Alpaca will spit, smile and make the weirdest noises! They also love to smell your breath! Llama have a 11.5 month gestation period. The Inca peoples first domesticated the alpaca. They descended from camels and are a cousin of the llama. Alpaca and llama are quite intelligent and love gathering in communal groups. Llama communicate [...] Read more »
Goaty Goodness
10 Goat and Goat’s Milk Facts: Their milk is naturally emulsified. The cream never rises to the top; it has to be mechanically separated. More vitamin A, more B vitamins, more Calcium and less cholesterol than Cow’s milk. Smaller casein size makes Goat’s milk easier digested. Worldwide, more people drink Goat’s milk than Cow’s. Goat’s [...] Read more »
Ugly Goat Milk Company Eggs
Michael Amen from Ugly Goat Milk Company brings us fresh, farm eggs twice a week (Tuesday and Friday). We open their cartons and love seeing the blue, white, brown and speckled eggs. We get inspired and can’t wait to bake, cook and just gaze at them for hours! Farm fresh eggs are truly a different [...] Read more »
5 Reasons Jersey Cows Make the Best Milk
Jersey cows have the most butterfat of all dairy cows. Fat is flavor, which is why the cheeses made from Jersey milk is extra rich, creamy and delicious. They produce massive amounts of milk! Each cow averages around 9 gallons of milk each day. They are the most efficient dairy breed. They are considered docile [...] Read more »
Farmer Profile: Michael Amen of Ugly Goat Milk Company
The Ugly Goat Milk Company is a two-man operation on the 40-acre home of Michael Amen. He’s truly passionate about farming and his animals. Originally from Crook, Colorado, his family farmed beef cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens and crops. Michael moved to Denver and got into real estate, but his passion came back to cooking, [...] Read more »
5th Annual Memorial Weekend ‘Get-a-Whey’
We love this time of year! The grass is green, the farm animals have had their babies and the early milk tastes great in fresh cheeses! Ugly Goat Milk Company is an amazing farm. Actually, we visited Michael Amen on his old property in 2010. Now he’s got 40 acres to run and play! He’s [...] Read more »
March 2012 Cheese of the Month
March 2012 Staff Picks Tomme Crayeuse • Pecorino Romano • Valdeon There is a plethora of cheese at the Truffle Cheese Shop! At any given time more than eighty, sometimes more than one hundred unique cheeses are in the case, and they are always changing! As a staff member we have the opportunity to taste, [...] Read more »
Spring Cheese is THE BEST!!
Spring Cheese by Virginia Clarkson, Cheesemonger at The Truffle Cheese Shop The end of winter brings new beginnings for not only Mother Nature, but also dairy farmers. This time of year the young cheeses like Chevre, Mozzarella, Burrata, and ricotta are the best. Spring marks the beginning of the fresh cheese season and the arrival [...] Read more »
Farm Trips
There are so many cheese makers in the world and they love visitors! Cheese makers are usually farmers. This means that they spend most of their time around their animals and their home. They LOVE visitors! When we tour cheese makers in Colorado, we do it right. Over Memorial Day weekend we wait in front [...] Read more »
Salumeria Biellese: Pepperoni
This is the best! Salumeria Biellese is one of the best salami makers in the world and we are so proud to showcase their products. Slow Food Certified and five blocks from Madison Square Garden, Salumeria Biellese has been making this hand crafted product since the 1920′s. Their pepperoni is such a nice surprise over [...] Read more »