The American Farmer’s Table

Open pastures and rolling hills make up the vast landscape of Vermont’s Champlain Valley. The state’s northwest corner skirts the NY border and takes its name from Lake Champlain, whose waters extend into Canada.  From its fertile plains, the Champlian Valley takes claim as the most productive agricultural region of the entire state, with cheese as one of its most important products.  Cows and goats graze openly in the valley’s verdant pastures, producing exceptional quality milk used in cheese-making.  At the Middlebury farmer’s market situated in the heart of the region, we bought a semi-soft goat milk cheese from Twig Farm, known for their superior quality goat milk cheeses.  We thought its creamy texture and full bodied taste would be a perfect addition to the mac ‘ n cheese we planned on making that evening.  It proved to be delicious and a foolproof cold weather dish for eating in front of the fire.