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Muffaletta and Stony Man

Everona Dairy had a booth at the Silver Spring farmer’s market – which goes to 1:00 each Saturday. We bought some dairy and some herbs to plant, and next visit we will think about the bison.

Muffaletta
milk: Virginia sheep
We usually don’t get ‘cheese with stuff in it’, this had bits of olive and ‘muffaletta’, whatever that is.

Stony Man
milk: Virginia sheep
Very nice, like Piedmont but aged more.

We also got some cow “yogurt cheese” — yogurt that has been drained from the Blue Ridge Dairy Company. They call it ” Greek-style Yo Lite made with skim milk.  Didn’t have extra whey that many Greek yogurts have on top, but has a much more tarty taste than FAGE.

Lunch: Thai Derm in Silver Spring. Missed coupon on their site since we didn’t plan on going. Disappointing: out of mango with sticky rice, but noodle dishes good.

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French Cheddar on the roof


Cantalet
French cow

We got this new-to-us cheese at Brookville.  There were Cherry Blossom fireworks on the waterfront, so we took the cheese up to the rooftop & we had a cheese tasting there.  The cheese was good  Cantalet ((kahn-TAHL-ay), French Cheddar). Supposedly it pairs wonderfully with reds from Merlot to Pinot Noir and whites from Sauvignon Blanc to Gewurztraminer — but we had Troegs  Hop Back amber ale from Harrisburg PA.

We bought at Brookville again 7/17/10. Still like the earthy taste of this cow cheese — and great to have it in the neighborhood. We had some at breakfast; some at dinner for dessert. You don’t need much – very rich. No bread required – just right in our hand. Also called Cantal.