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Karen Groves

Dee Creek Farm Goat Feta

It’s funny. I have a cheese that’s always in my fridge because it’s so good. Meanwhile, here I am running a cheese blog and forgetting to tell anyone else about how great this cheese is! Dee Creek Farm Goat Feta is that cheese. Simply put, this is the best feta cheese I’ve ever tasted (so [...]

Pondhopper

What a great name huh? I hoped for an image of a frog for their logo, but there isn’t one.  This cheese is made by Tumalo Farms in Central Oregon. The flesh was pale yellow with an orange rind. The rind is not edible. This is a firm, cooked goat cheese that is also flavored [...]

El Trigal Manchego, 6 months

Well, I may have come across another cheese to add to my favorites list. Not only is this cheese lovely to look at because of the pattern in the rind, it has a deep buttery flavor and dry, flaky texture. The color of the cheese was pale yellow. The overwhelming flavor that came to mind [...]

River’s Edge Chevre – Up In Smoke Goat Cheese

In the quest to find new and interesting goat cheeses, I stumbled across this one recently at a local deli.  From River’s Edge Chevre in Oregon, this smoked goat cheese has won several awards, placing 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the ACS Annual Cheese Competition. The fresh goat cheese is smoked, and then wrapped in [...]