For the past year or two my allergies have been building and building. I was never allergic to anything as a child but things change as you get older. I definitely have some tree pollen allergies and wine. Red wine is worse but I’ve noticed white wine makes me have a sneezing fit too.
This spring [...]
Hooray!
Well kind of..
Okay so there have been some new guidelines started today here in the US about ‘country of origin’ labeling for meats, fruits and veggies. It’s great, I’m all for it. But I don’t see why it’s a huge change for some things. If you actually read the little tiny stickers on [...]
I just realized that I never did post the instructions/ recipe for olive curing on here.. So here’s the way I did it.
You’ll need a crock or jar or plastic bucket big enough to hold the olives and water.
Before you start you need to crack the olives. You can do it either by placing a [...]
I keep forgetting to post this recipe. Last week we went to the Wicker Park ‘Farmer’s Market’ and got a couple things (not really a farmer’s market more like 3 tables with a so so selection of random things). But we did manage to find a few things that looked really great. One of [...]
Check out this other post for pictures of the process as well.
1 gallon pasteurized whole or skim milk (if you use skim the cheese will be a little drier)
1 packet direct-set fromage blanc starter
Butter Muslin – to drain the curd
Heat the milk to 86° F. Add the starter and mix thoroughly
Cover and let the curd set [...]
