Marcella The Cheesemonger
A Feline Foodie shares his thoughts about cheese…and humankind.
Monthly archive August, 2011
Fall 2011 Culture Magazine

Fall 2011 Culture Magazine

The Lady and I subscribe to Culture Magazine, the top-selling magazine dedicated solely to the slow food closest to our hearts: cheese, glorious cheese!! The fall issue mentions The Lady and moi, your not-so-humble Feline Foodie… please buy a copy and read the latest news about “Milk’s leap to mortality”. Also, on page 107 there...
Rogue Creamery’s Echo Mountain Blue

Rogue Creamery’s Echo Mountain Blue

Raw Milk Cheese Vegetarian-Suitable Cheese I’m sitting in my small, cramped home bunker working my paws off… and attempting to wrangle The Man… while The Lady is off cavorting this week with the Cheese Swells at Rogue Creamery. As I have said before… and often… there is something seriously wrong with the division of labor...
October Marks the First American Cheese Month

October Marks the First American Cheese Month

The American Cheese Society has named October “American Cheese Month” – all American cheeses… not that rubbery stuff… The Lady is attending a meeting next Monday afternoon at the Denver Headquarters of the American Cheese Society to help kick off this first ever American Cheese Month… stay tuned… we will post events as they unfold...

Sartori Gorgonzola Dolcino

The Lady brought home a wedge of this delightful gorgonzola and The Man and I have enjoyed it three times this week. The first tasting was on warm French bread fresh from the oven and then The Lady used it to make a salad dressing which is featured on our recipe blog. She used the...

Sartori Gorgonzola Dolcino Chicken Penne

  The Man and I love The Lady on vacation… she cooks; she bakes; in general she spoils the two of us… Last week she met Jim Tassielli, Northwest Sales Merchandiser for Sartori Foods and he graciously sent along a few cheese wedges for moi, your humble Feline Foodie, to taste and share with The...

Sartori Gorgonzola Dolcino Dressing

  4 – 4 oz. Sartori Gorgonzola Dolcino 1/2 cup Low-fat mayonnaise 1/2 cup Heavy Cream 1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 1 tsp. lemon juice 1/4 tsp. hot sauce, The Lady used Tapatio Fresh Ground Pepper, to taste 1 small red onion from The garden of The Man, finely chopped Crumble Sartori Gorgonzola Dolcino. Add...
Rocking W Garlic Chive Monterey Jack Quesadilla with Garden of The Man Pico de Gallo

Rocking W Garlic Chive Monterey Jack Quesadilla with Garden of The Man Pico de Gallo

As mentioned over at cheesemonger weblog, The Lady brought home three flavored Monterey Jacks cheeses made by Rocking W Dairy in Olathe, Colorado. We enjoyed the cheeses as a snack last night and this morning I awoke to the smell of bacon sizzling in the kitchen. Naturally I was interested and made my way to...

Colorado Proud!! Rocking W Flavored Monterey Jack

Get your Locavore on today at Murray’s Cheese Shops grand Opening at the King Soopers on Leetsdale in Glendale, Colorado!! If you love Monterey Jack and you love Monterey Jack stuffed with stuff, then you’re going to love the Rocking W Natural Cheeses from the West Slopes of the Rocky Mountains!! It just doesn’t get...

Rogue Creamery Judged Best Cheese in North America Again

At the 27th Annual American Cheese Society (ACS) Judging and Competition in Montreal, Rogue Creamery’s Rogue River Blue was crowned Best in Show, beating out 1675 other entries. The ACS is the largest cheese competition in North America and often is referred to as the “Academy Awards of Cheese.” This is the second time in...

Famous Dave’s Mac n Cheese Recipe

    Noelle Carter | Los Angeles Times | Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 7:00 am | Read more: http://www.heraldextra.com/momclick/recipes/article_0837cd9c-c1fd-11e0-a4e4-001cc4c002e0.html#ixzz1UobllmZ0    This recipe sounds yummy – The Lady on vacation next week and you can bet she’ll be making it for The Man and moi. Famous Dave’s Mac ’n’ Cheese Servings: 8 to 12 2 tablespoons butter, plus ¼ cup...