How to store cheese: Tips to keep it fresh longer

The USDA offers detailed guidance on how to handle cheese with mold on it. For hard cheeses where the mold is not part of the processing, cut at least 1 inch around and below the mold, taking care not to drag the knife through the mold and cross contaminate...

Over 60% of dairy fat goes to cheese, butter

In 2021, cheese and butter absorbed 60.5% of all dairy fat in 2021. Cheese topped the list, according to USDA data, at 42.1%. Meanwhile, butter accounted for 18.3% of all dairy fat coming from U.S. dairy farms in 2021. As impressive as the 42.1% figure is for cheese, the...

Green Bay couple opens Wisconsin Meat & Cheese store in South Carolina

Casey Diedrich and Taylor Ambrosius opened Wisconsin Meat and Cheese in Charleston, South Carolina. CHARLESTON, S.C. – A Wisconsin couple is spreading the culinary joys of the Badger State one stick of summer sausage and package of cheese curds at a time. Casey Diedrich and Taylor Ambrosius opened Wisconsin...

Three recipes for a very veggie Christmas

Sign up to IndyEat’s free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our Now Hear This email for free If you love Christmas but don’t love meat, these simple but effective, yuletide-inspired dishes will set you up for the big day. As part of our Budget...

Another Brand Rolls Out Plant-Based Cheese

Another popular cheesemaker has rolled out new plant-based cheese products, and just in time for those who wish to make a new year’s resolution to eat less animal-based foods. Last week on this side of the pond, France-based Bel Group announced that The Laughing Cow wedges will soon appear...