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 [...]
There are so many wonderful and traditional shortbread cookies out there. I was always trying to find one special recipe that worked everytime for years…………..then I tasted these melt-in-your-mouth cookies my son’s best friend’s mother had made for him. Had to have the recipe!!!! Now, for the last 15 years, this recipe has never [...]
Cream Cheeses have to be one of the most versatile and delectable of all the homemade cheeses! It can be eaten alone, spread on toast, crackers or bread, or seasoned either with your garden fresh savory or sweet herbs and spices. In addition to all this, it stands head above all others when combined with [...]
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 [...]