Cheeses!

[bansidhe]

I finally had enough cheese to present several for a small gathering.  Sadly this gathering came about because my father in law had just died.
The cheeses are as follows from front to back:

Cabra Al Vino.  I have made this twice.  The first time I forgot to wash the curds as well as a few other missteps.  This batch I followed the recipe very well.  Nonetheless, the results were quite similar.  Not sure why but this cheese has always come out rather bland. It's quite firm, the paste is a bit elastic .  It's not creamy or soft.  I have not been a huge fan of this cheese.  What might I be doing wrong?  NECheesemaling recipe

Pepper Jack:  It is NOT a pepper jack!  But it is good in it's own right.  The paste is more like feta than jack cheese.  The peppers I had smoked, and that smokiness permeates the cheese.  It's quite interesting even if not the cheese I intended. NECheesemaking recipe

Caerphilly, This Caerphilly was aged a bit longer than the first one I did.  I prefer the first one as it had a milkiness to it that I really liked. I am not sure if the difference is due to the longer aging OR the fact I used raw milk for the second one and pasteurized for the first. This is a Gavin recipe.

Blie (second pic).  This was to be the Camblu.  There was in spots a small bit of blue on the inside, though not as much as I would like.  On the outside the p.Candidum did not really take off.  Instead there was more of a b Linens coating.  This cheese is a winner.  I named it Blie to indicate the BLinens Brie combination.  The past was great.  This was everyone's favorite.  :-). NECheesemaking recipe.

I have a bunch of things in my cave now.  A Gorgonzola, Tilsit with Caraway, Cheshire, Pepper Colby, Cotswold and a beer infused cheese (Pumpkin Ale) that I have been washing with a pumpkin Ale wash.  Dont judge! :-). 

[paulabob]

Sorry for your loss.

Very nice looking spread!

[rsterne]

Condolences on the loss of your father-in-law.... 

That looks like quite the spread you prepared.... 

Bob

[bansidhe]

Thank You both.  It's been tough but the cheese must go on.