Cheese 101: Martha Stewart’s Cheese Show November 5, 2009
Spaulding Gray’s Review of The Cheese Show on Martha Stewart I know I said “Got Milk” was next up in Cheese 101… but after The Lady and I watched Martha Stewart’s Cheese Show –twice – I made the executive decision to change the format a bit and review MS’s show. The Lady loves Martha Stewart...
Cambozola Black Label
This past week The lady received several new cheeses for the holidays and one of those is Cambozola Black Label from the German Kaserei which also makes the Blue Label Cambozola and the Champignon Mushroom Brie. I have already reviewed the new offerings from Sartori and will review the remainder over this weekend. Like the...
Beecher’s Crackers
The Lady politely asked me this morning why I had not reviewed Beecher’s Crackers from Kurt Beecher Dammeier, creator of my most beloved cheese, No Woman? Suffice it to say, I reminded The Lady that she bears responsibility in this area; but somehow, it fell upon deaf ears (and she accuses The Man of having...
Cheese 101: What is a Cheesemonger?
By simple definition, a cheesemonger is a person who buys cheese from the dairy farmer and sells it to the consumer. In my case, the cheese comes to me via a distributor and I “tend” the cheese until it is sold. With more fragile cheeses, I am also the person who takes care of the...
Vegan-Friendly French Onion Soup
Courtesy: http://tastingtable.com/index.htm Recipe adapted from The Adaptable Feast Ingredients: 2 large yellow onions, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 thyme sprigs 1 cup dry vermouth or dry white wine 8 cups packaged mushroom stock 1 bay leaf One 2-inch piece Parmigiano-Reggiano rind (Most cheese shops sell Par/Reg rind at a...
My Tillamook Cheese Plate
The Lady does indeed love this Feline Foodie. Last night as a snack, she fixed up a Tillamook Cheese Plate with three of my favorites: Cheddar with Peppercorns, Smoked Cheddar and Extra Sharp Cheddar. To keep The Man appeased she threw in the Horseradish variety, which just about...
Cheese 101: The Eight Faces of Cheese
The Lady has discovered that Customers are often reluctant to ask in-depth questions about cheese and instead either ask her to recommend a cheese she (or I) like or they’ll just pick a cheese that sounds or looks “familiar”. Your favorite Feline Foodie and Tillamook Cheese Fan of the Month for November (that would be me)...
Spaulding Gray: Tillamook Cheese Fan of the Month
Your humble Feline Foodie has been honored by being chosen as ”Tillamook Cheese Fan of the Month”. You may check out the detalis by visiting the Tillamook FanClub Website…WooHoo!! (And they revealed a “random fact” that I have tried to keep secret…the result of another Burbank “incident” that ocurred before The Lady had me “tutored”…) My thanks to the...
