This time of year always seems to evoke more food memories than the warmer months. Maybe it is because New England autumns are such a part of my soul. They scream out memories as numerous as fallen leaves on the ground…and here where we are that can equate to thousands. This is somewhat amusing to […]
Cheese
Von Trapp Oma Cheese with Potlicker Pale Ale Jelly
We have recently introduced our two young children to the classic film The Sound of Music. It might have been a little too early, but they do love the songs. Since the new year our youngest has not been sleeping. We are up every night for a few hours and it is killing me. Some […]
Provisions…Northampton, Massachusetts
Today we had the absolute pleasure of visiting Provisions in Northampton, Massachusetts. What a fabulous store. Really. We were in heaven. Offering a variety of beautiful packaged food products, Provisions also has a gorgeous cheese and meat counter with a very knowledgeable cheesemonger who was more than glad to talk about the cheeses and offer […]
Welsh Rarebit
We made another stop to our favorite cheese shop, Rubiner’s, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts and picked up another bit of Mrs. Kirkham’s Lancashire cheese especially to make Welsh Rarebit. This is a great snack or quick lunch and is a far cry better than plain melted cheese on toast. More popular in the UK […]
Rubiner’s Cheesemongers & Grocers Great Barrington, Massachusetts
We had the great luck of ending up in Great Barrington yesterday. So rare to have an afternoon together, yet we managed one, and so immediately set off on a drive through The Berkshires here in Massachusetts. We parked the car and noticed a tiny farmer’s market set up on the steps of […]
Cypress Grove Truffle Tremor Chèvre
The other night we decided to try this pungent Truffle Tremor Chèvre from Cypress Grove. As soon as we unwrapped it we could smell the truffle, which we were expecting, but what we were not expecting was that the cheese smelled much more like a triple cream brie than a chèvre. We ate […]
Mac, Cheese & Bacon Bites
At our market, near the deli, you can find pre-packaged meats and cheeses. One day we noticed something called “cheese ends” which are sold for people to use in making cheese sauces. We decided to buy some and created this yummy bite size treat. We began with a package of elbow pasta, the “cheese ends” […]
Five Cheese Sampling
I’ve said it before, we love cheese. If it didn’t have such a bad reputation nutritionally, we’d be eating it every night. Last night we decided to have a little cheese tasting. Our local market happened to have interesting cheeses for a change so we took advantage of the rare occasion to do this lovely […]