This Contest has closed! Deborah R has won the giveaway!
This weekend, the snow fell hard and heavy. Tucked away in our cave of a home, just a few yards from the ski lifts, I spent my weekend hearth-side – testing and photographing new recipes and making cheese to last for those cold months of late winter when the valley cows go dry before the calving of spring. This week it was a raw cows-milk feta – with wonderful salty overtones balanced by the unique and quiet flavor variations of raw milk. I love how the flavor of fresh, raw milk changes and varies from season to season depending on what native grass or flora the cows have access to. Come spring, when I have access to fresh Sheep’s milk, I plan to make an authentic ewe-milk feta and other cheeses.
Cheese making is easier than it seems, though it is time-consuming. A gentle approach and a quiet day at home is all you really need. Of course, my cheese-making adventures began with labneh – or yogurt cheese – but soon progressed to feta and chevre. I have my eye on more complicated cheeses in the coming months. Of course, I’ve relied heavily on Home Cheese Making by Ricki Carrol for my recipes. It sits on my bedside, all tattered and stained from milk, where I read it at night and fantasize about the artisan-style, handmade cheese I will eventually make.
Cheese making is a pleasure, and worth the time. Though it seems complex, cheese making is quite uncomplicated. This week, as part of the killer giveaways we’re conducting at Nourished Kitchen and through other sites focused on real food, I’ve teamed up with Cultures for Health to offer a cheese making kit and the book Home Cheese Making to one lucky, real-food-loving, adventurous reader.
The Winner
The Prize
Deborah R won this giveaway and will receive a cheese making kit of choice and the book Home Cheese Making by Ricki Carrol courtesy of Cultures for Health.
For those of you who didn’t win this round, keep in mind that Cultures for Health is offering a 10% discount on their cheese making category. It’s a great opportunity to try a new hobby and purchase some good materials at a very good rate.