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How to Make Mozzarella
Making mozzarella at home is easy, especially if you've got Kevlar hands. Mozzarella is a pasta-filata style of cheese which involves hand-stretching hot curds into strands.
Homemade Ricotta
You may not have the supply of whey you need for a true homemade ricotta, but with milk and an acid, you can make something very similar and totally delicious.
Homemade ricotta
Ricotta is a staple in my fridge. It's great with pasta, in salads, as a side or on toast. Here is how you can make it at home.
fresh RICOTTA from scratch plus whipped ricotta toast
Ricotta is a by-product of mozzarella making. Italian cheesemakers would make mozzarella and be left with all this whey and found that they could use that to make a whole other product from it and the result is ricotta, which literally means “recooked”. We aren’t cheesemakers so we don’t have whey but luckily we can replicate the process with good quality milk.
Farmhouse Cream Cheese from 'Mastering Fermentation'
If you have never made your own cream cheese, this week is the week to start. And you should do so with Mary Karlin's recipe in Mastering Fermentation. Made with a one-to-one ratio of cream to whole milk, this creamy spread is unabashedly rich and totally worth every bite.
Easy Queso Fresco
Queso fresco is a delicious, milky, fresh cheese that is a breeze to make. It doesn't melt, so it's a great cheese for grilling in cubes or slices, and is awesome crumbled over soups or salads.
Homemade Camembert Cheese
This homemade Camembert cheese is a fun DIY cheesemaking project that tastes delicious!
Kitchen Creamery: Homemade Stilton Cheese
Learn how to make homemade Stilton cheese in your own kitchen!
How to Make Homemade Yogurt
It's easy to make yogurt at home, but it helps to understand the process. Here's how to make most kinds of yogurt, including luscious thick styles like Greek yogurt and labneh.
Fresh Paneer
For firm, sliceable fresh paneer, understanding the science of milk proteins is invaluable.
Excellent fresh mozzarella is milky, tender, and mild, with a faint layer of cream beneath the skin that gushes a little when you slice it. Here's how to make it at home.
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Pizza toppings
Recipes for pizza toppings, from all time favourites like Pepperoni and Supreme, to Italian classics like Quattro Formaggio and Margerita!
Caprese Salad (Insalata Caprese)
In this Classic Caprese Salad, ripe tomatoes, creamy mozzarella, and fragrant basil come together for a summertime appetizer that's as easy to make as it is delicious.
Marinated Mozzarella, Cherry Tomato, and Basil Salad
Fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil are a classic combination, but sometimes the dish can be very bland. Here, cherry-sized mozzarella balls (ciliegine) are marinated in extra virgin olive oil, fresh basil, salt and pepper, and tossed with sweet cherry tomatoes and golden balsamic vinegar. Nothing bland about that.
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Mozzarella in Carrozza, the grilled cheese only Italians eat
Crispy Caprese Salad
Usually when you make a caprese salad, you pull mozzarella out of the fridge and slice it up cold. And cold mozzarella is not the best way to serve it. It also lacks texture. Breading and frying the mozzarella warms it back up, brings the milkiness back and makes it resemble more of a just made mozzarella, and the breading adds a flavor texture that make this variation of caprese worth a shot.
Caprese Salad
The best tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella you can find sprinkled with salt and pepper, drizzled with good olive oil. This version is best without balsamic vinegar.
Caprese Salad
A better Caprese Salad: toss with garlic-herb vinaigrette, then drizzle with balsamic glaze for the signature finish. Looks great, tastes even better!
Fried Caprese Bombs
This deep-fried hors d'oeuvre is part caprese salad, part mozzarella stick, and completely welcome at any get-together.
Caprese flatbread
Learn how to make flatbread at home and turn it into a simple, but tasty, sandwich with buffalo mozzarella, tomato and basil.
Grilled Mozzarella Sandwiches With Mortadella, Pesto, and Artichokes
Each of these crisp, thin sandwiches is filled with melted mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced marinated artichoke hearts, pesto, and mortadella. A little anchovy punches up the savory flavor of each bite.