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Teach Kids to Cook Ahead: Cheeseburger Chowder

November 7, 2024 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Cheese, Dairy, Kids' Recipes

Did you know Local Hero member, Barstow’s Longview Farm, is part of the Cabot Cooperative? Here’s a kid-friendly recipe to try at home. Soups and[...]

Dairy Month: Farmer’s Cheese

June 1, 2020 Posted in: Cheese, Dairy

This unaged cheese is easier to make at home than you might think. It’s perfect for crumbling on a fresh salad full of local veggies[...]

Valley Bounty: Cheese

April 5, 2020 Posted in: CISA's Valley Bounty Column, Press Room, Cheese

Max Breiteneicher has enjoyed the slow season on his farm. “That section between Christmas and the end of March, all of our cows are just[...]

Valley Bounty: Goat Cheese

April 29, 2019 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Cheese, Valley Bounty Recipes

Spring is a time of new life and with kidding season wrapping up, farms across the Valley are welcoming scores of baby goats to their[...]

Valley Bounty: Cheese

December 22, 2018 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Cheese, Valley Bounty Recipes

People have been making cheese for longer than they have been writing down the things they make. We do not know the exact circumstances of[...]

Valley Bounty: Goat Cheese

March 17, 2018 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Cheese, Valley Bounty Recipes

Somehow, unbelievably, I am writing this while sheltering from yet another deluge of snow, despite the calendar quite clearly telling me it is mid-March. I[...]

Valley Bounty: DIY Cheese

January 28, 2017 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Cheese, Valley Bounty Recipes

In all likelihood, my home cheesemaking experiments are never going to offer me the quality or variety of curdled concoctions that our local dairies and[...]

Blueberry Pizza with Whipped Ricotta and Caramelized Shallots

July 20, 2016 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Blueberries, Cheese, Shallots

Recipe from How Sweet It Is Yield: 1 pizza Total time: 2 hours Ingredients: purchased pizza dough (or make it fresh it you like) 1[...]

Valley Bounty: Make Your Own Cheese

June 20, 2015 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Cheese, Valley Bounty Recipes

Basic cheeses are easy to make, and combine the wonder of a science experiment with the pleasures of eating. Making cheese can be as simple[...]

Valley Bounty, February 15, 2014: Cheese

February 15, 2014 Posted in: Recipes and Cooking Tips, Cheese, Valley Bounty Recipes

If you’re craving snow-season comfort food, but want delicious and local as well, visit a farmers’ market or local retailer for a selection of local[...]

Winter Menu: Movie Night!

December 10, 2013 Posted in: Cheese, Seasonal Menus: Winter, Spinach, Winter Squash

Whether you’re snowed in or just feel like staying in, add a twist to your Movie Night this winter by using products locally grown in[...]

Spring Menu: Happy Valley Locavore Picnic

June 14, 2013 Posted in: Asparagus, Beets, Cheese, Seasonal Menus: Spring, Strawberries

Meggin Eastman is an avid home cook who shares her seasonal recipes on her blog, Happy Valley Locavore. We asked her to develop a menu[...]

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