Em, Author at The Big Cheese Making Kit

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Nov

Lemon, ricotta and almond cake recipe

By Stevie Parle in The Telegraph. Photo by Andrew Crowley Try to use the finest unwaxed lemons you can get you hands on — Amalfi lemons would be wonderful. Serves 10 350g/12½oz unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing 400g/14oz caster sugar 600g/1lb 5oz whole blanched almonds, ground to a fine flour Read More…

11

Nov

Grilled salad of courgette, radicchio, basil and mozzarella recipe

By Tom Hunt via The Telegraph Photo by Laura Edward You can do the courgettes either on a barbecue or in a griddle pan, and they taste great hot or cold. They’ll serve two as a side dish on their own. If you can’t find za’atar, try making the spice mix yourself with dried oregano Read More…

08

Nov

Halloumi with Garlic, Chilli, and Coriander

This is a great way to use your Big Cheese Making Kit halloumi. Recipe and picture found on Ocado Instructions Heat the oil in a shallow frying pan, add the chillies, and cook over a medium heat for 2 minutes. Add the garlic, cook for 1 minute, then remove from the heat. Using a slotted spoon, transfer Read More…

07

Nov

The Muppets Christmas Carol By Ailsa, The Big Cheese

There are two films from my childhood I hope my children love as much as I do: The Goonies and The Muppets Christmas Carol. The Muppets Christmas Carol really shouldn’t work as a family film. It has Michael Caine singing, and not just any old singing, he’s singing to puppets! On top of that the Read More…

07

Nov

Why I love It’s a Wonderful Life by Alison our Operations Manager

With so many amazing Christmas movies out there you’d expect it to be difficult to pick my favourite, but in fact it was really easy: It’s a Wonderful Life with the lovely Jimmy Stewart. I’m a huge fan of Capra and this film is the ultimate feel good cheesy warm glowy film. A few years Read More…

07

Nov

Why Die Hard is the greatest Christmas movie of all time by Em

Every December I have a debate with at least one person on whether Die Hard can be classed as a Christmas movie. I am here to tell you it is. It’s set on Christmas Eve, making it the very definition of a Christmas movie. It’s set predominantly at the Nakatomi Plaza building for a company Christmas Read More…

07

Nov

Gremlins by Jonathan our International Business Manager

My favourite Christmas movie is either Gremlins or Die Hard 2 – yep those are Christmas movies! Or Jingle All the Way. Or the Grinch. Or Muppets Christmas Carol. But let’s go with Gremlins. It’s my favourite because it doesn’t follow the normal Christmas film rules – depicting impish little goblins-like creatures wreaking havoc on Read More…

07

Nov

Christmas Gifts for the Cheese Lover

Not sure what to get the cheese lover in your life this Christmas? We’ve put together some of our favourite cheesy things to help you decide. 1 The Big Cheese Personalised Slate Board with Stainless Steel Cheese 2 The Charted Cheese Wheel 3 4 Piece Cheese Knife Set and Block Read More…

07

Nov

The Perfect Gift for Your Cheese Lover Just Got More Perfect

The Big Cheese Making Kit is proud to introduce you to the new members of our cheese making family: these four wonderful gift hampers, available exclusively through bigcheesemakingkit.com. From A Big Yuletide Cake Making Kit to thoroughly festive mince pie popcorn each unique hamper contains a Big Cheese Making Kit and a range of delicacies Read More…

07

Nov

Tomato & Mozzarella Tart with Basil-Garlic Crust

Once you’ve made your delicious Mozzarella with your Big Cheese Making Kit, why not try this wonderful Tomato & Mozzarella Tart with Basil-Garlic Crust? Recipe and photo via Happy Love Strawberry Adapted from Jack Bishop’s “The Complete Italian Vegetarian Cookbook” 1 recipe Basil-Garlic Tart Dough (recipe follows) 250g (8 oz) sliced mozzarella 500g (1 pound) ripe tomatoes – if fullsized, core and cut crosswise Read More…