Comments on: More Kosherfest Observations

By: Shirley Nielson

Shirley Nielson — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:07:53 +0000

I’m trying to find out if Chef Jeff Nathan vegetarian recipes using Yves products are in his cookbook Supper Surprises?

By: jabbett

jabbett — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 16:07:14 +0000

I do enjoy my Brie, which is a “mold-ripened cheese.” Even if you don’t like it, you should try a baked Brie en croute or deep-fried Brie… gooey and delicious.

The Barkanit, while of the same “creepy” class, is an entirely different animal. Literally. The goat/sheep milk blend is much tangier than any cow’s milk Brie or Camembert.

As for paneer: I haven’t made it specifically, but the lemon ricotta I tried had almost identical ingredients. Organic or “inorganic” (nitrogen-based?) milk probably doesn’t make any difference in terms of cheesemaking, as both supermarket products will be equally pasteurized and homogenized. My two books (see earlier posts on cheesemaking) both have recipes for paneer and/or paneer-like cheeses, I may try one before I take on a hard cheese.

By: Teri

Teri — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 13:53:22 +0000

yeah but Barkanit is creepy. well I dont like brie-esque cheeses. btw, regarding your cheese making adventures have you tried making paneer (indian cheese). It’s super easy to make. Just organic milk, lemon juice or vinegar and that’s it (unless you want to add spices or herbs in at the end. Total time less than an hour. let me know if you want a recipe (if you don’t already have 10)… The best one IMHO is by Yamuna Devi (so what if it’s in this weird, but good Hari Krishna 600 page cookbook). (second place by Madhur Jaffrey). oh and regarding the tastybite products - you can usually get them cheaper if there’s an indian grocer by you. I don’t remember if there’s one in Brighton (i used to live in Allston). but they’re good in a fix.

By: jabbett

jabbett — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:52:43 +0000

Sugar River wasn’t at KosherFest, but we’ve critiqued their excellent cheeses on the blog before (see archives). I saw them yesterday at the Brighton Whole Foods (they have Barkanit, too).

By: teri

teri — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 19:24:31 +0000

Was Sugar River at kosherfest? We have them at whole foods here (short hills area). Fantastic products.

http://www.sugarrivercheese.com/ certified by CRC.