Happy New Year my dear Fromagical readers!
I hope you all had a lovely New Year's celebration and wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous 2011!
Last night, my good friend out-did herself with a fabulous New Year's Eve Southern feast - deviled eggs, shrimp and grits, fried chicken, green beans, asparagus, black eyed peas, and homemade cheddar cornbread. As I'd mentioned on Thursday, I brought along cheese from ideally south of the Mason-Dixon line to keep with the theme! Two of the three cheeses I brought were definitely from south of the Mason Dixon line and one was somewhat debate-able as it originates from a farm on the Indiana - Kentucky border.
What did I bring?
1. Old Kentucky Tomme, IN - A bloomy rind aged raw goat's milk cheese made by Capriole. Barnyardy, mushroomy, and funky with a creamy tangy finish, this is a nice weighty mouthful of cheesy goodness.
2. Mini Grayson, VA - Grayson, that washed rind stinker I discussed on Thursday made by Meadow Creek Farm is dialed up a notch here because it is also washed in local Highland Brewing Company beer -- giving the cheesy paste that nice briny feel with hints of hops. Lighter than its larger cousin, these light squares are sweet and grassy with that classic washed rind punch -- a true treat!
3. Singing Brook Cheese, TN - Blackberry Farm in Tennessee crafts this unpasteurized aged sheep's milk cheese. Olive oil washed, modeled on the style of a Pecorino Toscano, this is firm cheese full of buttery, milky nutty notes, a nice counterpart to the washed rind stink of the Mini Grayson and the lusciousness of the Old Kentucky Tomme.
Was it missing a blue cheese? Yes, I thought so, but four cheeses might be have been too much with everything else last night and plus I had significant trouble finding a blue cheese from south of the Mason Dixon that was available here.
Enjoy your New Year's day folks!
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