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Eggs Alexandra with Pimento Cheese From My Friend, Gretchen

Apr28
by marcella on April 28, 2013 at 12:41 pm
Posted In: Pimento Cheese, Recipes

Eggs Alexandra

A Brunch Dish rich enough for a Queen!

“There once lived a queen named Alexandra.  Though she was young and beautiful, her hair was as white as bleached bone, and her heart was almost as dead…”

So begins my original hour-long fairy tale, “The Legends of Alexandra”.  Recently I visited my parents and performed my story.  My Dad always cooks me breakfast when I visit, and one morning I got an egg idea so brilliant, it felt like bits of amethyst had burst inside my brain. At my direction he assembled: A piece of toast, smothered with my Mom’s pimiento cheese spread, all topped off with a sizzling fried egg. When I returned home, I experimented further and created a brunch dish rich enough for a queen.

I’ve dubbed this dish “Eggs Alexandra” in honor of my beautiful fairy tale queen. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Allison Hooper Gives Good Cheese…

Apr28
by marcella on April 28, 2013 at 6:13 am
Posted In: 4 Paws-Designated Cheese, Cheese, Goat Milk Cheese, Meet The Cheesemakers, Murray's Cheese

IMG_20130319_092004_949The 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 fall of 2008 at a DPI Cheese 101 that included Allison, David Gremmels, Lio Giraud and Andy Lax. The Lady and I had just begun our cheese journey and hanging out with those Cheese Swells was her favorite Cheese day at that point… who knew it would only get better and better… At that first meeting, Allison introduced the group to four of her cheeses. These were some of the first goat cheeses that The Lady and I liked… ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Murray’s Cheese Opening Today in Denver’s King Soopers

Apr24
by marcella on April 24, 2013 at 4:27 am
Posted In: Feline Foodie, Murray's Cheese

Where: King Soopers located at  2810 Quebec Street Denver, CO 80207!

Who: Murray’s Cheese Master Jessie J and her team will take you on a journey of

wonderful cheeses from Colorado, the Pacific Northwest, California, Vermont and Europe!!

When: Today!! Cake cutting at 9am this morning!

Be sure and stop by and tell Jessie J  ”The Cat Sent Me!!!” 

 

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Join The Lady and Me and Become a Squareholder in Willapa Hills Farm

Apr23
by marcella on April 23, 2013 at 4:33 am
Posted In: Cheese News

Williapa Hills Cheese handcrafts farmstead and artisan sheep and cow milk cheeses on a historic farmstead in southwest Washington on the banks of the Chehalis River. In 2007 our Grade A Dairy was licensed and in 2008 we began production as a Licensed Dairy Processor. Along with our three young children, we have worked hard to achieve our dream of a family farm and creamery.
Willapa Hills Cheese Family

The Lady and I have known Stephen and Amy since The Wedge in 2009. That is when we fell in love with their cheeses and I had the honor to interview Stephen as part of our “Meet the Cheesemakers” series in 2012.

Willapa Hills Cheese produces some of the best blue cheeses in America. Their Big Boy Blue  won a Blue Ribbon in 2012, placing it in a select group of American artisan cheeses. The farm is proud to be a local employer and attracts interns from all around North America. They welcome community members and friends, new and old, to visit the farm, sample some cheese and enjoy the natural beauty of the Willapa Hills.

When The Lady and I got the email asking us to become “Squareholders” in Willapa Hills Cheese to help them grow their business, we didn’t hesitate. We wish we could do more but perhaps you can help Stephen and Amy  realize their next dream and join us in loaning them a total of $20,000 through Community Sourced Capital. You can buy one to five “Squares” for $50.00 each during this campaign which continues for the next twenty-seven days … so don’t wait… do it now. Please!!!

To join this campaign, please click here and learn more about both Willapa Hills Cheese and also Community Sourced Capital.

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Briar Rose Creamery’s Fresh Chevre Spreads

Apr22
by marcella on April 22, 2013 at 4:52 am
Posted In: 4 Paws-Designated Cheese, Cheese, Goat Milk Cheese

IMG_20130330_130103_690-001Back 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 Cheese Festival, The Lady was delighted to meet Sarah and her husband, Jim Hoffman.

Sarah has an easy smile which welcomes you into her world of chevre. Her enthusiasm and passion for her cheeses is evident the moment she begins to tell you about her “babies”.  ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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