Use a very clean, preferably sterilized jar, and very clean hands.

Pour in a small amount of olive oil into the jar, maybe 1/4 inch or so.

Cut the goat cheese into 1/2″ thick rounds (try cutting with string or dental floss) and place one round into the jar. Sprinkle with peppers. add another drizzle of olive oil, and continue until all rounds or gone or the jar is filled to nearly the top.

Add the sprigs of thyme & rosemary and the lemon peel to the jar. Fill to the top, covering the goat cheese with the olive oil. Leave at room temperature for an hour then refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight, if you can wait that long. The longer this sits, the more flavor it will have.

Marinated Goat Cheese keeps for five days, refrigerated. The olive oil may be used in cooking if it’s not too cloudy from the goat cheese.