It’s almost a cliche: what’s grown in season will go well together on your plate. Most recently, we proved this rule with chèvre and raspberries. I hear the question you’re asking: is chèvre seasonal? I’ll argue that it is, since it’s influenced by the taste of the grass the goats eat, especially in the spring…
Acme Farms Cheese: Petit Brie
The ritual of family dinner is one that I am holding onto as tightly as possible, even as sports and other activities take over our evening hours. Lately, I’ve found myself thinking about Jenny Rosenstrach’s writing about ‘hooks’ in her cookbook The Weekday Vegetarians (Jenny is the author of Dinner, a Love Story, and a…
Woodsman, a Glendale Shepherd Tomme Style cheese
Something that’s true: when you launch a blog about cheese, including a hunk of cheese on a Tuesday night dinner menu becomes normal. My family frequently includes cheese with our meals, but I’m pleased to report that we’ve been figuring out how to take this to the next level now that we have a mandate,…
Two Tomme Cheeses: Mountain Lodge Farm’s Wonderland and Fantello Farmstead’s Domenica
As you might expect, when people come over for dinner these days cheese is usually involved. Recently, our friends joined us for a mid-week dinner and I used it as an opportunity to taste and compare two tomme style cheeses that my daughter and I picked up at the Ballard Farmer’s market in Seattle, WA:…
Glendale Shepherd White Cap Cheese Review: Sheep Milk Brie from Whidbey Island
One of the many things that’s true about my daughter is that she loves brie cheese: it’s a rich, creamy indulgence that signals celebration in our family. When we put together a cheese plate for family gatherings she always requests it and when it’s served we often have to provide a reminder that she’s not…
Cycling to Glendale Shepherd on Whidbey Island
Self guided Whidbey Island cheese tour A few weeks ago, we decided to combine two of our favorite things: cycling and cheese tasting. Ben and I had a free Sunday while our daughter was with friends and decided to use it to take a self-guided bicycle tour to Glendale Shepherd, a sheep farm and cheese…
Mystery Bay Farm Chèvre Review
We show love to the people in our lives in many different ways. Last weekend, when my mother-in-law sat down next to me at my daughter’s volleyball game, she handed me a small bag with a smile on her face. Turns out, that bag was filled with a great deal of love. I opened it…
Tasting Notes: Shooting Star Aries at Saltwater State Park
It was a lovely day in early May when we met our friend Shelley at Saltwater State Park for a hike and a picnic. We spent the afternoon walking on the trails that wound through the woods and admiring the native plants that were showiest on that late spring day: Fringe cups! False Solomon’s seal!…
Tasting Notes: Beecher’s Flagship
And so, we’ve begun. Starting is always the hardest part, but a bit of serendipity helped me turn this idea into a reality. I was in downtown Seattle on a gorgeous, sunny April day when I realized I was just a block or two away from the very best place to start exploring the cheeses…