January is a tough time when it comes to eating healthy. Over multiple holidays, we’ve slipped into the habit of feasting, and we know this is a habit we’re going to have to break sooner or later. A new year reminds us to set new goals for eating fresh, healthy, local food. But it’s still winter. […]
December 2014 marked the Gables’ 7th anniversary of selling cheese. They became raw milk certified in June 2007 and began selling cheese that December. December is a special time for them, and they make it a special time for their customers, too, as they offer many different hand-designed holiday gift packs filled with their cheese […]
Coleslaw often gets sidelined. Choosing it as your side at a restaurant earns you a few tablespoons of slaw in a flimsy plastic cup. Coleslaw deserves so much more, and recently Conebella Farm Cheese customer Brandon Hertzler used Conebella Farm Sharp Cheddar to elevate this cabbage salad. He created a spicy, colorful and flavorful dish […]
“Are you going home this weekend?” I asked the classmate sitting next to me in the computer lab. She was a tough, serious girl with black hair. She’d sewn punk band patches to her book bag. “Yup,” she said. “And I can’t wait. My mom’s making stuffed peppers.” I was surprised that the tough girl […]
When I was growing up, my mom had a meal she called “Company Chicken.” A simple, flavorful breaded chicken recipe, it was one of those meals that would always turn out right and taste fancy. Because it was guaranteed to be good, this recipe made the rounds from friend to friend. Mom learned it from […]
Once a person has been cooking for a while, there are certain meals that become that cook’s trademark. A friend who lived down the street from me made the most amazing slow-cooked beef burritos. My grandma made mac & cheese nobody else could replicate. My sister makes homemade gnocchi served with spaghetti sauce she cans […]
Contributed by Brandon Hertzler. Ingredients: Mac and Cheese: Béchamel Sauce: 2 cups 2% milk ½ stick of butter ¼ cup flour ½ tablespoon garlic salt (or regular) ½ teaspoon each parsley, cumin and pepper (or to taste) ½ teaspoon each curry powder and smoked paprika Other ingredients: 5 ounces elbow macaroni 1 cup Conebella Cheddar […]
Vacations… sporting events… camping trips… horse shows… barbeques… birthday parties… play dates… Summer is full of fun events. Fun and relaxing as the events themselves can be, they often make for busy schedules and rushed meal times. Summer, then, is a time for simple meals. When you’re searching for a simple meal or a quick, […]
Do you ever wish you could bottle up springtime? Lisa Ferraro Klinge, spread maker for Conebella Farm Cheese and owner of Taste Artisanal Market in West Chester, has figured out how to capture spring in an eight ounce container. She and Pam Gable of Conebella were brainstorming about new cheese flavors to introduce, and they […]
Our friend and loyal customer Brandon Hertzler sent us one of his favorite recipes that uses two kinds of Conebella Farm Cheese: Cheddar and Smoked Colby. Try it, and then send us the recipes you love to make using our raw milk cheese! (Click on the pictures below to enlarge them.)