Posts Tagged ‘cheese’

Cheese #8 (Holland Red Wax Gouda).

Monday, October 24th, 2011

This Holland red wax Gouda is one of the less expensive cheeses at Whole Foods. Michelle from behind the counter said it was a great choice and that tons of her customers loved it. She said it sells faster than she can wrap it. All are in agreement in this household, this Gouda is Gooda (sorry had to do it).

The perfect snack to hold us over until soccer practice is over. Creamy soft cheese on crackers. Chomp chomp!

Cheese #7 (Pinna Ricotta Salata).

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

A dried aged ricotta, new to me. Intriguing to say the least so we’re giving it a whirl. I was told it’s good for baking so that’s the plan.

Upon unwrapping I gave it a tasty tasty. Dry yet moist, crumbly like feta with a nice mild saltiness. Made from sheep’s milk I couldn’t wait to get it into a dish and fully dig in.

I instantly thought lasagna.

Homemade noodles from scratch, two sauces from scratch (red and white), roasted zucchini, of course the ricotta and topped with a smokey mozzarella. It’s embarrassing to admit but J and I ate the whole damn pan, giddy up!

Cheese #6 (Somerdale Wensleydale with Cranberry).

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

Another awesome cheese, this one is a Wensleydale with sweetened cranberries. So good it got three thumbs up in this house. I think that’s a first in our little cheezapalooza. Reading up on Wensleydale cheese it seems it’s had it’s fair share of cameos including Monty Python and Wallace and Gromit.

Tasty tasty! This cheese has a slight honey flavor and the cranberries are perfectly suited for this time of year. We’ll have to add this to our traditional Thanksgiving spread fo shizzle.