Happy Monday! Guess what it's time for?!?!? You guessed it, Marriage Mondays! We're changing things up a bit this week, instead of revealing in today's post who has beat out the other two contestants for the perfect match, I thought I would allow the suspense to build overnight and reveal who has won a chance with our lovely cheese of the week tomorrow. By unveiling the winner tomorrow, at that point you will also have the chance to learn why one contestant was chosen over another, teaching you key pairing tips..
In thinking about what this week's marriage posted would feature, I noticed that I tend to talk a lot about special and unique cheeses found at cheese counter's and cheese stores. Granted, there are many days that I talk about goat cheeses or Parmesans that you can find all around town, but I thought for this week, I would choose something simpler, the ultimate party goer -- Brie.
Even though I imagine you all have had your fair share of experience with Brie, let's just go over a few of its recognizable characteristics: It is normally made of pasteurized cow's milk, a bloomy rind cheese, typically aged for about four weeks, from Brie, the region just southwest of Paris in France. There are now tons of different sorts of Brie's produced and sold: some infused with herbs, mixed with blue cheese, with goat's milk instead of cow' milk, and double and triple cream varieties. For our purposes today, we will focus on the classic, simple, straight forward, creamy baby known by the masses. Easily recognizable by its luscious bloomy rind and the creamy unctuous interior paste. This is the sort of cheese that needs a wine with a certain amount of body to complement it successfully, such as a fuller Sauvignon Blanc or even a Chardonnay or a Chablis if you are feeling a white or a Merlot or medium bodied Cabernet should you want to go down the red path. If you choose to pair this with light, crisp wines, the cheese will overshadow them and your wine drinking experience will become more about the cheese than about enjoying the cheese with the wine! So shall we get going with this week's match making session:
Contestant Number One : Heirloom Tomato Salad with fresh basil and a light homemade vinaigrette. Fresh, luscious, juicy, and delish, this contestant is a classic. Best in summer months with the perfectly ripe colorful mixture of heirloom tomatoes, we certainly won't disappoint.
Contestant Number Two: Dark Chocolate, everyone's guilty pleasure. Who doesn't love a little nibble of this to make you smile? Great to cheer you up when you're feeling down; as the perfect finishing touch to a meal; or even a nice complement to a glass of port; this contestant is quite versalite and an excellent multitasker. Hard to go wrong here!
Contestant Number Three: Sliced Granny Smith Apples topped with walnuts and honey. A great healthy dessert, sweet, savory, crispy, and gooey all at once. A nice mixture of simple flavor profiles, easy for many occasions, winter, spring, summer or fall.
Of these classic contestants, who do you think Ms. Brie will chose as her future match? Will it be the savory, juicy companionship of contestant number one? Or the boy next door sort of simplicity and the satisfying sweetness of contestant number two? Or the crunchy healthy combo of fruit and nuts characterizing contestant number three?
Tune in tomorrow to find out who she chooses. Good night all.
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