Tasty smoked bits of cheese and grapes
From Kansas City.com Parmesan and Cheddar Cheese Board With Grilled GrapesKaren Adler, co-author with fellow “BBQ Queen” Judith Fertig of “300 Big & Bold Barbecue & Grilling Recipes,” uses wood grilling planks as a cooking surface. Hard cheeses such as Parmesan and Romano work well for this: “They pick up a lovely hint of wood...
Making Rounds with Oscar by David Dosa, M.D. – Book Review
There are cats and then there are cats. As many of you, my loyal readers, know, I am a human observer sent here by The Brain. I was assigned to observe The Lady and The Man after the Mighty Mike Tyson (the feline, not the fighter)was called home to the Mothership. At that time I...
Two Grilled Cheese Sandwiches & One Burger In One Meal
From WUSA9.com - Washington DC. (WUSA) — The scope of a new restaurant menu item is amazing: a hamburger resting in between two grilled cheese sandwiches. Of course, this monstrosity also comes with 1,500 calories and 97 grams of fat. The dish is called the “Grilled Cheese BurgerMelt” and it’s available at Friendly’s. The restaurant’s menu...
Sartori Bellavitano Raspberry Cheesecake
Based on a recipe by Ina Garten of The Food Network The Lady returned from her 2010 Wisconsin Cheese Tour with many wedges of cheese and one of those was the Raspberry Bellavitano from Sartori Foods. She bought it at Jim’s Pantry after her visit to Sartori Foods. Jim Sartori and the gang at...
UMDIA Announces Spring Butter and Cheese Contest Winners
UMDIA (Upper Midwest Dairy Industry Association) has announced winners for their Spring 2010 Butter and Cheese Contest. There were 45 entries in 4 divisions. The Winners are as follows: The winner of the Butter Division was Ronald Rodewald from AMPI-New Ulm, MN with a score of 99.33. The 40 pound Cheddar Block winner was Ross...
Henning’s Wisconsin Cheese Plate
Before I begin, I need to get a few things off my chest… well, actually only one, but it’s a biggie… The Lady has started raiding my pate closet and putting food on the deck for some black cat, with a white collar, that has been coming around and leaving me “notes” around the yard…...
Willamette Valley Cheese Company Cheese Plate
The Lady and The Man went to the Portland Farmers’ Market yesterday and left me at home… at least they left me in charge and I was able to nap to my heart’s content… They returned with some raspberries, Cipolline onions and fresh pastry on their breaths… and two cheeses from the Willamette Valley Cheese...
Willamette Valley Cheese Company Opens Tasting Room
From statesmanJournal.com By Justin Much – June 20, 2010 It all starts with the cows. The jerseys at Rod Volbeda’s dairy and cheese-making operation — Willamette Valley Cheese Company — have a sophisticated diet: just the right amount of feed grains, hay and field foraging in the certified organic diet of each of the herd’s...
Carr Valley Mixed Milk Cheese Plate
The Lady, The Man and your favorite Feline Foodie (that would be me…of course) have become devoted fans of the cheese of Wisconsin’s Carr Valley Cheese Company. Sid Cook and his team of Cheesemakers have developed more than 80 different cheeses; many of them are truly American Originals. I decided to taste and review a...
