Any hard cheese or blue-veined cheese can be potted.
When sealed with a clarified butter, a potted cheese will keep for a long time if stored in a cool pantry. If you store it in the refrigerator, make sure that you cover it with foil as well as the clarified butter to preserve it and keep [...]
Liptauer Cheese is an appetizer dip: a soft, smooth and creamy mixture to be scooped up on crackers, potato chips, pretzels, bread or raw vegetable slices. It is easy to make, simple to serve, and has an excellent flavour.
Because refrigeration hardens this cheese, it needs to be taken out of the fridge and allowed to [...]
This is an easy recipe to make a Regular Light Milk Cheese, which is a soft cheese. Depending how you wish to use your cheese will dictate which, if any, flavorings you wish to add while making your Milk Cheese. (for more flavouring ideas and information on how to make other cheeses—such as Boursin, creama [...]
Savory cheeses: are generally used as condiments to red meats, as a cheese sauce served over cooked meats, or as a spread in place of mayonnaise and mustards. You can also serve a savory cheese on crackers, a bagette, or on open faced sandwiches by themselves or with an assortment of cold cuts. This is [...]
This Wild Garlic and Thyme Cheese is a delightfully tasty spread, especially if you are a garlic fan. You may wish to experiment by substituting lemon thyme in place of wild thyme, yielding a refreshingly light tasting garlicy cheese.
3 finely chopped wild garlic leaves
1 T finely chopped wild thyme
Approximately 6 oz (¾ cup) milk [...]
How to make Stuffed Nasturtiums
There is nothing prettier or tastier than these brilliantly coloured flowers stuffed with this tantalizing blend and served on a silver platter as appetizers when entertaining at home. Your guests will be surprised by your floral expertise and rewarded with this mouth-watering palate-pleasing treat! If you choose to also include your [...]
How to make these Scrumptous Opal Basil Cheddar Crisps yield: 40 snacks
There isn’t anyone yet who hasn’t enjoyed munching on these wonderful snacks. They make such good appetizers, too! Especially when served with your homemade cheese (how-to recipes available in betweenclosefriends.com under the ‘Recipe’ category, along with other tempting ideas.)
8 oz medium-sharp cheddar cheese, grated [...]
This fresh and light Geranium and Lemon Cream Cheese is especially good spread over your best homemade carrot cake! (A simple how-to recipe for homemade cream cheese is included on the betweenclosefriends.com blog under the ‘Recipe’ Category, as well as how to make other varieties of cheeses, and interesting recipes.) This version of Geranium and [...]
An alternative cream cheese recipe which easily adapts to making the lucious and tasty “Couer A La Creme” cheese.
This recipe may be used to make a classic Coeur a la Crème, which is served as a dessert cheese with fruits or jam, and will also keep for at least a week in the fridge. This [...]
Boursin Cheese is my personal favourite cheese of all times! I have very fond memories of making home made boursin with my grandmother, and then serving this cheese to special company. This was also a favourite cheese of hers, and she used it extensively in her catering business, much to the delight and joy [...]