Marcella The Cheesemonger
A Feline Foodie shares his thoughts about cheese…and humankind.
Monthly archive October, 2009

Rogue River Blue Salad Dressing

The Lady is not into measurements when it comes to cooking as has been mentioned before… Yesterday when she arrive home from the cheese mines, The Man announced he had bought a head of iceberg lettuce and wanted The Lady to make a Blue Cheese Dressing for a “Wedge Salad”. The Lady rummaged through the...

2009 American Dairy Goat Association Cheese Awards

My Thanks to “Buteos” for sending me this award winning list of Dairy Goat Cheese: For more information about the American Dairy Goat Association, please click here. Once we have had more time to review the list, we will begin to review these award-winning cheeses. 2009 Cheese Competition Winners Amateur Division Unflavored Soft Cheese-9 entries...

Return to Tillamook

  The Lady and The Man get to do all the fun things and all I get to do is stay home, nap and eat cheese… at least they took Miss Anne and The Tall Guy with them yesterday and I had some peace and quiet…but all good things come to an end…they returned and...

Beecher’s World’s Best Mac n Cheese and Sunday Brunch

As you know, The Lady has allowed two interlopers to invade the manse. As of today, they have been here torturing me for an entire week…will it never end… And just when I was adjusting to Miss Anne and her constant wanting to pet me…what does she think I am, a pet???…in walks an entire...

Rogue River Blue

  Made from Raw Milk Using Sustainable Practices Vegetarian-Suitable Best of Show – American Cheese Society: 2009, 2011 (only the second American Artisan Cheese to win twice) After waiting for what seemed to be a lifetime, The Lady finally received her four-wheel allotment of the 2009 American Cheese Society Best of Show, Rogue Creamery’s Rogue...

Miss Anne’s Baked Potato and Tillamook Cheddar Soup

As mentioned in my “sister” blog, there are interlopers at the manse who show no sign of leaving. One of them is Miss Anne and fortunately for you, my loyal readers, she has made herself useful since arriving my cooking this stick-to-your-ribs tasty soup. Ingredients: 10 Baking Potatoes (Bake 24 hours in advance for better...

The Lady is on Vacation

The Lady is on vacation from the cheese mines. This is supposed to be good but with this vacation thing something bad…very bad…has happened… When The Lady came home from work on Sunday she arrived with two other humankinds who brought along suitcases that contained some of their earthly possessions and they took over the...

2009 World Cheese Awards – Trophy Winners

2009 World Cheese Awards Trophy Winners You can view all 2009 World Cheese Award Winners at the official website by clicking here. World Champion Cheese 2009 Le Cendrillon Produced by La Maison Alexis de Portneuf   Cathedral City Trophy Best Mature Traditional Cheddar Denhay Traditional Farmhouse Cheddar*   Provision Trade Federation Trophy Best Cheese entered by...

The Wedge Report: Part Two: Willapa Hills Farmstead Cheese

The Lady and The Man brought home two slices of cheese from this small, Washington Farmstead cheesemaker and a small tub of yogurt cheese. Located on the banks of the Chehalis River outside Doty, Washington, Willapa Hills Farmstead Cheese is making some fabulous cheeses from cow and sheep milk. There are three generations of family...

The Wedge Report : Part One: Cougar Gold aka Cheese in a Can

  As the T-Shirt says: The Lady and The Man went to the Wedge and all I got was a bunch of stinky cheese… one more time this feline foodie makes out like a bandit… The Lady and The Man brought home several cheeses for their favorite feline foodie to sample and review. I don’t...