About the Book
It’s a DIY cook’s dream come true: It’s pizza night, and you’ve made not only the crust and sauce but the mozzarella, too. Or you’re whipping up quesadillas for a snack, using your homemade Triple Pepper Hack. Or the dinner party’s in high gear and out comes the cheese plate—and yes, you’ve made all the cheeses on it. Even better—you made them all earlier that day.
In a cookbook whose results seem like magic but whose recipes and instructions are specific, easy-to-follow, and foolproof, Claudia Lucero shows step by step—with every step photographed—exactly how to make sixteen fresh cheeses at home, using easily available ingredients and tools, in an hour or less. The approach is basic and based on thousands of years of cheesemaking wisdom: Heat milk, add coagulant, drain, salt, and press. Simple variations produce delicious results across three categories—Creamy and Spreadable, Firm and Chewy, and Melty and Gooey. And just as delicious, the author shows the best ways to serve them, recipes included: Squeaky “Pasta” Primavera, Mozzarella Kebab Party, and Curry in a Hurry Lettuce Wraps.
My Thoughts
It’s book that tells me how to make cheese! This book could not be more perfect for a foodie like me! It really couldn’t! The book is truly great and you start out learning how to make a fast and easy farmer’s cheese (my dream cheese!!!) which my family enjoyed. This has actually been something that we have all gotten into doing together so it has been a ton of fun. With the simple ingredients, equipment that is already available in most kitchens, clear steps, step-by-step color pictures so you never get lost and can check your attempt, and the one-hour time limit allows anyone to be a success. One-Hour Cheese even has troubleshooting tips like letting you know that most mistakes are still edible and they are trust me!
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I am a huge foodie as well, and I love cheese, who doesn’t. I love pairing my cheese with my wine, a cheese plate is perfect to break out at any dinner party. Perfect book for the kitchen.
Until this book I didn’t realize how powerful something as simple as cheese was.
What a fun idea. I want to try this with the grandkids. After all the food channel shows they watch, I know they’ll love making cheese.
They will love it! The kids didn’t want to do it with me at first but once we started they love seeing what they made.
Cheese is my favorite food in the world. I never knew it could be made so easily and will be looking into creating my own cheese entrees.
Cheese is one of my favorite foods as well. I thought it would be difficult as well but it is not. It is very simple to make and a lot of fun.
If you mean by Foodie, someone that loves to eat. That’s me! 🙂 Actually my family loves Cheese in any shape or form! So this would probably be a good book for us. I’ll have to check it out. Thanks!
That is exactly what I mean by Foodie! You will love this book Tammy, I just know it!
How fun! What a great idea for a cookbook!
It was fun and we enjoyed it.
Cheese is one thing I have always wanted to learn to make I have always backed off though because of the renit (spelling) I have seen some recipes that dont call for it and the cheese looks delicious. I would love to one day make some.
You should just go for it! You would love making it once you start.
Wow a great book for all foodies!!! We love cheese and like you Rita I’ve always wanted to make my own cheese and also butter..we love making from scratch, ice cream, pasta, sauces with fresh tomatoes..oh I’m hungry now..lol
I actually hadn’t thought about making cheese at home! I do love a good cheese though especially a fresh mozzarella. It is especially intriguing that you can make them in one hour.
I love DIY with food, trying to make things like this. I have to say I never tried making cheese, I’ll have to drop a hint to Santa about this!