♦ MT TAM: Just north of the San Francisco Bay, Mt. Tamaulipas rises like a monument to Northern California's natural beauty. In deference, Cowgirl Creamery named its signature cheese MT TAM. It's a smooth, creamy elegant, 10-oz, triple-cream - made with tasty organic milk from the Strus Family Dairy. MT TAM is firm, yet buttery with a mellow, earthy flavor reminiscent of white mushrooms. MT TAM won 1st Prize in the soft-ripened category at this year's American Cheese Society competition.
♦ ST PAT: ST PAT is a seasonal springtime cheese. These rounds are made with whole organic milk and are wrapped with stinging nettle leaves. Do not fear the nettles, since they are washed and then frozen to remove the sting before they are wrapped around the cheese. ST PAT, with its distinctive, green wrapping, commemorates the arrival of spring in Marin County. After three weeks of aging, ST PAT is mellow, soft, and full of flavor. The nettle leaves impart a smoky, artichoke flavor.
♦ CLABBERED COTTAGE CHEESE: Cowgirl Creamery Cottage Cheese starts with non-fat organic milk from the Straus Family Creamery, and then it is dressed with additional clabbered cream. The Cowgirls won blue ribbon from the American Cheese Society in 2005 for this stylish version of old fashioned cottage cheese. This small curd cottage cheese is rich and creamy and pleasantly addictive.
♦ FROMAGE BLANC: Used like cream cheese, fromage blanc is a staple of the French diet. Because Cowgirl creamery Fromage Blanc is made with whole milk instead of cream, the fromage blanc contains 30% less fat than cream cheese and about 80% more flavor, making it a favorite with Bay Area restaurant chef.
♦ CRÈME FRAICHE: To make Cowgirl Creamery Creme Fraiche, extra rich Straus Cream is cooked at a low temperature for hours, allowing it to thicken and develop a sweet, almond character. It is then cooled, cultured, and left to set overnight. The Cowgirls won blue ribbon for Crème Fraiche from the American Cheese Society.
Cowgirl Creamery: Award-Winning Cheeses
♦ 1st Place -- Pierce Pt, American Cheese Society 2006, Portland, OR
♦ 3rd Place -- Mt Tam, American Cheese Society 2006, Portland, OR
♦ 3rd Place -- Red Hawk, American Cheese Society 2006, Portland, OR
♦ 1st Place -- Cottage Cheese, American Cheese Society 2005, Louisville, KY
♦ 2nd Place -- Fromage Blanc, American Cheese Society 2005, Louisville, KY
♦ 3rd Place -- Creme Fraiche, American Cheese Society 2005, Louisville, KY
♦ 1st Place -- Mt Tam, American Cheese Society, Milwaukee, WI
♦ 1nd Place -- Pierce Pt, American Cheese Society 2004, Milwaukee, WI
♦ BEST IN SHOW --RED HAWK, American Cheese Society 2003, San Francisco, CA
