Sometimes, Kelly and I have small picnics in the living room. And sometimes, those picnics contain wine and cheese. Tonight was one of those sometimes. We selected a selection of cheeses from the extensive selection of selections available at our neighborhood QFC. And here, presented only as a note of guidance for your next cheese adventure, are reviews of each of tonight’s cheeses, directly from your hosts as we carefully tasted each.
Cheddar Cheese W/ Lavendar
Sharp and surprisingly good! The lavendar makes it almost sweet. More creamy than I expected; the soft lavendar note is pronounced. A very eatable cheese.
Beecher’s Flagship
It’s delicious–it’s kind of tangy, and I like it. Subtle and slightly crumbly.
Cave Aged Gruyere
Delicious. Cool and salty, yet strong in taste and firm without dryness. Love the calcifications. Caramel and nut finish.
Cheddar W/ Caraway and Cardamom
Soft and creamy, like the cheddar with lavendar except with caraway and cardamom. Kelly got an entire caraway seed and it was delicious, surprising, and happy.
Perrin Vermont Edel de Clerin Cheese
Soft, creamy, and disappointing; a little too stinky. Forgettable.
Have you eaten any good cheese lately? We’d love to hear about it.
-Jonathan.
If you should ever find yourself in Castelrotto, Italy, look for pepperonica cheese. Goes great on some fresh baked bread for a picnic in northern Italy. Bought cheese with pepperoni in it, in the US, but it never tastes quite the same.
I didn’t eat cheese until I was twelve years old. I refused. I tried it one day and discovered what all the fuss was about. Ever since, I’ve been trying to make up for twelve years of lost cheese consumption. I have to say my fave isn’t fancy…good ole white cheese dip from any local Mexican themed restaurant!
Why yes it is the Wilton rose! That is the course that I’ve been taking The Wilton Cake Decorating Courses. I start the final course 4 in a week!
Hmmm…..I love the “Drunken Goat” cheese from PCC and Purple Cafe…You guys are too cute. Can’t wait to go to SA and change lives with you!
Leah, I’m very sad that you didn’t eat cheese until you were twelve, but I’m glad you enjoy it now! (By the way, QFC is like our Kroger.) Oh, did you know that I met someone at the pool in the apartment complex where Catherine, Rachel and Summer used to live that worked at the mexican restaurant nearby and she said that white cheese sauce is just monterey jack heated with water! Now you can make it at home!
Jodie, I really like the drunken goat cheese as well! We went to the Purple Cafe in Woodinville for our last dating date night the week before our wedding and LOVED it as well as the flight of cheese and wine we had. I’m pretty pumped about SA! Maybe I’ll have to buy some sort of video game player myself….