No I didn't forget about you. It's just poor planning got me. I don't know what I was thinking when I booked a trip to Aruba with two days home before leaving for a conference in Chicago! So let's talk mozzarella. When we got back from Aruba there was a few ripe tomatoes. They seemed a little early but I wasn't going to complain. Fresh tomatoes, fresh basil, and fresh mozzarella. It doesn't get any better than that. All I needed was the fresh mozzarella. And I mean FRESH. Once you realize how easy it is to make fresh mozzarella you WILL NOT buy that stuff in the stores any more at exorbitant prices like $8.99 a pound! The curd is fairly cheap - I bought it for $4.99 a pound (Do the math - it's half the price!). I bought 3lbs and that will give me a little less than 3lbs of cheese. You can make your own curd but the store bought stuff is pretty good. I have to ask for it at my local Italian store. They do not have it out on display anywhere....