http://blogs.orangelabs.org/cheese I love cheese in every way. Cheese loves me back, in every way. Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:44:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en iGourmet is selling 50 cheeses to represent the 50 states. I’m from California. So what cheese have they picked for my home state? The Vella Special Select Dry Monterey Jack. The website says that Jack cheese was first made in Monterey by David Jacks, a Scotsman. ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/cheese/2005/09/19/50-states-of-cheese/ Carrefour, the major supermarket chain closest to our apartment in Beijing, sells shredded mozzarella. It comes in resealable red plastic packets. We have bought it twice during our stay in Beijing. One night we came home tired and didn’t have much food at home. We did ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/cheese/2005/08/13/mozzarella-and-ketchup/ At the local supermarket in Beijing there is only one type of cheese that we like. It is called “Beijing Cheese”. It seems that people don’t eat that much cheese in Beijing, or in all of China for that matter. Cheese is pretty much served only in ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/cheese/2005/08/11/beijing-cheese/ I made a bowl of rotini, topped with three-cheese sauce. Then I ate some of the rotini. Unfortunately, I could hardly taste the cheeses in the three-cheese sauce. Fortunately, I had some grated parmesan in the fridge. I topped the bowl with lots of grated parmesan. ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/cheese/2005/05/04/rotini-with-three-cheese-sauce-and-parmesan/ Sloan and I were hungry yesterday, so we ate bowls of ziti topped with tomato sauce and melted edam. I have never eaten edam in this way before. It is surprisingly delicious when melted. It retains its distinctive taste, yet its strength is softened a bit by ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/cheese/2005/05/03/ziti-pasta-topped-with-edam/ Sloan bought a quarter of a ball of Edam when we went to Stop and Shop this weekend. He had bought it last time as well, which made me wonderfully happy because it meant that he had enjoyed it. The edam cheese had been part of a very ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/cheese/2005/05/01/quarter-of-an-edam-ball/ Cheese excellence at its best: http://www.artisanalcheese.com/ They have a “Cheese of the Month” club, cheese tastings, classes on cheese, and even cheese internships. The Artisanal Cheese Center was featured in the New York Times. Here are a couple of great cheesy quotes from the article: In the last decade women in ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/cheese/2005/04/28/artisanal-cheese-center/ I haven’t had cheese other than on slices of pizza today. Well, I guess that counts for a lot of cheese, though. They put lots of mozzarella on slices of pizza, which is why I like them in the first place. Pizza is probably how many children ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/cheese/2005/04/27/no-cheese-except-on-a-pizza/ Triscuits are not the most appealing crackers to eat with brie. They are quite salty, and the salt distracts from the natural goodness of the brie. Nevertheless, last night I ate many Triscuits with brie. I’ve almost used up the large wedge of brie that I bought ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/cheese/2005/04/26/brie-and-triscuits/ Yesterday, Sloan and I made a box of macaroni and cheese into a bowl of macaroni of cheese. It was no ordinary macaroni and cheese, though, so don’t stop reading. Sloan had bought a lot of cottage cheese, without realizing that his roommate had also bought a lot ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/cheese/2005/04/24/macaroni-and-cheese-with-cottage-cheese/