Fall is a flash in Chicago . Having the privilege of working the farmers market there is a constant exposure to what’s in season and fall has plenty to offer: Apples, grapes, greens, and squash just to name a few.
Cheese can be seasonal as well. All season I have been very excited about Prairie Fruits Farm in Champaign Illinois . They have a herd of the cutest milk providers I have ever seen and they are making cheese every other day. However being a seasonal dairy farm the does are bred in the fall and have their kids in the spring. This provides a milk season from March to December.
So with that said let’s not hesitate to put these flavors together. The Mouton Frais, a chevre style sheep’s milk cheese is a nice compliment to an acorn squash soup or even on crusty bread with some home made pumpkin butter. The light citrus flavor does a wonderful job of countering against the richness of the soup as well as provides a wonderful vehicle for the maple flavor in the butter. The “Ewe Bloom” is a nice washed rind cheese that does well with the classic apple pie, or any baked apple dish. The rind gives a great fermented nose as its creaminess cuts the sugar goodness of the baked apple dish. These are few suggestions but I certainly want to make mention of their other cheeses we carry. The “Little Bloom on the Prairie” and “Angel Food” are solid bloomy rind cheeses that would do any cheese plate justice. Check out the Prairie Fruits Farm website to look at these beautiful cheeses: www.prairiefruits.com
So come on out to the farmers market for the last few weeks, in Logan Square it runs until the last Sunday of this month, and get ‘em while they last. Or swing by the shop and grab these as well as other tasty cheese options.
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