Jan 29, 2023Refreshing Whey Drink - or Homemade RivellaSwitzerland has its own soft drink that I haven't encountered anywhere else. It is a whey-based drink called rivella. I am not big on...
Jan 17, 2023Cream Cheese - A Lesson in FailureMaking bagels (Maple Walnut Bagels and Almond Cranberry Bagels among others), it seemed logical to make cream cheese to go with it. The...
Nov 17, 2022Rainbow LasagneLittler Bit has arrived, spelling the end of a rather tough pregnancy. My body and energy levels are bouncing back, but not so my sleep...
Oct 16, 2022Clotted creamI first encountered clotted cream on a trip to Cornwall with my dad when I was 8, and I loved it. Living in Switzerland, it is...
Nov 26, 2021Havarti - Attempt 1For my next cultured cheese, I made a batch of Havarti cheese. This was my biggest cheese yet, using 8l of milk, for which I had to...
Sep 23, 2021Fromage BlancMy next batch of cultured cheese from my Artisan Cheese Making at Home book (actually, not mine, it's borrowed from my dad) was a Fromage...
Aug 19, 2021Cabécou Goat's CheeseTo be able to even attempt a goat's cheese I needed to first find goat's milk. The grocery store has cow and sheep cheese, and the local...
Aug 5, 2021Home-Made YogurtThis one is half cheese journey and half recipe. I was asked for it by a colleague though, so here it is. Yogurt making is not massively...
Aug 1, 2021First Forays into Cultured Cheese: Cream Cheese and HalloumiMoving forward with my cheese making turned out to be something of a challenge. Despite Switzerland being a cheese-making country (like...
Jul 27, 2021CannolisIt was my mom's birthday recently, so I made her birthday cannolis instead of a cake. She's always loved cannolis but they aren't...
