This week's posts have a farm theme in celebration of the PA Farm Show Jan 7-14, 2012
Conebella Farm is a local family-run cheesemaker in Elverson, PA. Their cheese is made from the milk of Ayrshire cows. Conebella's website claims that the milk from Ayrshires is especially buttery. I am inclined to agree based on my tastes of the cheese. I tried the Jalapeno Cheddar flavor both cold and cooked. Approvals all around. The cheese itself was severely lacking in jalapeno bite, but more than made up for this shortcoming in rich cheese flavor. The cheese was a delight to cook with, because it melted "like butter" to a very creamy texture. When eaten cold, the cheese was soft and flavorful. It is so creamy even when cold that care should be used to keep the cheese out from under heat lamps when serving a cold cheese platter. The Conebella cheese paired well with green grapes. The grated cheese melted perfectly into classic mac'n'cheese. You can see the creaminess in the picture below. I will definitely purchase Conebella's products again. Next time I'm going for the plain cheddar flavor. You can buy their products through online order (see website), on the farm, and at the Elverson Farmer's Market in the summer.
The author is not paid to review products nor provided with any free products to review.
Published in connection with It's A Hodgepodge Life Fridays.
