Me: Cheese Dick and Lady Julie, I'm ready to make more cheese, what about y'all? A blue perhaps?
Fred: CheeseBeeoch, I've been a little late replying, sorry. Was dealing with a raging cold all weekend and otha shee-ot. I'm down to make some cheese m'lady. Blue cheese would be rad. I have some gouda doses in the freezer too. No recipe, tho. CheeseDickie
CheeseDickie: yo yo YO CB, I've been in touch with the owner of Alesmith (he be makin cheese too) who told me about these foo-s. I think we should branch out and make our own damn club just so we name our members. String-cheese, Cheese-whiz, Queso-what?, etc. Then have meetings at different brewpubs-wine joints every month and sample our damn sheet-ot. We gonna need a name and t-shirts. Cheese Dick out.
CheeseBeeoch: Love it! Our own club!! Let's do it!! I'm already thinking that my Friday nights are cheese making nights since I'm a singleton. ... Re: Beer Week ... let's get something on the books so y'all can get a sitter, etc. xoxoxo Cheese Beeoch out.
CD: Alright! Well we're going to need a name fo' Shawna fo' Da Club. At some point we're going to need a Louise to join the club so that we can also have a Cheese Louise. I see the names as being a driving force, if not the very reason, for Da Club. #2 is cheese. #3 is beverage. ... I think we should plan our meetings to correspond with one of the thousands of beer and wine events going on each month ... if the tasks grow too large I will have to change my name to Big Cheese Dick and take on a Little Dick as as assistant. Right now we only have a Dick and Bitch, so let's get crackin'. CD
CB: I'm peeing my pants right now. ... Re: Beer Week, my vote is for PPOB on Friday.
Shawna: CD & CB, Friday night we could do the PP one and then Urge [later on..]. Cheesy Pleasy
CD: Cheese Dick and Baby Swiss are down with PPOB on Friday night. What time are you making like toilet paper (& rolling out). We were thinking about hitting it early 5:30pm or whatever ... easy cheesy .... I'm going to bring a lil' slice of homemade parm and my gray-ta to supplement that pizza pie. CD
Fred: CheeseBeeoch, I've been a little late replying, sorry. Was dealing with a raging cold all weekend and otha shee-ot. I'm down to make some cheese m'lady. Blue cheese would be rad. I have some gouda doses in the freezer too. No recipe, tho. CheeseDickie
CheeseDickie: yo yo YO CB, I've been in touch with the owner of Alesmith (he be makin cheese too) who told me about these foo-s. I think we should branch out and make our own damn club just so we name our members. String-cheese, Cheese-whiz, Queso-what?, etc. Then have meetings at different brewpubs-wine joints every month and sample our damn sheet-ot. We gonna need a name and t-shirts. Cheese Dick out.
CheeseBeeoch: Love it! Our own club!! Let's do it!! I'm already thinking that my Friday nights are cheese making nights since I'm a singleton. ... Re: Beer Week ... let's get something on the books so y'all can get a sitter, etc. xoxoxo Cheese Beeoch out.
CD: Alright! Well we're going to need a name fo' Shawna fo' Da Club. At some point we're going to need a Louise to join the club so that we can also have a Cheese Louise. I see the names as being a driving force, if not the very reason, for Da Club. #2 is cheese. #3 is beverage. ... I think we should plan our meetings to correspond with one of the thousands of beer and wine events going on each month ... if the tasks grow too large I will have to change my name to Big Cheese Dick and take on a Little Dick as as assistant. Right now we only have a Dick and Bitch, so let's get crackin'. CD
CB: I'm peeing my pants right now. ... Re: Beer Week, my vote is for PPOB on Friday.
Shawna: CD & CB, Friday night we could do the PP one and then Urge [later on..]. Cheesy Pleasy
CD: Cheese Dick and Baby Swiss are down with PPOB on Friday night. What time are you making like toilet paper (& rolling out). We were thinking about hitting it early 5:30pm or whatever ... easy cheesy .... I'm going to bring a lil' slice of homemade parm and my gray-ta to supplement that pizza pie. CD
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| Insalata caprese with homemade mozzarella and home grown basil. |
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| Fred aka Cheese Dick cutting the curd. |
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| Curds after draining the whey. |
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| "Processing" the mozzarella. |
1 gallon and a splash (4 litres) of whole milk
1 1/2 teaspoon citric acid
1/4 teaspoon de-ionized salt (if you can find cheese salt - use that)
1/4 teaspoon rennet (where to buy cheese supplies in San Diego)
1 1/2 cup bottled water
Tools:
Stainless stock or soup pot
Colander
Microwave safe bowl
Slotted spoon
Thermometer
Step by step instructions here.
The original recipe and steps with pictures from Ricki Carroll here.
I encourage you to read Gavin's post and review both sets of instructions before beginning. Not because this is a difficult recipe or takes a long time to make, but because between the two of us - Cheese Dick and Cheese Bitch - we were a bit excited and our steps got out of sync a little bit. The mozzarella still tasted better than anything store bought.
Enjoy!
1 1/2 teaspoon citric acid
1/4 teaspoon de-ionized salt (if you can find cheese salt - use that)
1/4 teaspoon rennet (where to buy cheese supplies in San Diego)
1 1/2 cup bottled water
Tools:
Stainless stock or soup pot
Colander
Microwave safe bowl
Slotted spoon
Thermometer
Step by step instructions here.
The original recipe and steps with pictures from Ricki Carroll here.
I encourage you to read Gavin's post and review both sets of instructions before beginning. Not because this is a difficult recipe or takes a long time to make, but because between the two of us - Cheese Dick and Cheese Bitch - we were a bit excited and our steps got out of sync a little bit. The mozzarella still tasted better than anything store bought.
Enjoy!
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| Me and "Cheese Dick" goofing around. |
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| Best summer foods. |
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