Meyenberg's New Gourmet Products Review - Another Gourmet Winner

In my opinion goat’s milk is just more interesting than cow’s milk and for some people it is much healthier.  Luckily there is MEYENBERG, America’s leading producer of goat milk products that recently released two new winning items to its line of gourmet products. Meyenberg’s Crème de Chevre (traditional) and Crème de Chevre with Garlic & Chive are made with a rich, luxurious and luscious goat cream cheese that has a sophisticated and subtle tangy flavor. The distinctive cream cheeses have a high content of premium goat cream resulting in a product that moves beyond the traditional cow milk cream cheeses currently on the market.

Goats are very interesting animals and here are a few myths and legends that they have inspired:

-Goats do not eat tin cans but they like the glue that affixes the labels to the cans.
-Cleopatra, it is legend, bathed in goat milk.
-In medieval times goats were considered the embodiment of evil because they had cloven hooves.
-Goats do not eat garbage..Whew, what a relief!
 
All the more reason to enjoy the delicious products they provide. “The flavor is reminiscent of chevres,” says Carol Jackson co-owner of Meyenberg,” but they are lighter, with a delightfully velvety ‘mouth feel.’ Use them as spreads or be innovative by using them as ingredients in sauces and sweet or savory dishes. Both products can add a gourmet’s flair to any dish calling for cream cheese.”

I love the unique taste of these cream cheeses and use them simply, on crackers or in more complex recipes such as:

Crème de Chevre with Goat Butter and Black Forest Ham

Yields: 2 servings (can be doubled)

1 medium white onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, minced
¾ cup of frozen petit peas
6 ounces Black Forest ham
1 6 ounce tub of MEYENBERG goat cream cheese (room temperature)
4 Tablespoons of MEYENBERG European Style Goat Butter, divided
1/3 cup Dry White Wine
8 ounces of Angel Hair Pasta
Pinch of Ground Pepper

Prepare pasta according to package directions. Drain.
Saute chopped onion and garlic in one tablespoon of goat butter until translucent.  Add the wine and stir for one minute. Add the ham and heat for another minute. Remove from the stove and stir in the goat cream cheese until melted. Return to the stove and simmer on low. Add the pepper to taste. For a thinner sauce add one to two tablespoons of water.
Place the pasta in a medium serving bowl and stir in the remaining three tablespoons of goat butter. Stir until the butter is melted. Add the sauce over the pasta and Enjoy!
 
Both Meyenberg Traditional and Garlic & Chive Crème de Chevres are available nationwide in most gourmet, grocery and specialty stores. They are sold in 6-ounce tubs with a suggested retail price of $5.99. Fans of goat milk and the popular Meyenberg’s Goat Milk Butter that won first place medals from the prestigious American Cheese Society are sure to make this newest extension to their line of products another winner.

MEYENBERG has been family owned since 1934 and operates from the green valleys of Central California to produce the finest quality all-natural goat milk products. It is America’s leader in the manufacturing and distribution of fresh, powdered and evaporated goat’s milk in addition to award-winning goat cheeses and butter.
Visit them at www.MEYENBERG.com and on Facebook.

Photos: Courtesy of Meyenberg Goat Milk Products