This recipe is one of my favourites and I could eat it far more regularly than is probably wise. I once tried to find the history of macaroni cheese. I mostly failed but the journey was glorious. It’s much older than you think, is all I’ll say.
Read MoreSweet Potato Macaroni Cheese
Cornish Yarg is a semi-hard pasteurised cow's milk cheese made in Cornwall. After pressing and brining, handpicked local nettles are painted onto the cheese by hand.
Read MoreCheese of the Week – Yarg
This is my favourite hot dip and it cheerfully doubles as a gorgeous pasta sauce in the unlikely event that you have any left over.
Read MoreCheesy Spinach & Artichoke Dip
In our second part we are going to move from divination cheeses in general to one in particular: the Laomachan. Laomachan or 'Little mouldy one', was a rind of cheese used for divination.
Read MoreA Touch of Tyromancy – Part 2
This isn't exactly a recipe but I felt inspired to share it with you. It is perfect as part of a mixture of dishes for a dinner, an excellent starter or even just a main course for one before a television marathon.
Read MoreCheese & Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms
In which we discover that a cautionary tale can be sometimes ineffective, that lots of cheese actually can be too much of a good thing and that you should never follow fairies anywhere.
Read MoreThe Boy Who Wanted More Cheese or The Gouda Gala
Did you know cheese isn't just delicious, it has another practical use as well? I say practical, its a bit more esoteric than that. You can also use it to tell the future.
Read MoreA Touch of Tyromancy – Part 1
My ultimate cauliflower cheese recipe with an extra recipe for leftovers. Its a cheesy delight.
Read MoreCauliflower Cheese
The Belly of Paris by Emile Zola is an astonishing book. The food descriptions are truly wonderful if not always flattering. Here are three quotes from the section now colloquially known as 'the orchestra of cheeses. At the end of this I promise you will be either hungry, in search of some excellent orchestral music or both:
Read MoreAn Orchestra of Cheeses
Welcome to Tuesday CheeseDay, a new cheese blog! I've finally decided to indulge my love for cheese in the form of even more prose. The purpose of this blog is to explore cheese through facts, folklore, recipes, art and literature. I will also be sharing cheese news and events that I find appealing.
Read MoreTuesday CheeseDay: An Intro