Proudly, I am now a Georgia Grown member.
Currently, you can buy my Georgia Grown, Small Batch, Fresh Basil Pesto at Sweet Combs of Honey in Downtown Lavonia. The 3 Primary ingredients are locally grown: Basil, Pecans and Elephant Garlic. To complete the recipe I used American Grana and EVOO. The recipe is available at an earlier posting with the only difference being the cheese I used. For my retail Basil Pesto I stayed true to the original recipe and chose Parmesan.
American Grana is a premium, natural parmesan made in Wisconsin by BelGioioso, using an Old World recipe and techniques. Back in the day when I was still slinging cheese at the cheese kiosk, I had the opportunity to visit the BelGioioso plant where American Grana is made. We watched its production, brining and aging.
AG is aged a minimum of 18 months using raw cow’s milk. During the aging, each wheel is hand turned to develop the nutty flavor and the granular texture.
American Grana is rBST and Gluten free and uses an animal rennet for coagulation.
AG makes an excellent table cheese but is also great as a finishing cheese for pasta, soups and in cooking.
American Grana is available at Sweet Combs of Honey and a selection of BelGioioso Premium cheeses are available in my Amazon Influencer Storefront.
I will be adding more Small Batch Georgia Grown products in the near future…
In addition to being a member of the Internationale Guilde des Fromagers (Jura and Garde) and an American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional, I am a Certified ServSafe Food Production Manager with certifications that also include ServSafe Certified Instructor and Proctor. I am available for cheese events, cheese program development, cheese training, food safety training and 3rd party food safety auditing. See my About Me and Resume pages for more details or call me at 360 921 9908 to discuss availability.
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Cheese events at Sweet Combs of Honey will begin again in the next several weeks. Enjoy your summer vacation!!
I sample specialty artisan cheeses most Saturdays at Sweet Combs of Honey: Check out my “Grab n Go” page at Facebook for more information.
The Man, aka Peter M. Wright, has written his first novel: Gold Fever, available at amazon.com as a kindle book for only $2.99.
Written in the flavor of one of our favorite movies, Romancing the Stone, Gold Fever is a romantic adventure that 
brings together an archeologist looking to establish his name in his field and a rock star on the verge of burn-out.
In GOLD FEVER an Archeologist motivated by a newly discovered clue, searches for a fabled Native American Legend – the long ago lost Seven Golden Cities of Cibola. While the Archeologist seeks to prove the legend is actually true, he is constantly under attack by a second group seeking the treasure.
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