Composing the Cheese Plate by Keyser, Brian,Friend, Leigh -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION A NOTE ABOUT THE RECIPES EQUIPMENT AND INGREDIENTS THE RULES OF THERE ARE NO RULES The Five Categories of Cheese

Husk Cherry Compote Spring Pea and Sweet Onion Purée Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Spiced Pear Cider Reduction Herbes de Provence Caramel Corn

Get to Know Your Cheesemonger

Fried Pepitas Lovely Lemon Saffron Marshmallows Chipotle Cumin Mustard

The Four Main Milks

Passionfruit Basil-Seed Curd Coconut Macaroons Herb-Butter Poached Potatoes Smoky Pickled Okra

Lactose Intolerance, Dairy Allergies, and Pregnancy

Summer Peach Compote Parsnip Purée Coffee Cajeta Balsamic Rosemary Cherry Mustard Rosemary Pine Nuts

How Cheese Is Made

Deviled-Egg Cream Maple Roasted Apples Tomato Caraway Chutney Laced Balsamic Reduction

Affinage

Blackberry Honey Brown Sugar Fudge Red Wine Shallots

Accompaniments

Cardamom Poached Butternut Squash Bourbon Walnuts Dilly Carrots Roasted Cipollini Onions Savory Cherry Chutney

A Brief Diatribe on Crackers and Bread

Buttered Pecans Stewed Strawberries Smoky Honey Mustard Pickled Fennel Kiwi Mostarda

Seasonality

Rosé Rhubarb Rosemary Rhubarb Jelly Pink-Pepper Pickled Rhubarb

The Benefits and Challenges of Cheese as a Living Thing

Baba Ghanoush Sweet and Sour Lotus Root Honeycomb

Regionality

Spiced Carrot Chutney Sweet and Spicy Red Pepper Jelly Bacon Molasses Mustard Lemon Roasted Asparagus

Beverages

Carrot Cumin Purée Blood Orange Fennel Chip Anise Meringue Mushroom Duxelles Toasted Walnut Pesto

The Occasion

Salted Chocolate Graham Cracker

Focus and Balance

Fava Bean Pesto Spicy Curry Cashew Brittle Shiitake Salad Coconut Pineapple Cajeta Sweet Balsamic Pickled Figs

Presentation

Castelvetrano Olive Lemon Tapenade Kale Pesto Sweet and Sour Pineapple Golden Cauliflower Purée Green Tea White Chocolate Fudge

How to Wrap and Store Cheese

Tomato Confit Bacon Love Orange Confit Creamed Corn Sweet and Spicy Apple Chutney

Let’s Eat!

Lush Leeks Brandy Poached Pears Pineapple Mostarda Broccoli Anchovy Purée Sweet Pickled Concord Grapes

CHEESE CUTTING GUIDE CHEESE PAIRING GUIDE CONDIMENT PAIRING GUIDE INDEX