Software development, aviation, and cheese
Actually, it is Tete de Moine Fromage de Bellelay. A good swiss-style cheese originally made by the monks of the Bellelay Abbey. Quite good, but they say it is better to shave it with one of those round wheel things with a scraper. We’ve seen one of those at Cornucopia.
Thanks to W’s brother who gets the Culture Cheese magazine subscription for him each year.
I’ve been entering for at least 3 years, so it was quite exciting to get the whole package.
It was Norwegian cheese, from Jarlsburg USA, with accessories. We like the traditional Jarlsberg, a cow cheese we have had often, and we got about a pound of it. It also included Snofrisk and Ski Queen Gjetost (yaytoast — has a flavor similar to tangy fudge — this blog, Cheesemonger’s Wife, describes it well). Both were goat cheeses. We got to enjoy it with some homemade, pickled veggies that we got from family at Christmas. The mustard was similar to a spicy, German mustard, and we haven’t opened the pricey, strawberry preserves yet.
And now the slate board ($40) means we have one for the city (another family gift) and one for the country. The little cheese cooler will be handy, and the cute, little cheese knife that works quite well. The whole package was probably worth $150 or so.
Now we you can win the next giveaway for the fall Culture magazine package.
• Yanni Grilling Cheese (plain and jalapeño-flavored)
• Hand- Braided String Cheese (plain, marinated, and smoked)
• Labne Kefir Cheese
• Basket Feta (green olive and sun-dried tomato–flavored)
• Plus, an insulated cooler, cheese knife and blade cutter, to-go coffee cup, spatula, and measuring cup.
This total package has a value of $120. Enter your name below for our November 30, 2012 drawing. No purchase necessary, you must be a US resident to enter.