PRODUCT: Fresh Goat Cheese (Chèvre)

Get it while you can: pumpkin goat cheese for the holidays.   The wife of a farmer in Hiram,* Ohio, Jean Mackenzie took her first cheese-making class in June 2007 and was licensed to produce cheese that October. Two weeks later, she entered her chèvres (goat cheeses) in the National Cheese Competition sponsored by the…
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RECIPE: Easter Canapé Or Dessert

Colorful and delicious. Photo courtesy Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery.   It couldn’t be easier to make this bite-size apricot morsel, which can be enjoyed with cocktails or with after-dinner coffee. All you need is dried apricots and a log of fresh goat cheese, with optional chopped nuts and whole nuts for garnish. You’ll need…
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How To Use Goat Cheese In Recipes

Mild, fresh cheeses made from goat’s milk taste like cream cheese with a tang. A fresh goat cheese log looks lovely on a cheese board with fresh or dried fruit (dates and figs are a favorite) and toasted almonds and/or walnuts. But we enjoy it in many other ways as well: For breakfast: With bagels,…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Belle Chèvre Goat Cream Cheese

A simply scrumptious goat cheese spread in Cinnamon, Coffee, Fig and Honey (photo by Katharine Pollak | © THE NIBBLE.   Whether or not you like goat cheese, we’re here to spread the joy about Belle Chèvre Breakfast Cheese. It’s a line of four sweet-and-tangy spreadable cheeses that reminds us of lighter, drier cheesecake filling.…
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PRODUCT: Goat Cheese

An easy-to-make goat cheese-apricot canapé. Photo courtesy Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery. We hear quite a few people say that they don’t like goat cheese. While taste is a very personal thing, goat cheese is our favorite. If you think you don’t like goat cheese, try one of the fresh chèvre, the French word for…
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