Cheese Judging and Yorkshire Holidays
We have had a busy couple of weeks which started by judging at the International Cheese Awards at the end of June. We are always hugely thrilled to be invited to judge and it is always a lovely day to be involved in. I was given 5 different classes to judge so I started with […]
Cheese & History in Madrid
We’ve just had a fantastic couple of days in Madrid (although our flight home was cancelled due to the horrific UK thunderstorms but don’t get me started on that!) We love Spain as a destination, one of our favourite cities is Seville, but neither of us had ever been to Madrid so we thought what […]
New Cheese Alert!
Introducing Zimbro – Our First Portuguese Cheese! This 450g of oozing deliciousness is the first Portuguese cheese we’ve stocked in the counter. It is produced from unpasteurised sheep’s milk in the Serra da Estrela Mountains, centre north of Portugal. This vegetarian cheese is made using thistle rennet. It is creamy in texture with a washed, […]
Spring 2023
The weather at the moment definitely has the feel of Britain about it. Sunny and glorious one minute, raining cats, dogs & hail stones the next. The old saying that April roars in like a lion and leaves like a lamb isn’t hugely accurate this year. My mum always swears that it snowed on the […]
Easter 2023
Hello and welcome to the newest instalment of my Running Cheesemonger blog. For those that don’t know me, I’m Jen and my partner Ali and I own Cheese Etc in Pangbourne. We took aver the shop in 2015 and it continues to be everything that we hoped it would be. Pangbourne is a beautiful village […]
Hrudka (Easter Cheese Cake)
Why not try this traditional Eastern European Hrudka (Easter Cheese Cake) recipe… Courtesy of Nadiya, from Ukraine, who is currently living in Pangbourne Ingredients: Method:
Foreign Wanderings, February 2023
We don’t go away very often (our last overseas holiday was pre-covid) but when we do get time to be able to take just over a week off we like to go somewhere new. Both of us lasted visited Kenya 20+ years ago and wildlife spotting is one of our all time favourite things to […]
January 2023
Cold winter nights are perfect for hunkering down with cheesy goodness I asked our cheesemongers to come up with their favourite cheese themed recipes to share with our lovely customers. Chris took a trip down memory lane and family holidays in their caravan. Sausage and Mash seems to have been a staple meal and the […]
Ali’s Aubergine Bake
Ingredients: 2 Aubergine (sliced) 2 Courgette (diced) 1 Medium Onion (diced) 1tbsp Olive Oil 100g Button Mushrooms (sliced) 2 Garlic Cloves (pressed) Pepper to taste 1 tin Crushed Tomatoes 3tbsp Fresh Basil (finely chopped) or 1 tbsp Dried Basil 200g Parmigiano Reggiano PDO 2 slices of Granary Bread (crumbed) Method: Preheat the oven to 180C. […]
Jan’s Gorgonzola Spaghetti Extravaganza
If you are looking for the ultimate gorgonzola spaghetti sauce then look no further – this one’s for you! Ingredients: 400g Spaghetti 100g Gorgonzola PDO 2tbsp Butter 150ml Milk 2tbsp Double Cream 2tbsp Sardinian Pecorino (grated) Salt and Pepper to taste Method: Cook the spaghetti in boiling water until al dente. Whilst the spaghetti is […]