Starting Now - Annual Holiday Cheese Party

[Tropit]

Last December I threw my 1st cheese party at our house.  I made a lot of the cheeses, filled in with some special store bought ones, added some wine, beer, juice and crackers and then asked the guests to each bring something.  It was a huge hit!  The total cost was low too.  I think I spent only $200 for the whole shabang.  I'm now thinking about Dec. 2010.  Time to start making those aged cheeses.  I've got a baby swiss developing now, time to make gouda, bleu, hmmmm...I need a bigger cave.

~ C.

[DeejayDebi]

Go get em Cindy!

[Brie]

I've had a couple of cheese-tastings and they are so much fun! A few I did with cheese-flights, with all of the softer cheeses presented first--then moved onto stronger cheeses. The most recent I did according to country--Italy, France, England, Switzerland and USA. Checked with my local wine-master as to wine accompaniments and sent out a list to invitees for recommendations

[Tropit]

Very nice!  We didn't do any flights...we just set everything out and let them, "fly solo."   

I've been working on my cow's milk cheeses.  I need to go visit my goat friends to get some milk and get some goat cheeses going.  My cave is getting full...that's a good thing.

~ C.