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It's here! We have waited patiently and sometimes impatiently for the Canadian summer to hit and it's here! Thoughts of lazy afternoons poolside or at a cottage...easy meals and our favorite beverage. And what could be easier than a cheeseboard and a few bottles of your favorite libation?<br />
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Today, we are going to put together a selection with a tropical feel.<br />
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First up is <b>Brie Coco </b>by Alexis de Portneuf. To quote their cheesemaker: <i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“I have two passions: Coconut and brie, happy union… an indulgence for big and small occasions. By adding a tropical touch to this triple cream brie, our master cheese makers will delight even the most demanding gourmet.” </span></span></i><br />
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<span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A bloomy rind, triple cream brie, this has the distinctive creamy texture and nutty, mushroomy </span></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 24px;">flavours of a brie with a hint of coconut..not overwhelming for those of you who aren't crazy about coconut but just a little "Je ne sais quoi" that will have you going back again. Let's pair this with a new product at <a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank"><b>C'est Cheese Please!</b></a>, <b>Tropical Mango Chutney</b> from <b>Yummies in a Jar</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 24px;">Next on our Tropical-themed cheeseboard, we will put a piece of <b>Stilton Mango and Ginger</b>. This is always a favorite, the base white Stilton is blended with the sweetness of mango and the spiciness of ginger. And to finish off this board, a piece of <b>Gorgonzola Cremosa </b>would be perfect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 24px;">Be sure to include some nuts and fruit (grapes, blackberries and kiwi would look pretty) And for crackers, we have a new cracker exclusive to <a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank"><b>C'est Cheese Please!</b></a>, it looks like an Italian Pizzelli cookie but is a cracker, firm enough to handle the cheese without being overwhelming. Everything described here is in stock and waiting for you at <b><a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank">C'est Cheese Please! </a></b></span><br />
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To finish off, why not pair this board with a lovely sparkling Rose? Crisp and cold, pretty in pink and you will be dancing around just like the famous Carmen Miranda. Check out this YouTube link: </div>
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<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHJLm6WNEv4" target="_blank"> Carmen Miranda -Chica Chica Boom Chic</a></b></div>
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cestcheesepleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14391209155036612349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044014067610058670.post-48313371063214204622016-05-13T16:55:00.000-07:002016-05-13T16:55:17.706-07:00Something Blue for Ewe!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lanark County is the home of <a href="http://www.artisancheese.ca/" target="_blank">Back Forty Artisan Cheese,</a> the "lab" for Jeff Fenwick, Cheesemaker. Jeff and Jenna produce a few cheeses all made from the milk of the sheep on Back Forty Farm. In the past, Lanark County was known for its textile miles producing woollen goods so it is quite apropos that the area is developing a reputation for another product of sheep, its milk.<br />
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<b>Highland Blue </b>is a raw Ewe's milk cheese, unpressed with a bloomy rind. The bloomy rind is more familiar on a brie or camembert where it imparts a mushroomy taste to the cheese. <b>Highland Blue</b> has those delicate notes of mushroom along with the piquantness of the blue mold combined with the tangy sheep's milk. Being an unpressed cheese, the ivory coloured paste is buttery on the palate. It is an award winner at the Royal Winter Fair.<br />
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Try this beautiful, rich cheese with Port or a personal favourite of mine is Cidre Glace from Quebec. This is a cider made in a similar fashion to Ice Wine. The apples are allowed to freeze on the trees before being pressed. Serve Cidre Glace the same way as an Ice Wine, very cold and in a small glass...it is the perfect accompaniment for blue cheese. And this pairing makes a perfect weekend cheeseboard.<br />
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<b>Highland Blue</b> is in stock at <a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank">C'est Cheese Please!</a></div>
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Bon Appettit</div>
cestcheesepleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14391209155036612349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044014067610058670.post-14571699015083410782016-04-28T09:15:00.000-07:002016-04-28T09:15:30.586-07:00Canadian Cheese Awards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On April 14th, the winners of the <b>Canadian Cheese Awards </b>were announced at a gala held held in Montreal and this year's grand prize was awarded to Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar by Cows Creamery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. We have carried this cheese since <b><a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank">C'est Cheese Please! </a></b>opened....we loved it then, we love it today! It is a thermalized milk cheese (the milk is heated but not completely pasteurized) made in a typically British fashion of binding the wheels of cheese with cloth. This keeps the moisture in the cheese resulting in a creamier aged cheddar. The unique feature of Avonlea Cheddar is that the cloth that is used to bind the cheese is potato sacking which gives the cheese an earthy taste...the taste of PEI. This cheese has won many awards internationally and now adds this honour to its pedigree.</div>
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There were 31 categories in the <b>2016 Canadian Cheese Awards</b>. The Regional Awards were as follows:</div>
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<b>Best B.C Cheese</b> - Traditional Clothbound Cheddar, The Farm House Natural Cheeses, BC</div>
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<b>Best West Cheese</b> - Natural Smoked Gouda Medium - Sylvan Star Cheese, Alberta</div>
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<b>Best Ontario Cheese</b> - Tania (Sheep's Milk) - Lenberg Farms Classic Reserve, Mariposa Dairy, ON</div>
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<b>Best Quebec Cheese </b>- Le Pionnier - Fromagerie Nouvelle France, PQ</div>
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<b>Best Atlantic Cheese </b>- Cows Creamery Appletree Smoked Cheddar - Cows Creamery, PEI</div>
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Currently, there are a number of the cheeses which were on the short list for the awards in stock at <b><a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank">C'est Cheese Please!</a></b> including L'Hercule de Charlevoix, Tania, Lindsay Bandaged Goat Cheddar, Avonlea and Alfred le Fermier to name just a few. So celebrate our fabulous artisanal cheese makers this weekend!</div>
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cestcheesepleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14391209155036612349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044014067610058670.post-66975101785816271632015-11-25T10:21:00.000-08:002015-11-25T10:21:16.738-08:00Golden Blyth Aged<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Recently, a new cheese came into my life and oh my, it has become a new favourite! Everything about this from the beautiful colouring on the rind, rich in russet and golden hues to the lovely paste, a creamy white so indicative of goat cheese speaks to the care that the cheesemaker, Paul Van Dorps has put into his farmstead cheeses.</div>
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The Van Dorps came to Canada in 2000 and began their farming life with sheep. In 2008, they began the process of becoming cheesemakers and turned their attention to goats. Today, they produce a selection of goat Gouda which includes a number of flavoured varieties, cumin, jalapeño, nettle but the outstanding one is the Golden Blyth Aged.</div>
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I have said many times that age improves EVERYTHING and I stand by that statement and certainly this cheese proves the point! With a flavour that is rich and assertive that lingers on the palate, this is a perfect cheese to be paired with a red wine. This is notable because it is often more difficult to pair cheese with the fruity notes of a red but this one does the trick nicely!</div>
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At the last <b><a href="http://www.cheeseawards.ca/currentnews/" target="_blank">Canadian Cheese Grand Prix</a></b> in 2014, Golden Blyth Aged was the winner in the Gouda category and deservedly so. </div>
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Available at <span id="goog_1306326403"></span><a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank"><b>C'est Cheese Please!<span id="goog_1306326404"></span> </b></a>where you will also find the Blyth Nettle and coming this week is a new addition, a wine-soaked version!<br />
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With Christmas just around the corner, be sure to add this one to your holiday cheese platters...and with that in mind, be sure to order your custom platters and gift baskets from <a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank"><b>C'est Cheese Please! </b></a>soon to avoid disappointment!<br />
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cestcheesepleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14391209155036612349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044014067610058670.post-77520463838658259772015-07-17T12:00:00.000-07:002015-07-17T12:03:11.617-07:00Wendi's Faves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, I heard it through the grapevine that you might want to know some of the favourite cheeses of mine!<br />
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This is a question that I get regularly here at<b> </b>and one that I find so difficult to answer. But I thought that maybe I would take a stab at this...but be prepared, the list may be a long one!<br />
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In the soft cheese category, <b>Sauvagine Reserve </b>is the one that always is on my cheeseboard when it is available. <b>Sauvagine</b> both the edition that is regularly available and the Reserve, from Quebec is a fabulous surface-ripened cheese...in other words a brie although we are really not allowed to call these bries as they do not originate from the two regions of France, Ile-de-France and Champagne thought to be the birthplace of brie. <b>Sauvagine Reserve</b> is only available certain times of the year and since this weekend is my birthday, I will be sneaking a piece from the half wheel that is left from the June release for my birthday cheeseboard. Look for <b>Sauvagine Reserve</b> for your Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations which is the next time it will be available. But I will have a special on the regular <b>Sauvagine</b> starting next week (July 20) through the Civic Day weekend.<br />
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There is nothing like an aged Ontario Cheddar....these are getting like winning the lottery to find these days. Sadly, the proliferation of cheap blocks of garbage in the grocery stores have affected the fine aged cheeses. <br />
<b>C'est Cheese Please! Custom Smoked Cheddar</b> - I love, love, love this! I have a 2 year old cheddar custom smoked for me and it is delicious! Alone or try making a panini with fresh tomato and the Beet and Red Onion Marmalade from Wildly Delicious which is also available here at <b><a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank">C'est Cheese Please!</a></b><br />
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I have a number of blue cheeses that I really like. <b>Roaring 40's</b> from Tazmania, <b>Le Bleu d'Elisabeth </b>and <b>Bleu d'Auvergne </b>are all fabulous. And when I think about baking a brie, I like to do that with one of the small wheels of <b>Borgonzola</b> (a brie, gorgonzola combination)....just a bit different and delicious with a fruit comport...lots of those to choose from here at the store!<br />
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BellaVitano is one of my top sellers...the Merlot is so popular however, my favorite is the Espresso-coated one. This goes so well with a big red wine....think Ripasso or a Cabernet Sauvingnon and if it has notes of chocolate to it, it is even better!<br />
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One other one that is appropriate for now is the <b>Buffalo Mozzarella</b> - I do not like Bocaccini which I find rubbery and tasteless but the <b>Buffalo Mozzarella</b> has a creamy texture and mild flavour that is perfect for Caprese Salad or pizza or how about with this <a href="http://www.styleathome.com/food-and-entertaining/recipes/recipe-heirloom-tomato-mozzarella-and-stone-fruit-salad/a/38950" target="_blank">Heirloom Tomato, Mozzarella and Stone Fruit Salad</a>?<br />
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cestcheesepleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14391209155036612349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044014067610058670.post-68557250775023893992015-06-25T13:23:00.000-07:002015-06-25T14:17:50.092-07:00Canada Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Canada Day is just around the corner! And since no celebration would be complete without a selection of cheeses, I would like to suggest a cheese board representing the founding provinces of Canada with one exception and that is Nova Scotia. There is a wonderful cheese from this province but unfortunately it is not licensed to sell outside of Nova Scotia. So I have instead selected a cheese from Prince Edward Island which although that province didn't join the confederation until 1873, it was the site of the Charlottetown Conference in 1863 which set the groundwork for the founding of the most wonderful country in the world, Canada!</div>
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So without further adieu, here is the selection of cheeses for your Canada Day cheeseboard. All are available at <a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank">C'est Cheese Please!</a><br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Avonlea Clothbound Cheddar (PEI) </b>- this thermalized milk cheddar is made in a typically British fashion by binding the wheel of cheese with cloth (this keeps the moisture in the cheese) and since this is from PEI, the cloth that is used are potato sacks! This gives an earthy taste to the cheese. Aged 12 months. Award winning (First prize - American Cheese Society Conference, 2012, Second prize - American Cheese Society Conference, 2013)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Gai Bleu (New Brunswick) - </b>a raw milk blue that is velvety on the tongue and earthy in taste from La Bergerie Aux 4 Vents in Camp Doré. It is named for the Blue Jay's that made the farm their home.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Le 1608 - </b>Charlevoix region of Québec, this wash-rind cheese is made from the milk of the oldest breed of cattle in Canada, the Canadienne. This breed is directly descended from a few hundred cattle brought from Normandy and Brittany 400 years ago! More Canadian than maple syrup!</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>Lindsay Clothbound Goat Cheddar </b>- this goat cheddar is aged 12 months. Creamy, buttery and with that tangy goat cheese flavour, it is no wonder it took Second Place for Best of Show at the 2011 American Cheese Society Conference.</li>
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<b>Happy Canada Day! Joyeux Jour du Canada!</b></div>
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These wonderful Chévres just shout "Summer is Here!" don't they? These flower topped delicacies are from Salt Spring Island Cheese Company and although they have been around for a time, they are still a favorite.</div>
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In 1996, David Wood and his wife started selling their handmade goat cheese from their farm on Salt Spring Island, just off the coast of BC. </div>
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Their goal was to make excellent cheese with quality ingredients....and succeed they have. The list of ingredients is short: 100% goat milk, sea salt, dairy culture and rennet. Try pairing these pretty chévres with a Sauvignon Blanc.</div>
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Also from Salt Spring Island Cheese Company is Blue Juliette. This is another of their chévres this time made with half blue culture and half white which produces a mild goat blue. Try pairing this one with a slightly chilled Gamay Noir or Pinot Noir. </div>
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Both are in stock at <a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank">C'est Cheese Please! </a></div>
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Either one of these on the afternoon cheese platter will have you singing too! And just in case you've forgotten just how good <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2bigf337aU" target="_blank">Ella Fitzgerald</a> is, here's a reminder!</div>
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The above is the Wikipedia definition for modified milk byproducts. Now, I would like you to have a look at your recent purchase of cheese from your big box store or bulk food store or WalMart or major grocery store especially the "super special" at some ridiculously low price.....is the first ingredient "modified milk byproducts" or "milk solids"? Then you are eating a product that is made from dried skim milk or whey powder or some combination of these sorts of ingredients. Please note that these ingredients do not have to come from Canada.<br />
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In 1826, the famous gastronome (or in other words, one of the original Foodies) Brillat-Savarin made the observation above. Today, we are inundated with the "latest" pronouncement on the food that we eat - so much so that we are driven crazy trying to eat well and live long. May I weigh in with a few thoughts? Food, the preparation and eating of should be a source of joy and pleasure...of the family around the table, sharing and talking together. If we look at the Mediterranean Diet (which is basically The Canada Food Guide) , we see that people eat just about everything, ENJOY everything, live long and generally, healthy lives <b>but</b> the emphasis is on fresh, real food. There is no scientific evidence that removing gluten, dairy or whatever the latest buzz is does anything to improve the average person's life. Only those with those specific intolerance's receive any benefit. Remember that author's of books are trying to sell their books, TV personalities are trying to promote their programs - everyone has their angle.<br />
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Here at <a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank">C'est Cheese Please!</a> all of the cheeses are <b>100% milk </b>of country of origin, olive oil is <b>100%</b> olive oil, and the products here, many of which come from small, local producers, taste great - that is my guarantee to you, my valuable customers. Does this make a difference to the taste and quality of the cheeses? Absolutely. Is it more expensive? Yes, but remember that you get what you pay for - quality always does come with a price tag.<br />
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And remember that the Blue Cow symbol only appears on products made of 100% Canadian milk.<br />
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Is <b>100% </b>better? My answer is c'est vrai! My customers are worth it.<br />
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In 10 short years, the Morin family of Fromagerie du Presbytère have achieved levels of success that are unmatched. Year after year, the cheeses produced by Jean and Dominic have won accolades and many honours. In 2010, I wrote about <a href="http://wendi-yates.blogspot.ca/2010/10/another-winner-from-our-belle-province.html" target="_blank">Le Bleu d'Elizabeth</a> which since has been awarded the Caseus Emeritus at the 2013 Sélection Caseus (founded in 1999, this is a provincial contest for Québec cheeses).<br />
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Another cheese from Fromagerie du Presbytère is Louis d'Or, a wash-rind cheese named for the Morin family farm . Louis d'Or was awarded the Caseus Emeritus in 2012 as well as being awarded the 2014 Grand Champion at the Canadian Cheese Grand Prix.......and a year later, Laliberté (pictured above), the latest addition to the repertoire at Fromagerie du Presbytère has won the <a href="http://www.dairyfarmers.ca/news-centre/news/marketing-nutrition/fromagerie-du-presbytere-s-laliberte-crowned-grand-champion-at-2015-canadian-cheese-grand-prix" target="_blank">2015 Grand Champion at the Canadian Cheese Grand Prix</a>. Talk about a home run!<br />
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The farm (Louis d'Or) has been in the Morin family for four generations and the mixed herd of primarily Holstein with a few Jersey's thrown in for good measure, provide the milk that is used for the production of the cheeses. The cheeses are created in what was a former Presbytery which sits in front of the farm...perhaps this is the key to great cheesemaking....being blessed from above!<br />
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Laliberté is in stock at <a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank">C'est Cheese Please! </a><br />
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A couple of years ago, 2 young women came into my store and introduced me to a 100% Canadian product, <a href="http://threefarmers.ca/" target="_blank"><strong>Three Farmer's Camelina Oil </strong></a><strong> - </strong>they were wonderful to work with and I have proudly carried this product at <strong>C'est Cheese Please!</strong> ever since. This has been a Canadian success story including a pitch to the "Dragons" on <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/dragonsden/2012/10/three-farmers-camelina-oil.html" target="_blank"><strong>Dragon's Den</strong></a><strong> </strong>(a shout-out here to Arlene Dickinson for her investment in this company!)</div>
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My daughter, Ainsley LOVES this product and uses it all the time. It has a much higher burn point than peanut oil which is the usual suspect when doing a stir-fry plus it is high in the Omega-3 oils and vitamin E and thus is a great choice when sautéing or stir-frying. But maybe I should let Ainsley speak for herself!</div>
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On October 31st, 2009 the doors to <strong>C'est Cheese Please!</strong> opened for the first time and the adventure began. I would like to thank all my loyal customers for their support and of course my family and friends who have been there when I needed a few positive words of encouragement. I would also like to thank my daughter who has written a beautiful piece for my blog which I will share with you now.<br />
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<span lang="EN-US">With the change of the season it seems like
the right time to sit down and reflect on what has happened in the past and
what is currently happening as of this moment. It becomes a time, in my life in
particular, when I start to think of where my life is heading over the next
little while, what I want to accomplish and how to get there. However, at this
moment, I don’t find myself thinking so much about only me, but instead my
mother. The end of October will mark her three year anniversary as the owner
and creator of<strong> <a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank">C’est Cheese Please!</a></strong> Three years she has been passionately
running her store in Galt, Cambridge and from what I can see has never looked
back. This is where my mind has been over the last little while. It inspires me
to think that she took such a leap of faith and did what her heart told her to
do. Yes, she works hard, yes she is there day after day ensuring that her
business succeeds, but when you do something you love, does it not just become
a labour of love? </span></div>
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the past three years I have been privileged to witness her hard at work,
interacting with the customers, sharing her wealth of cheese knowledge, and
daring those who are willing to try, incredible cheeses that one would not find
in the grocery store aisle. She has built her business on something that is
hard to compete with, knowledge. She truly walks the talk, sharing stories
about where the cheeses originate, why they were named the way they were,
health benefits, pairings, and so much more. She never rushes a customer, only
taking the time to educate them on their choices, offering something new and
different to try, and making sure they walk out the door satisfied and excited
about their experience at her store. </span></div>
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in fact, it is a sort of ode to the store, and my mother. There is something so
incredible about this store, I get that feeling inside me that makes me so
proud to be her daughter. I can only hope that one day I find a passion as
strong as hers and have the strength to go after it, make it my own.</span></div>
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I want to congratulate her on her three year anniversary of <strong><a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank">C’est CheesePlease!</a></strong> It has been a lot of work, but I know that this is what she was meant
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I love smoked cheese and I have lots of selection here at <a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank">C'est Cheese Please!</a> Of course there are the usual suspects - <strong>Applewood Smoked Cheddar</strong> from England and also <strong>Applewood Smoked Cheddar</strong> from Scotland but I also carry some fabulous cheese that I have custom smoked for <a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank">C'est Cheese Please!</a> These include Gouda and Spiced Gouda, Ontario cheddar and the Red Hot Chili Pepper Cheddar as well as a low fat Mozzerella. One of my person favs is the <strong>Smoked Spiced Gouda</strong>. The gouda is spiced with cumin and that combined with the smokiness is in one word, yummy! I really enjoy this melted on the fresh asparagus that is just hitting the local markets now. I add some slices of toasted <strong>Asiago Pepper Bread</strong> ($4.99 a loaf) that I stock in the freezer along with my favorite red wine, Ripasso as my "Spring Has Sprung!" treat.<br />
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Try the smoked <strong>Red Hot Chili Pepper Cheddar</strong> melted on your nachos and the <strong>C'est Cheese Please</strong> <strong>Custom Smoked Cheddar</strong> is amazing on a bowl of chili.<br />
I also stock a smoked blue cheese, <strong>Blue Haze</strong>. This is a Québec blue cheese from the <a href="http://wendi-yates.blogspot.ca/2010/03/mont-st-benoit.html" target="_blank">Abbaye Saint-Benoit-du-Lac</a> (this is a link to a previous blog that I did on the cheeses made by the monks of the Abbaye) which is then smoked in Ontario using a blend of Ontario hardwood chips. Burnt carmel notes on the outside contrasting with the creamy, piquant interior - great on your next hamburger or steak!<br />
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For something a little different, here is my recipe for Cheddar Biscuits - you could easily substitute the cheddar for <strong>Applewood Smoked Cheddar</strong> or the <strong>Smoked Red Hot Chili Pepper Cheddar.</strong><br />
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In large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Cut in the shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the cheese. In small bowl, beat together the egg and milk. Add to the flour mixture mixing lightly until the mixture just comes together into a soft ball. Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and knead gently 20 times. Roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/2 an inch. Cut with a floured round cutter approximately 2 inches in diameter. Bake in a preheated 450 degree oven 8-10 minutes. Will make approximately 2 1/2 dozen.</div>
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beautiful weekend in the city, biking, picnics, friends, wine and of course a
fair share of cheese, I am sad to see it go, although it is already Monday
evening. I am
lucky to have a mother that owns such a beautiful little cheese shop, and lucky
that I live relatively close that I am able to get down often to visit. I was
down in Galt at <strong><a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank">C’est Cheese Please!</a></strong> a few weekends ago and walked away with
some lovely Mozzarella and some fresh Parmesan. However, since being down that
way I haven’t found a moment to use it. Thus, until tonight, while slowly
slipping back into the memories from the weekend. I was determined to take a
moment for myself tonight, an action that is rare, as with most others I can
only imagine. I had decided while feverishly working away today that I would
come home, relax, read, cook and go for a long walk, and I am happy to say that
is exactly what I did, mission complete. So back to what I cooked, I have been
craving pizza ever since stumbling upon a small pizza place in the East side of
Toronto, and even though I cannot cook pizza exactly like that place (no stone
oven in this small apartment) I can sure try. I picked up a thin crust (yes
store bought unfortunately, I mean it is a Monday evening…) some lovely pesto
sauce, some crème fraiche, and some wild mushrooms. I mixed together the pesto
and crème fraiche to create a lovely creamy pesto to use as the sauce then
sprinkled the mushrooms on after I first sautéed them in some sesame oil (also
from C’est Cheese Please), and finally being very forgiving in the layers of
the fresh mozzarella and parmesan. Such a simple dish yet I feel like I have
achieved so much. A lovely evening at home with me, myself and I, and well The
Bachelorette of course. </span></div>
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taking a night for yourself, evening though the city is still running around me
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Happy New Year! I will make a few predictions: The sun will rise despite economic difficulties. The grass will grow regardless of global warming. And cows, goats and sheep will produce milk that will be made into a plethora of cheeses many of which will find their way into <a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank"><strong>"C'est Cheese Please!"</strong></a><strong> </strong>this year.</div>
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Take this one for example, <strong>Millefoglie a la Marzamino</strong>, or like I say "Drunken Cow". This beautiful raw cow's milk cheese comes from the alpine area north of Venice, Italy from the Latteria Perenzin who have been cheese makers for 4 generations. Millefoglie is the Italian word for the French pastry, Mille-feuille which in English means "a thousand sheets". During production, this cheese goes through a special treatment designed to produce a paste that has flaky stratification's. The cheese is allowed to age for 6 months. After the first aging, the cheese maker then inserts long needles into the cheese (this is called "needling" and is commonly done to blue cheese prior to the introduction of "penicillium roqueforti", the culture which then creates the traditional blue veining). The cheese goes through a second aging, this time in a regional red wine, Marzamino di Refrontolo for 10 days. The stratification process allows the wine to be infused between the layers of cheese.</div>
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This cheese is not just another pretty face, it is fabulous with a piquant flavour melded with the sweetness of the wine. It is sure to be a hit on your cheeseboard and excellent with an Italian red!</div>
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<strong>Millefoglie al Marzamino</strong> (Drunken Cow) is in stock at <strong><a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/" target="_blank">C'est Cheese Please!</a></strong> </div>
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As we head into the Christmas season, thoughts turn to warm fires and comfort food and what could be more comforting than to spend the evening enjoying the Swiss tradition of Raclette or Cheese Fondue? Our imagination conjures up pictures of snowy days on the ski hill as we carve the perfect course down the slope, the crowd cheers, cowbells ring as we raise our hands in the victory air-punch....OK, so I face-planted!</div>
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The history of Raclette goes back 700 years to the Swiss cowboys in the southwestern part of Switzerland best known for the Matterhorn. These were the young men who lead the herds high up into the summer pastures of the Alps. They would take basic provisions with them and of course one of those things would be a wheel of cheese. This would be one of the semi-firm wash-rind cheeses that the Europeans are so well-known for. In the evenings, they would face the wheel in front of the fire until the top layer became soft and then <strong>"racler" </strong>which is the French verb for "to scrape" the gooey cheese onto a piece of bread or new potatoes and enjoy this with onions and pickles. To this day, this is the traditional way of enjoying Raclette.<br />
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Today, Raclette has become a meal that also includes a variety of charcuterie - cured meats such as sausage and prosciutto, seafood like shrimp, vegetables and of course, boiled new potatoes and a selection of pickled condiments.<br />
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Why not start a new tradition in your home this Christmas Eve by enjoying Raclette or Fondue?<br />
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</div>cestcheesepleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14391209155036612349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044014067610058670.post-33527044516260946332011-08-23T14:00:00.000-07:002011-08-23T14:24:14.537-07:00"What Is He Buzzing In My Ears?" Robert Browning 1812-1889<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdCaVg3oiwpvqV0iS6LqfO5tSEXBw-tq-Umb25agWH2zG9aTE7BbdKGRi73KW8vTp06-s_k6GBPgEdnOE6y0IzOQRv_GomIHLvuRSulwSdGKil9DD-MoArUW0eN8_oRziXF2dTPC2dwU1/s1600/Barely+Buzzed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdCaVg3oiwpvqV0iS6LqfO5tSEXBw-tq-Umb25agWH2zG9aTE7BbdKGRi73KW8vTp06-s_k6GBPgEdnOE6y0IzOQRv_GomIHLvuRSulwSdGKil9DD-MoArUW0eN8_oRziXF2dTPC2dwU1/s320/Barely+Buzzed.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">In early August, the American Cheese Society held its annual conference and awards program in Montréal.....I can hear all Canadians doing a collective double-take. Did you really mean Montréal, CANADA or is there a Montréal in Wyoming for example? Yes, I really meant our own Montréal. Finally Canada has started to gain some recognition south of the border for a little more than great hockey players and an excellent economic system! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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But this was a bit of a strategic move for the American Dairy Industry. Canada is a bit, well let's tell it like it is, A LOT unfamiliar with cheeses that come from the States and like Canada, there has been a real upsurge in small, artisinal cheese makers who are doing some really interesting things. Take this one for example, <strong>Barely Buzzed</strong> from the <strong><a href="http://www.beehivecheese.com/">Beehive Cheese Company</a></strong> in Utah.<br />
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This reads like a modern-day "Green Acres " for those who remember the 60's sit-com, except that it involves two brothers-in-law (Pat and Tim) who decided<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Barely Buzzed</strong> won first place in the Flavoured Cheese category at the ACS and is in stock at <strong><a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/">C'est Cheese Please!</a></strong> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Just as a side note, Canadian cheese makers did exceptionally well at the ACS winning 73 medals, two of which were Best of Shows! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bon Appétit!</div>cestcheesepleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14391209155036612349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044014067610058670.post-87996698360582937372011-06-21T12:13:00.000-07:002011-06-21T13:01:26.719-07:00Alfred le Fermier<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AfdeMJck-w3IJ-9d0bhEz2H9dsKSoZ8QqhD32ToOzY4e_K-cdlSVyCBCTUR4qxOR44zKha2DqTZie6u93imwZRbQY-QHuyM9y2lqwVxbcVmL84pST4z9qIzurohw7lM9h5572r26uKGW/s1600/alfred+le+fermier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AfdeMJck-w3IJ-9d0bhEz2H9dsKSoZ8QqhD32ToOzY4e_K-cdlSVyCBCTUR4qxOR44zKha2DqTZie6u93imwZRbQY-QHuyM9y2lqwVxbcVmL84pST4z9qIzurohw7lM9h5572r26uKGW/s320/alfred+le+fermier.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sometimes things that we think are bad turn out to be good and I think that I have found one of those things. The Departments of Health, both federal and provincial, would like nothing better than to outlaw raw milk cheeses. So, in the 1990's when the federal government took a run at doing this, the Federation des Proucteurs de lait du Québec fought this ban on the grounds that Québec was a distinct region with a history of raw milk cheeses. What has occurred is an increasing number of small farmstead frommageries have been engaged in producing cheeses - an estimated 70 artisanal factories with an output of over 500 varieties of cheese have emerged in the last 20 years! The area of the Eastern Townships has become known as the Cheese Trail and in 2005, the sales of cheese amounted to an amazing $670 million!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So today, I would like to introduce you to yet another wonderful cheese-maker from La Belle Province, <strong>La Station de Compton</strong>, a small producer of three cheeses including the above pictured, <strong>Alfred le Fermier</strong> named for the great grandfather who founded the family farm in Compton, Québec. That is Alfred pressed onto his namesake cheese - and what a cheese it is! The farm is certified organic, the herd of cows are Holstein and they graze on meadows full of clover, alfalfa and asparagus trefoil. This is a wash-rind cheese that is aged for six to eight months on spruce boards harvested from the wood on the farm. What results is a beautiful wheel, orangy-red in colour on the outside, straw-coloured on the inside with small pinholes, buttery, nutty with a finish of sweet grassy notes. <strong>Albert le Fermier</strong> needs nothing to enhance it other than a medium-bodied syrah or cabernet, not too heavily fruited to take away from the flavours of the cheese. If you are a white fan, perhaps try it with a Riesling.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Albert le Fermier</strong> was a finalist in the 2006 Canadian Cheese Grand Prix as well as a finalist in the Caseus (Québec Fine Cheese Competition) in 2008. Simon-Pierre Bolduc, owner of the farm also produces two other cheeses, Raclette de Compton and Comtomme.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The success of the Québec cheese boom has created a challenge for us - so many cheeses and a low per capital consumption. In Europe, the average person consumes 20 kilos of cheese a year while in Canada, that is only 12 kilos and much of that is the mozzarella that is found on our pizzas! So come on Canadians! Come on in to <a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/"><strong>C'est Cheese Please!</strong></a> and sample some of the wonderful delights awaiting your discerning palate!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bon Appétit!</div>cestcheesepleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14391209155036612349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044014067610058670.post-7083975855329930712011-05-27T13:11:00.000-07:002011-05-27T13:11:57.449-07:00The Big Cheese<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISduzVU1OLe5XxKfTYXHtOFB4NtwzgpWS31lBsVGKqZVQFQEU83-zUwCaLPOz6m_7uV5gjDSwtT8DIOGk0jf3NVh7Qq6IKdiuGw_3WWwYHe65zPVEUtBNYFD-IwfpQtdDIrj4YyStMcts/s1600/St+Albert+Cheddar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISduzVU1OLe5XxKfTYXHtOFB4NtwzgpWS31lBsVGKqZVQFQEU83-zUwCaLPOz6m_7uV5gjDSwtT8DIOGk0jf3NVh7Qq6IKdiuGw_3WWwYHe65zPVEUtBNYFD-IwfpQtdDIrj4YyStMcts/s320/St+Albert+Cheddar.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div>Next to mozzarella, cheddar is probably the most consumed cheese in North America. It has been produced since at least the 12th century and is thought that the Romans introduced the recipe to Britain originally bringing it from the Cantel region of France. Unfortunately the name has never been protected so now we refer to cheddar as being anything from wonderful, aged cheese to something that comes out of an aerosol can. Like Brie and Camembert, technically speaking only cheddar that originates from Cheddar in Somerset, South West England is entitled to bear the name but let's try telling that to Kraft!<br />
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Cheddaring actually refers to a process of cheese making where the curds are cut and stacked in a specific manner at the bottom of the vat every 10-15 minutes for an hour and a half allowing the whey to drain producing a cheese that is firm with a distinctive texture. Beyond this initial step, the techniques used vary depending on the region and cheesemaker. One of the natural elements that contributed to the production of cheddar as we know it, are the caves found in Cheddar, England which provided an environment for the aging of the cheese. It is this specific environment which cheesemakers seek to replicate when aging cheddar.<br />
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So how do we know a "good" cheddar from a "great" cheddar? First, the ingredients. Any cheese which has "milk solids" as an ingredient falls in the category of factory cheddar. A great cheddar is 100% milk with the addition of rennet and cultures. Second, orange or white? Natural cheddar is creamy to pale white in colour. Orange cheddar results with the addition of annatto which is a natural plant extract. When aging cheddar, ANY additional ingredient will affect the way that the cheese ages which is why most aged cheddars are white. Thirdly, the age of the cheese - a young cheddar is mild in flavour and with age develops a complexity and a sharpness of flavour. One other point is that as cheese ages, the lactose breaks down with the microbial fermentation of the cheese.<br />
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Here at <a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/">"C'est Cheese Please!"</a> we carry <strong>5 </strong>and <strong>7 year old cheddar from St. Albert</strong>. Recently, the 5 year old cheddar won a silver medal at the <strong>2011 Canadian Cheese Grand Prix</strong>. Both are examples of great cheddars - complex and sharp but maintaining a creamy, clean finish but really in the end, you need to come into <a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/">"C'est Cheese Please!"</a> and taste for yourself a truly wonderful cheddar!<br />
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<div align="center">Bon Appétit!</div>cestcheesepleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14391209155036612349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044014067610058670.post-32058222063079132422011-05-05T12:06:00.000-07:002011-05-05T12:10:08.159-07:00Avec L'Amour À Maman!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Qic2uVNGC175Jj_Y073KzOYy3pKkNFb13ZOCv6SjEKOb0j6Gi2LHrXgWno1mk-4xuxtZmeYV-8_6fixF0_F42D2-yfgvbK8CTW-Rr0COvnXbsvmD3U3a-q-cFgYnOlCQXoc6E7r3j8yz/s1600/Steed+and+Co.+Lavendar+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Qic2uVNGC175Jj_Y073KzOYy3pKkNFb13ZOCv6SjEKOb0j6Gi2LHrXgWno1mk-4xuxtZmeYV-8_6fixF0_F42D2-yfgvbK8CTW-Rr0COvnXbsvmD3U3a-q-cFgYnOlCQXoc6E7r3j8yz/s320/Steed+and+Co.+Lavendar+003.JPG" width="250" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">There is something about Mother's Day that causes men great stress....so in an effort to ease the palpitations that are starting to occur, let me try to help you "Get It Right"!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">New in the store this week are wonderful products that use culinary lavender as a major ingredient - <strong>Lavender Lemon Marmalade, Lavender Honey and a Lavender Apple Compote</strong> (all are priced at $6.99) from Steed and Co. Lavender. Who knew? Not only is lavender a wonderful fragrance that soothes the soul, it also complements cheese too! Try drizzling the lavender honey over Paillot de Chévre or use the Lavender Apple Compote with a creamy brie and I am sure that you will be Mom's fave. And the Lavender Lemon Marmalade is perfect with a croissant or scone to start her special day off on the right foot (or left, doesn't matter too much.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Don't forget that fresh croissant, Pain Au Chocolat and Brioche are here at <a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/">C'est Cheese Please!</a> first thing on Saturday morning</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div align="right" style="text-align: left;">So Happy Mother's Day to all those special Mom's who wipe noses, tell you to straighten up and get a grip and who love you to bits - <strong>always!</strong></div><div align="right" style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bon Appétit!</div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"></div>cestcheesepleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14391209155036612349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044014067610058670.post-58835648970646194052011-04-27T11:37:00.000-07:002011-04-27T11:52:27.684-07:00Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Something Blue!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRrPJFrrj2VzLxDHQ0dkRN3skpbgaSYvFJTLQarZq9RhcbWg7opQ2BAdlaOxFzSWRDewOKHLsj62vuHQ3Oy6AtYDHqRzuTD3VKu2cOSg0P7ILM5dx16DH0ddgiXtl2rUfev-fStsPrLTo/s1600/William+and+Kate.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRrPJFrrj2VzLxDHQ0dkRN3skpbgaSYvFJTLQarZq9RhcbWg7opQ2BAdlaOxFzSWRDewOKHLsj62vuHQ3Oy6AtYDHqRzuTD3VKu2cOSg0P7ILM5dx16DH0ddgiXtl2rUfev-fStsPrLTo/s320/William+and+Kate.bmp" width="320" /></a></div>OK, yes I admit it - I am so excited about Prince William and Kate Middleton's upcoming wedding. I got up in the wee hours of the morning to watch Diana and Charles' wedding (not so for the wedding of Charles and Camilla, but 'nough said about that) and I will be doing the same this Friday! So with that in mind, I thought that I would remind you that there are frozen scones here at <strong><a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/">"C'est Cheese Please!"</a></strong> - <strong>Raspberry Lemon</strong> and <strong>Orange Cranberry ($11.98 for 6 large scones).</strong> There is also <strong>MacKay's Lemon Curd</strong> which I thought would be great with the Raspberry Lemon scones and <strong>Lime Curd</strong> which would go with the Orange Cranberry scones very well - <strong>$7.50 for a 340g jar.</strong> Or if you prefer, there is a selection of <strong>Greaves jams</strong> <strong>- peach, plum and black currant at $2.50 for a mini pot.</strong> Now you just have to pour yourself a cuppa, sit back and enjoy the spectacle!<br />
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One of the touching things that this couple have done is to request donations in lieu of gifts and they have selected a number of charities that have missions that resonate with them. In Canada, they have selected the <strong>Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary</strong>, so in honour of their wedding, <strong>10% of sales this week will be donated to this organization.</strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Best Wishes Will and Kate!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Bon Appétit!</strong></div>cestcheesepleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14391209155036612349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044014067610058670.post-55067057669100419612011-04-16T09:36:00.000-07:002011-04-16T09:36:48.192-07:00And Little Lambs Eat Ivey.......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxkH22IaNu8JdxCr0oLGRZWsY8QPQjnvV9BQ_looS65rA2f4zUu0Lot8tBqwUjryTXDSOtCX389ohb2gJUtFSRYS69EdVLY9vW-D5yAmHGuKLmn6xQnF8rq4CqT3A8h2pxdEKob9bDgvr/s1600/Best+Baa+Cheese.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxkH22IaNu8JdxCr0oLGRZWsY8QPQjnvV9BQ_looS65rA2f4zUu0Lot8tBqwUjryTXDSOtCX389ohb2gJUtFSRYS69EdVLY9vW-D5yAmHGuKLmn6xQnF8rq4CqT3A8h2pxdEKob9bDgvr/s320/Best+Baa+Cheese.JPG" width="320" /></a>Spring is taking it's own sweet time arriving this year. While the rest of us are moaning and groaning about the rain/damp/snow that Mother Nature is throwing our way, these young ladies take it all in stride (or maybe hoof!) providing the mild, sweet milk for the cheeses made by <strong>Best Baa Dairy</strong> in Conn, Ontario. Truly a family affair, Elizabeth and Eric Bzikot along with their son and daughter-in-law, Peter and Nicole manage their herd, farm and dairy operation along with developing their unique products while promoting the sheep dairy market.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 1998, they moved from Manitoba to Ontario, purchasing the farm with the intent of raising sheep strictly for their meat and happened into artisanal cheese-making after discovering a market here for sheep's milk products. Yogurt was the original product and soon after, Elizabeth started trying her hand at cheese-making. Today, <strong>Best Baa Dairy</strong> makes a range of cheeses both with pasteurized and unpasteurized sheep's milk. <strong>Mouton Rouge</strong> is a wash-rind cheese with a lovely reddish exterior encasing a creamy, light yellow paste. This is a raw milk cheese, aged for 60 days, nutty and butttery with a lovely creamy finish. <strong>Sheep In The Meadow</strong> with its dusting of herbes de provence, is creamy, mushroomy and fabulously smooth. Eweda is a deliciously, aged take on a Gouda. All of these cheeses are in the case at <strong><a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/">C'est Cheese Please!</a></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With spring weather nearly here, why not try this recipe for a hot Greek Salad with the <strong>Best Baa Feta</strong> available both pasteurized and unpasteurized, $8.99 a tub at <strong><a href="http://www.cestcheeseplease.com/">C'est Cheese Please!</a></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Clean and tear the romaine lettuce and arrange on a large platter leaving the centre of the platter bare.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Prepare the vegetables by chopping into bite-sized chunks (don't be too fancy, this salad should look rustic and hearty). Grill the vegetables on your BBQ using one of those great baskets to toss them around in. Place them into a good sized bowl. Heat the dressing in your microwave, pour over the grilled vegetables and toss the hot vegetables in the hot dressing. Remove the vegetables from the dressing using a slotted spoon, place in the centre of the platter. Add the chopped tomatoes, feta cheese, black olives and sprinkle generously with the Parmesan cheese.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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The Jura Mountains is a small mountain range that connects with France, Switzerland and Germany. "Jura" means forest mountains and aptly describes the geography of the area - rich in lush grass meadows, high in the mountains. In France, this is the province of Franche-Comté, renowned for it's cheeses, Comté being one of them. On the other side of the mountains is the French-speaking area of Switzerland. The traditions of both areas are quite similar and this is evidenced by the cheese above, in France it is called "Vacherin du Haut-Doubs" and in Switzerland "Vacherin Mont D'Or" (Do you hear the song "I say tomato, you say tomato" playing??). No matter what you call it, this is a spectacular cheese only available at Christmas time after the cattle have returned to the barns from their summer meadows and are on hay.</div>
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Vacherin Mont D'Or comes in a lovely pine box which is removed to expose the cheese which has a birch strip, called a <em>sangle,</em> encircling it. The cheese is allowed to come to room temperature after which the rind (which is inedible) is removed. Under the rather gnarly-looking rind is a creamy, rich, gooey, decadent cheese. In Switzerland, the cheese is enjoyed along with fingerling potatoes. In France they sometimes make a small hole in the rind and pour some champagne or white wine into the cheese. And perhaps this was the original "baked brie" as the cheese is often warmed in the oven. Here is a wonderful recipe:</div>
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Vacherin Mont D'Or is an increasingly difficult cheese to come by on this side of the pond, but I have managed to bring some in. Not inexpensive, it is a treat at Christmas or New Year's or a special gift for that hard-to-buy for foodie in your life. So come into <strong>C'est Cheese Please!</strong> soon and scoop up this delicacy!</div>
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I have a few things on my Christmas Wish List and this reproduction of a French Tartine Stand is one of them. I can just see that on my pine harvest table with a changing display according to the season - sometimes fruit, in the fall gourds and, oh, yes my famous Lemon Meringue pie!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZym3CF7gCSl_PjD1tyzG7sL3wDfqkUT4k0KCC_6FBe1ivSxGyXpjBBgizOUfJfLpIZASUImrJdod-_oSUsZyVzN-yQu8h_FAkcBs5T0VW5JSwVf8YjHA4rvzan2oD4Bi0jDv36WBk3Vc/s1600/Christmas+at+CCP+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZym3CF7gCSl_PjD1tyzG7sL3wDfqkUT4k0KCC_6FBe1ivSxGyXpjBBgizOUfJfLpIZASUImrJdod-_oSUsZyVzN-yQu8h_FAkcBs5T0VW5JSwVf8YjHA4rvzan2oD4Bi0jDv36WBk3Vc/s320/Christmas+at+CCP+004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">There is a fabulous selection of really unique cheese platters in the store for a really one-of-a-kind gift . There are the wine barrel head platters and a new line from Urban Salvage. This latter company salvages the trees that are cut down in the cities and re-purposes them into a variety of products including the handled platters. They come in three sizes...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8E1s1BrIBRED6vb6SXupLaq2rJYyo1QxFMER2L8siwuPoI1kkt6GGgLzxc8dw4G9Qjkx1CLKFazBrkSAXMnCvHSybmoLmopufVveYxuc5_oEBDcrynDFtKxKKZtvBrDUgtdc8McLKw9QQ/s1600/Christmas+Goodies+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8E1s1BrIBRED6vb6SXupLaq2rJYyo1QxFMER2L8siwuPoI1kkt6GGgLzxc8dw4G9Qjkx1CLKFazBrkSAXMnCvHSybmoLmopufVveYxuc5_oEBDcrynDFtKxKKZtvBrDUgtdc8McLKw9QQ/s400/Christmas+Goodies+003.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">And I should mention the Gigha Fruits. What a great gift - and I won't tell if it is going in your own stocking! Promise! These are fabulous. They come from a cheese maker in Kintyre, Scotland (yes, the Mull made famous by Sir Paul is nearby). They feature cheddar made from the milk of the Guernsey cow (see the blog entitled <a href="http://wendi-yates.blogspot.com/2010/03/bursting-with-pride_04.html">"Bursting With Pride"</a> for some interesting information about Guernsey cows) which is blended with Pear Schnapps in the pear, Highland Liqueur in the apple and Orange Liqueur in the orange. Also in stock at C'est Cheese Please! is Captain's Claret (mature cheddar blended with claret) and Highland Chief (mature cheddar blended with single malt whiskey).<br />
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Shown with the Gigha fruits are spectacular balsamics - a 12 year old balsamic blended with pomegranate, fig, truffle, blackberry.....also in stock, a 50 year and 100 year balsamic beautifully presented and sure to be appreciated!<br />
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a really beautiful cheese cloche, how about these beauties all hand-painted by a potter in Montrèal?<br />
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If you are looking for something for the foodie in your life, there is the AMAZING olive oil from the Pingue family farm in Italy - ask for a sample, you will agree with me when I say that it is quite simply the best.<br />
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I should also mention that the store will be open the three Sunday's before Christmas, December 6th, 12th and 19th from 11 am until 4 pm. My daughter, Brittany will be running the show so come in and say hello!<br />
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I have a confession to make, when I was a little girl I hated cheese! Even my Mom's homemade Macaroni and Cheese wasn't a favorite of mine. I can empathize when little ones come into the store and cringe when I offer them a sample because that was me a few years ago - OK, maybe just a little more than a few years ago, but just a little! And it wasn't such a long time ago that I thought that I didn't like blue cheese....until one time I selected a little morsel from a cheese tray that was delicious. I went back for more and then when no one was looking, took the whole piece! It was later that I discovered that this was indeed blue cheese and once I got the tang, well suffice it to say that I haven't looked back. </div>
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Today's topic is the magnificent blue cheese from a small cheese maker in Québec, Fromagerie du Presbytère just east of Drummondville. <strong>Le Bleu d'Elizabeth</strong> is the second cheese to come from Fromagerie du Presbytère and won a gold medal in 2009 at the Québec Seléction Caseus awards! This says a lot about the quality of cheese making and the skill of the cheese makers, brothers Jean and Dominique Morin who are fourth generation farmers of this land. <strong>Le Bleu d'Elizabeth</strong> is a farmhouse cheese, meaning that the milk produced from the farm's mixed herd of Holstein's, Jersey's and a few Canadienne is the sole source of the milk used to make the cheese not only that but the farm has been organic for the past 20 years. The cheese itself is aged two to three months which produces a milder blue although the brothers are busy aging some of the cheese for 12 months for those who like a stronger blue kick.</div>
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<strong>Le Bleu d'Elizabeth</strong> is a raw milk cheese with full flavours of sour cream, butter and salt all balanced in a creamy paste that is melt-in-your-mouth delicious and not a bitter note to spoil the experience! To all of you who proclaim not to like blue cheese, this one may very well change your mind. Pair it with a glass of Cidre Glacé available at the LCBO and why not try <strong>Le Bleu d'Elizabeth</strong> ($8.00/100g) with an aged<strong> Comté</strong> ($7.70/100g) on your cheeseboard - a bit of Old World paired with the New!</div>
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It is of note that another cheese produced by Fromagerie du Presbytère, Louis d'Or won the gold medal at the Seléction Caseus in 2010 - 2 years in a row! We will be watching to see what masterpiece comes from this cheese maker in the future. And you can be sure that I will be adding Louis D'Or to the shopping list for <strong>"C'est Cheese Please!"</strong></div>
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