With so many referring to March Madness, I thought we'd go with a theme of March Happiness instead today.
It's Monday, and the start of what could be a beautiful hint of spring kind of week - or so they say...
Days like today remind me of how thankful I am for each of you, our customers. Thanks for reading and thanks for carrying us along in your inspired lives!
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New Cheeses
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 | We're constantly getting fresh cheeses in the store - because you continue to buy them...
And we continue to get
new cheeses in the store because there are a plethora of options when it comes to cheese.
Yes, we carry imported cheeses and we have a growing number of small U.S. artisan dairies we work with...ones you should sit up and take notice of with us!
We're inspired by the Grafton Duet, a favorite of mine because I can't get enough blue cheese or cheddar! This cheese actually hails from two states. Grafton Village Creamery in Vermont has had a home in our cheese cooler since the day we opened. It's creamy and just right in the sharp department for me, and the blue of it is from Minnesota's own Faribault Dairy.
The idea came from the owners of both companies while at a food show in adjacent booths (must have been a slow day!) This was their successful first attempt at collaboration - of which there will be more! Beautiful on a cheese plate because of its 'best of both worlds' kind of attitude, pair it with the wine below.
And...this weekend, March 19 & 20, come on by anytime to celebrate "Stinky Cheese Weekend" with us.
It's sure to delight your tastebuds!
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Quinteiro
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Hailing from Galicia, Spain, this wine is a bargain and a half! Young Tempranillo is combined with Grenache and Cabernet
and barrel aged for one month to give this dry wine a beautiful and somewhat
powerful (but not overpowering) spicy cherry nose. You'll taste that same spicy cherry with just
a hint of oak. The simple elegance of
this wine lends to pairing with thick-cut olive oil & rosemary seared pork chops and a side of sweet potato fries.
Only $7.50 a bottle!
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Pate di Olive
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Let's just call them olives in paste form. This beautiful family farm in the boot of Italy creates this amazing "pate". After tasting this, I asked what was in the jar. I assumed there was probably something added. No! All that is in this jar are pitted black olives ground to a paste and I can't tell you just how much flavor comes screaming out of this delicacy in a jar!
Because it is purely olive, a little bit goes a long way! I love to put a dollop on top of goat cheese on top of toasted baguette or use it to toss with pasta. Treat yourself to a jar so that you're ready for guests the next time they pop in!
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