Elegant Entertaining with Grand Noir: Steak Crostini Appetizers
Take your holiday gathering to the next level with these elegant crostini that feature silky Grand Noir blue cheese. In this recipe, Grand Noir acts like a decadent butter when placed on top of hot, seared steak. The result is an appetizer that is multi-textured and packed with flavor. A Truly Decadent Blue Cheese Draped […]
FireFly Farms Black & Blue + Kimchee: An Inspired Pairing
Founded by partners Mike Koch and Pablo Solanet in 2002, FireFly Farms makes 10 cheeses using fresh goat’s and cow’s milk from family farms within a 30-mile radius of the creamery. All of the cheeses are handmade from just four ingredients: pasteurized milk, bacterial cultures, vegetable rennet, and salt—no additives, preservatives, stabilizers, or GMOs. Having […]
Seven Perfect Bites with Laura Chenel Flavored Goat Logs
Get inspired to snack creatively with Laura Chenel Flavored Goat Logs. Creamy, tangy and flavorful, their award-winning goat cheese makes the perfect pairing for an exciting summertime snack. Whether you’re sitting poolside, gathering around the campfire with friends, or just indulging in a quick snack, there is a flavored goat log for any occasion. Laura […]
Food and Wine Pairings: The Secret Ingredient
When we think of food and wine pairings, we think about the foods we want to eat, the wines we want to drink, and ideally, a resulting connection between the two that is so perfect that we are launched into a reverie that may no longer have do with what’s in our mouths. Integral to […]
Say Cheese! Perfect Pairings with Verdejo and Tempranillo
Red, white, Spain — and blue too. That’s almost all you need to remember when it comes to pairing cheese with its perfect Spanish wine partners. The “almost” part is the fact the wines are not just any Spanish red and white wines. Instead, we’re talking Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero and Rueda’s premier white […]
Ribera, Rueda, and Micro Tapas
Our palates are ever-evolving, which means that food trends are too. Prognosticators abound, but often what’s old is new again, meaning that certain foods stand the test of time no matter what else may be on the table. And sometimes traditional foodways meet modern palates to become the next new thing even when they’re based […]
Grilling the Tempranillo Way
Where there’s a grill, there’s a way – Maude Frédérique Lavoie/Unsplash Grilling is the bridge between get-togethers and conversation. It is a spectator sport that thrills us with its sizzle, its transformation of food from light to dark, soft to crisp. Sweet vegetables become sweeter, and raw proteins explode with flavor after the kiss of fire. […]
Winter Whites, Late Summer Reds
Put a chill on it: The cool weather wines! When the summer season breathes its last symbolic gasp on Labor Day and the colors at the farmers’ markets begin to transition from bright yellows and ruby reds to dark greens, purples, and oranges, the wines in our glasses begin to change too. Summertime is all […]
Litehouse Giveaway
Enter our giveaway with Litehouse Simply Artisan and be one of 2 lucky winners to receive this treasure trove of cheese and a beautiful board to display them on! Winners will receive: 1 Blue Cheese Center Cut (aged 100 days)1 Feta Bag Crumbles1 Gorgonzola Crumbles (aged 100 days)2 Free Coupons2 $1 off Coupons1 Litehouse Charcuterie Board and […]
Root Vegetable Fritters with Vermont Creamery’s Cultured Sour Cream
This holiday season, take your latkes to the next level with Vermont Creamery’s new cultured sour cream—destined to become your new favorite. What makes this sour cream so different? It has higher milk fat content (22 percent vs. the standard 18 percent), which gives it a noticeably more indulgent consistency. Supple and smooth, Vermont Creamery’s […]
