In March, at the Oregon Cheese Festival, The Lady had the pleasure of finally meeting Brad Sinko, who has spent the last few years in Seattle as the Award-Winning Head Cheesemaker at Beecher’s Handmade Cheeses… she felt like she already […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Lady adores Allison Hooper and every time their paths cross, The Lady comes home to The Manse energized with a renewed and even bigger cheese love… if that’s possible. The first time The Lady met Allison was in the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Back in the cheese day… The Lady discovered a cheese blog, The Cheese Chronicles, written by Sarah Marcus, an Oregon Cheesemaker and Owner at Briar Rose Creamery. Sarah writes about her journey making cheese in Dundee, Oregon. While at the Oregon […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Lady, The Man and I have spent more than a little time in the Seattle area the last year… in fact, far more time than I care to remember… Being the homebody that I am, I prefer the comfort […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of The Lady’s BCFF is Nathan, who heads up the Murray’s Cheese training program for Kroger. This means The Lady and Nathan get to work together and occasionally hangout. For The Lady, it’s a special relationship; one she cherishes. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jennae, one of The Lady’s BCFFs, gave her a large slice of the first aged Havarti. It’s made by Castello and aged nine months. As you may recall, my previous opinion of Havarti is the only way it has flavor […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Lady was recently in New York and stopped in at Beecher’s Handmade Cheese in the Flatiron District with her friend, Denise. The two were greeted by and visited with the Head Cheesemonger, Elena Santogade, who competed last summer in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s Super Bowl Sunday and you know what that means… a special cheese plate and a Clydesdale commercial that melts The Lady’s heart… ahhh… Today’s plate was a combination of cheeses we reviewed earlier today and three The Lady bought at […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Knowing that Beecher’s Flagship contains Gruyere cultures, in addition to its Cheddar cultures, The Lady decided to mix Flagship with Vintage Cheese of Montana’s Mountina to make her latest pimento cheese spread… excellent pairing of two American Originals. (As mentioned […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alpine-style cheeses from the mountains of Montana arrived at our door recently, courtesy of Darryl Heap, the Cheesemaker. He and The Lady met via their love for cheese and mutual membership in cheese groups at LinkedIn. When The lady was […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Seven tips to Build a Perfect Cheese Platter or “Something old; something new. Something stinky and something blue.”: 1. When buying your cheese, ask for samples, especially if you aren’t familiar with a cheese your cheesemonger is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Lady and I are big fans of BelGioioso’s American Grana and use is as our “Everyday Parm”. Personally, one of my favorite recipes is American Grana Crusted Buteo Regalis, but The Lady refuses to make it citing something about […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
