do-it-yourself cheese making
Saturday, February 11, 2012 10:00am-2:00pm
Located at The Plant at 220 Lorax Lane, Pittsboro, North Carolina. For directions, click here.
Join local cheesemaker Laurel Shulman to demystify your favorite item in the fridge: cheese!
Laurel will begin with a broad introduction to cheese, discussing its chemistry as well as the culture and history that surrounds it. This includes how traditional types of cheeses reflect the environmental conditions of certain regions. (French cheeses are typically small, fresh and soft, as the French usually had a milking animal at home to produce the cheese, whereas Swiss cheeses are usually low moisture hard cheeses that travel well, since milking animals were grazed far away and were transported larger distances.) The cheese making process can be broken down into a series of steps that vary for each type of cheese, which will be thoroughly explained.
The cheese making portion of this workshop will include processing fresh cow’s milk into two different cheeses – mozzarella and farmer’s cheese. We will be learning about how to make your favorite cheeses at home. Each participant will take home 2 pieces of cheese.
Participants should come dressed ‘cheesily’ that is, prepared to work in a kitchen, aprons strongly encouraged. Please bring a container to transport your delicious cheeses.
This workshop is full!
Please send an email to wow@theabundancefoundation.org and we’ll put you on a waiting list for the next Cheesemaking workshop
Registration Information
Workshop is limited to 12 participants above the age of ten. Pre-registration and payment required.
Register for the Advanced Cheese Making Workshop on February 25 and receive a $5.00 discount!
$40 – Registration
$50 – Registration plus a delicious sandwich from Angelinas that you choose from the list below
Or mail your check to:
The Abundance Foundation
220 Lorax Lane #5
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Questions:
Call 919-533-5181 or
Email wow@theabundancefoundation.org
About the Instructor
Laurel Shulman found herself in the cheese making world as most people find themselves interested in food – by eating something delicious and wanting to know more. For over two years she made delectable goat and cow’s milk cheese of all varieties with the Hillsborough Cheese Company. She now works at Vimala’s Curryblossom Cafe, but loves to share her cheese knowledge with others.
Originally from Florida, Laurel moved to North Carolina after graduating from New College of Florida, where she wrote her thesis, “All Organic food is (not) Created Equal.” When she isn’t making or eating cheese with friends, she spends her time reading fiction, working in the garden at her home, taking hip hop dance classes and going to the batting cages.
Sandwich Choices from Angelina’s Kitchen
Please choose a sandwich plus three toppings:
Roasted Beef Sandwich – ¼ lb slow roasted local beef shoulder served on pita bread with your choice of three toppings. See list below.
Chicken Gyro Sandwich – marinated boneless chicken on pita bread with your choice of three toppings. See list below.
Falafel Sandwich – Three homemade chickpea, herb, and veggie patties served on a pita with your choice of three toppings. See list below.
Hummous Sandwich – Our homemade hummous served on a pita with your choice of three toppings. See list below.
Toppings (choose three)
Sliced Red Onion – free upon request
Banana Peppers – free upon request
Local Lettuce
Local Tomatoes
Pitted Kalamata Olives
Feta Cheese
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Roasted Sunflower Seeds
Roasted Green Chili Strips
Tabouhli –parsley and quinoa salad (Gluten Free!)
Tzatziki –strained yogurt, cucumber and garlic dip
Hummous –chickpea, garlic and lemon dip
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