The Boston Globe reports on last Thursday's debate between raw milk proponents and skeptics, with food safety attorney Fred Pritzker and Minnesota dairy inspection director Dr. Heidi Kassenborg squaring off against Fallon Morell, President of the Weston A. Price Foundation, and David Gumpert, author of The Raw Milk Revolution.
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Next time Bean will think twice before he eats the pointy thing. A word of advice, Bean, try a nice fig jam instead. Msnbc has the story:
The dog, named Bean, swallowed a three-inch knife and a wedge of cheese.
"She ate a whole wheel of cheese. The plastic that it was wrapped in, she ate everything. It was about a pound of cheese," said, Sean...
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Can you guess what our spring centerfold cheese is?
Have a closer look to see if you can name the cheese!
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Get your sustainability on with these green cheese suggestions from cheese experts across the country. Here's the first in the lineup put together by Avital Binshtock:
"Long before sustainability was celebrated, LAZY LADY FARM in northern Vermont utilized green practices. The farm operates completely on solar and wind power, while the hillside aging caves take advantage of ambient temperature and humidity to make a diverse array of seasonal and organic goat's and cow's...
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Here's a rave review of Abbaye de Belloc from It's not you, it's brie. Caution, you may be compelled to run out and buy some after reading this:
The first sheep’s milk cheese that I fell in love with (this was back when sheep’s milk dairies numbered under 1 or 2 in Cali) was Abbaye de Belloc. It’s rich, creamy, tastes of brown butter and caramel, and is as comforting as being swaddled in a towel fresh from the...
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Proof that goat kids lambs like jumping on beds too!
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We never get sick of grilled cheese recipes, and Food & Style has stepped-it-up with this garlic confit and arugula grilled cheese.:
When garlic is gently poached in olive oil, it becomes sweet, with a subtle flavor. The cloves become so soft that you can spread them on your toast – or in this case, in your grilled cheese sandwich.
Pair the mellow...
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Max McCalman tackles the pregnancy and cheese question in his most recent blog at Artisanal:
We do not advise you to ignore your obstetrician of course, yet as I mentioned in a recent post: cheese is not taught in medical school. Obstetricians should certainly know a lot about nutrition, and I am certain that most of them do. My fear is that some of the diet guidelines recommended may be based on incomplete or imprecise science.
One of the pitfalls I encounter with...
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We are seeking part time editorial interns for the Somerville (Massachusetts) Culture office.
Duties will include research, copywriting, blogging, article formatting and data entry for our website and...
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Good news! The graphic anti-cheese billboards on display in Albany have been replaced with positive billboards sponsored by The American Dairy Association and Dairy council, much to the relief of the locals:
"When we saw the sign with the naked buttock, it was just distasteful. It didn't have a clear message," said Maria Stamoulis, of the Schodack Diner.
The group that put up the billboards is targeting cheese...
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