Bosky Acres Farm with Heidi Billotto

Heidi Billotto has been teaching cooking classes and reviewing restaurants longer than I've been in Charlotte. Both Dee Dee and I have been to several and had a blast, but I've really focused on her "On The Farm" classes and they are really great. They have the side benefit of getting me my "farm fix" so I don't go out and foolishly buy a farm and change careers... for now.

This past weekend she presented at Bosky Acres Farm, whose head farmer and our host was the curiously-named Michelle Lamb. Also, Josh, the official Snoofaldafter from Common Market, paired some wine to go with our meals. They were all really great.

Michelle started off with the full tour. She's had something like 50 or 70 kids (goat babies, not grade schoolers) in recent weeks, all but a few of which will be sold off. You can see in the pics below we got to do everything from play with the kids to milk one of the does.

THEN, we started cooking in the cheese making area. Michelle demonstrated how to make a batch of cheese and Heidi cooked, while Josh imbibed us.

Mushroom cap stuffed with goat cheese and parsley, and some other stuff that escapes my memory.

Spinach and goat cheese stuffed pasta, smothered in cream sauce & more goat cheese:

Salad topped with chicken, and you guessed it, goat cheese:

Our fearless leader caught off guard:

Apples and nuts smothered in caramel with ... goat cheese (this was really good, and I don't like sweets, so that's saying something):

I brought wine (Barbera Asti, spelling?)and cheese home, but my wife didn't like the cheese (or any goat cheese, in general, apparently) and thought the wine from the next town over in Italy (Alba) is much better. Always the critic! ;-)