon and try making cheese at home? Use ... read more »
Reading about cheese is almost as fun as eating it, and the Web provides ample opportunities to do ... read more »
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