Recipe of the Month

The creamy texture and rich cheesy taste will make instant fans of kids while quick stovetop cooking ensures that cooks will appreciate the ease.
The Idiot’s Guide to Mascarpone

Lore has it that the discovery of cheese was something of a happy accident, an unplanned consequence of milk being tucked in a shepherd-of-yore’s saddle l bag—most likely a sheep’s stomach. A little bit of agitation from the movement of the rider, along with enzymes from the sheep’s stomach, was enough to curdle the milk and the rest, as they say, is cheese history.
Two no-bake desserts that say cheese
If summer does, indeed, have its dog days, they surely arrive in August. Everything seems to move in slow motion and the inclination to cook serious meals ebbs to low. But the appetite to indulge doesn’t necessarily go away, especially when the object of desire is dessert. Here are two recipes that don’t require heating an oven, making them seasonal slam dunks.
Brown Paper Bag Perfection
New York City insiders who know Ronnie’s secret text number can have a grilled cheese sandwich delivered to them at the street corner of their choice, made and biked over by a surreptitious chef who only gives out his first name. Because he is operating outside of health department regulations, Ronnie keeps it all very hush hush but fans rave about his made-to-order sandwiches. The secret to an unforgettable sammy, he says, is cooking them first in a pan and then wrapping the sandwiches in aluminum foil for a quick blast in a 500F oven. As many as 40 New Yorkers each day seem to think he’s got the best grilled cheese in town.
A Goat Cheese Odyssey
A pictorial history of Goat cheese
Kidding Around
Great Recipes for the Young Crowd
Delicious Synergies: Pairing Cheese and White Wines
There’s magic to be made in partnerships of white wine and cheese. We’ll drink to that, especially in summer months.
Luck of the Irish
Inventive farmhouse cheeses are positioning Ireland as Europe’s cheese-making frontier. Happily, a growing number of are available stateside.
Terms of Discussion
There’s nothing like the right lingo to make cheese adventures more fun—and informative. Here, from a man who can talk his way around the entire cheese universe, is guide for becoming fluent in the language of cheese.
Mad for Mozzarella
This favorite fresh cheese demands nothing more than to be eaten with gusto.
Tell Us How Say Cheese Stacks Up
Since it was launched in January of this year, Say Cheese has received lots of great emails from readers. We’ve learned which recipes they try—and like best, what types of
cheese their children gobble with the greatest delight and heard about how much they enjoy indulging their passion for cheese.
Cheese-Minded in Seattle
From August 25 – 28, 2010, 400 or so of the nation’s top cheese makers will settle into Seattle for the American Cheese Society’s Cheese-A-Topia conference, an intensive, all-about-cheese event with a strong emphasis on professional education. Much of the agenda is geared to the pros who create cheese—sessions include TK. Several stand-out happenings are aimed at the general public, though, so mark your calendars and make plans to visit this can’t-miss cheese extravaganza.







