🧀 A Catch-Up with the King of Kosher Cheese
Shavuot, kosher cheese, and a recipe!
The holiday of Shavuot, which commemorates the receiving of the Torah with all-night learning and eating cheesecake, is next week and I’m so excited! Last year, I interviewed kosher cheesemaker Brent Delman, aka The Cheese Guy, on his business, products, and what makes cheese kosher. Read that in depth here.
A year later, I caught up with him to find out about his newest products, which include a two-year-aged grated parmesan shaker, fresher than any preservative-filled junk you’d find in the grocery store. For the more observant Jews out there, he has a new collection of “Super Kosher Cheeses,” which are Chalav Yisrael. Among these offerings are a Tilsit (gruyere style) and a creamy Burrata from Italy. Yum! I just wrote about these and more in The Jewish Link for their Shavuot edition. Check that out here:
Shabbat Drop-In
If you’re drooling over The Cheese Guy’s Chagall, a pungent and creamy French cheese rubbed with white wine, herbs, and black pepper, you’re going to want to come to the free post-Shavuot cheese tasting and park hang on Sunday, June 16th.
🍒 Recipe: Ricotta and Cherry Sweet Buns
I’m including a recipe from the Shavuot of Longing Cookbook, created by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. They’ve been doing a tremendous amount of work to raise awareness for the ~120 people still held captive in Gaza. This cookbook contains 75 favorite recipes of the hostages, contributed by their families who miss them very much.
I’m giving away a PDF copy of this book and it’s not too late to enter! Comment below on this post with a ❤️ and I will announce the winner today on Instagram just before Shabbat. If you don’t win, you can still donate at the link above!
This recipe is in honor of Avinatan Or, who was kidnapped on October 7th by Hamas terrorists. His family describes him as “a whole world of love, light, and kindness… a gifted cook and an avid skier.” He was planning on moving in with his girlfriend. Make this recipe in his honor. Scroll down for a video of how to make them.
Shabbat Shalom! In preparation for next week’s issue, please email me something you learned on Shavuot. Not like next week’s Drop is going to be a Shavuot recap or anything……..
I am now lactose victim and eschew dairy
Can't wait to try the recipe! Yum!