Diary of a dairy-free revolution
We were thrilled to find Hail Merry bites in our local natural foods store and promptly bought one of each flavor available. We began sampling the Dark Chocolate and Pure Vanilla. These little bites are about the size of huge cotton ball and have the thick, slightly crumbly texture of macaroons (coconut lovers, rejoice! but … Read more
We love Treeline‘s many cheeses, especially the French-style spreadable cheeses, and so were thrilled to discover a new flavor (to us, anyway) at a local grocery: Green Peppercorn. This one is indeed, exactly as the package reads, “mild yet subtly tangy” — it’s terrific on crackers but mild enough to put on bagels as a … Read more
Because we’re such huge fans of Miyoko’s Double Cream Chive as well as Smoked Farmhouse, we couldn’t resist this limited edition Smoked Chive Farmhouse. This lovely cheese is far more smoky than chivey, and for those who love a bit of smoke, this one tastes even smokier than the regular Smoked Farmhouse. It’s a firm … Read more
We recently found the Heidi Ho brand of artisan cheeses and were delighted to give them a try. We sampled two different kinds of “Ne Chèvre” — Pure, and Black Lava. The Pure version was bland and flavorless. The texture was not perfectly smooth — which is not unlike my memory of goat cheese, though … Read more
This week’s tasting was Miyoko’s Country Style Herbes de Provence, a departure from the double cream cheeses we are so addicted to from Miyoko’s. Like everything shipped from Miyoko’s, this wheel came beautifully packaged. This cheese is covered with herbs (on the website, lovely purple specks of lavender are visible, though not on the cheese … Read more