The goats that gave the milk to produce these cheeses are free to roam the land, feeding on grasses, trees, shrubs, herbs and flowers in the Pocono Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania. When a goat's diet consists of a natural and diverse selection of wild plants it shows in the flavor of it's milk and subsequently, the cheese made from this milk. The cheeses from Cranberry Creek Farm taste like the land. They have a fresh vegetal earthy character that distinguishes them from a lot of other dairy products. Check out the links page of this blog for info on where to get their cheese.
There are 2 different cheeses seen here, "Sanford" (on the left) and "Eugene" (on the right). The Sanford is a soft gouda-style cheese that is very creamy and mild. The Eugene is a natural-rind tomme-style cheese that has slightly firmer texture from aging and a mild nuttyness. Both of these cheeses are made with raw milk.
Below the cheeses on this dish is a fig puree made by cooking dried mission figs in balsamic vinegar and red wine before pureeing and passing through a fine mesh strainer.
The red and green lettuce along with the alium, bok choy and catnip flowers were used to emphasize the diet of the goats which is tasted in the cheese.
Product:
Sanford & Eugene raw milk goat cheese - Cranberry Creek Farm
Organic Lettuce - Queen's Farm
Organic Bok Choy Blossoms - Queen's Farm
Alium Flowers - Longview Flowers
Organic Catnip Blossoms - Weaver's Way Farm
There are 2 different cheeses seen here, "Sanford" (on the left) and "Eugene" (on the right). The Sanford is a soft gouda-style cheese that is very creamy and mild. The Eugene is a natural-rind tomme-style cheese that has slightly firmer texture from aging and a mild nuttyness. Both of these cheeses are made with raw milk.
Below the cheeses on this dish is a fig puree made by cooking dried mission figs in balsamic vinegar and red wine before pureeing and passing through a fine mesh strainer.
The red and green lettuce along with the alium, bok choy and catnip flowers were used to emphasize the diet of the goats which is tasted in the cheese.
Product:
Sanford & Eugene raw milk goat cheese - Cranberry Creek Farm
Organic Lettuce - Queen's Farm
Organic Bok Choy Blossoms - Queen's Farm
Alium Flowers - Longview Flowers
Organic Catnip Blossoms - Weaver's Way Farm