Spot the difference

These are the two Caerphilly cheeses I’ve made in the last four days. The same amount of milk, the same cultures, the same rennet! As I said yesterday I think I made a few minor stuff-ups while making the one on the left, which combined to give me a small dry wheel.

The one on the right is what they should both look like. Thank goodness I got my mojo back. 

It will be interesting to compare them in 3 weeks’ time.

In further culinary adventures this morning I made the most amazing parsnip soup: not with peanut butter this time, but with a mixture of spices from a Hugh F-W roast parsnip recipe. Coriander, black pepper, chilli flakes, fenugreek, turmeric and salt. It is possibly the best soup I’ve ever made.

There has been a gale nor’wester most of the day. Not my favourite weather, but at least it is something we expect at this time of year.