When Lawman and I were courting on my first visit home to
his parents I discovered something wonderful…my future in-laws loved cheese as
much as I do. In fact they even had a large box in their fridge devoted
entirely to cheese. Delicious stinky cheese. This year we spent Christmas at my
parents’ place so Christmas Part II, a few days later was at the in-laws.
Instead of bringing them something they’d have to dust, I decided to give them
the gift of cheese (and a brand spanking new slate cheese board from Brooklyn Slate). I put together a fancy picnic we could all enjoy as a
family and in the process discovered some new cheeses that I’m absolutely in
love with…
This cheese picnic involved pick up stops at both East
Village Cheese and Murray’s Cheese, two of my favorite cheese purveyors in the
city. The prices at East Village Cheese can’t be beat (the wedge of Brie that I
bought was twice the size of what you see in the pic above and only $3!) and I
love the element of surprise. You just never know what they’ll have on sale.
Murray’s is my go-to for the super fancy stuff. I picked up some favorites
there like Cypress Grove’s dreamy Humboldt Fog, a chevre that even my
goat-cheese-loathing mother-in-law could fall for, Cashal Blue, a mild and
nutty Irish Blue and St. Marcellin, the super oozy and creamy wonder in the
little crock above.
I also nabbed a few new to me cheeses that will have to be
repeated in 2013 for sure. That little round cheese in the top left corner is
the Triple Truffle, a cavemaster reserve cheese from Murray’s that’s a
quadruple cream with truffle butter (yes, you read that right, TRUFFLE BUTTER)
in the center. Decadent and lovely, it’s hard to think of a better way to kick
off the New Year.
The Delice de Bourgogne was another huge hit with the family
(it’s the round cheese in the bottom left corner). Super buttery and creamy, it
went down easy with the French blackberry and violet jelly I picked up at East
Village Cheese—how good was this combo? Lawman-in-law doesn’t eat fruit or jam,
of any sort, and he found himself slathering both on a baguette with gusto.
Last, but not least, the Harbison from Jasper Hill Farms in
Vermont was a spruce bark lined cheese. Creamy (you can see it oozing out of
its rind in the top right corner) and a little funky, this was Little B’s
favorite (that’s my boy!).
The only trouble with cheese picnics is they make you long
for more cheese picnics. I hope another one is in my near future. What other
cheeses should I try in the New Year?
Thursday, January 3, 2013
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No Woman from Beecher's. Jerk seasoning in, what I think is their Flagship. Great flavor and a little bit of texture from the seasoning. It's seriously delicious.
That is like the best xmas gift ever!!! I adore cowgirl creamery's triple cream.... Making notes on your selections
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Thanks for the recs guys! Those sound like awesome cheeses! I'm in favor of much more cheese in 2013!
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