5/5/2023 0 Comments Bijou cheese![]() Try this recipe with any type of cheese you like, even a spoonful of crumbled gorgonzola on each bread slice. I’ve cut each button-shaped round into three thick slices to top on a baguette slice and after a couple of minutes under the broiler, the cheese melts and oozes all over the bread. The cheese is aged for one week, and the longer it is aged, the shaper and more robust the flavor becomes. I’m in love with their Quark cheese, which is a German-style fresh cheese.įor this salad, I’ve used their Bijou cheese, which is goat cheese that is molded and into small, adorable rounds. The company is most known for their goat cheese, but also make cultured butter and cow’s milk products like Quark, Fromage Blanc and Mascarpone. This recipe is from a brand new cookbook called In a Cheesemaker’s Kitchen written by the founder of Vermont Butter and Cheese Company, Allison Hooper. But then my husband got right back at me the next evening at dinner when he winked at me and announced, “so now that we have a salad garden, can we think of recipes other than the same boring mixed greens?” Yes, I know how to get things done in my household, sometimes it involves a bit of sneakiness and creativity. How could he say no? He looked at me, cocked his head and smiled. ![]() “Oh, dear husband, since you’re not programming code at your desk this week, how about helping plant our family garden that provides nourishment to your children?” Of course, I have to wait for the perfect moment to bring this subject up, both in-laws have to be present and we must be at the dinner table enjoying a lovely family moment. Neither of which has anything to do with MY garden, except for the fact that the mere presence of them forces my husband to work less at the computer and be on his best behavior as a model parent. My mother-in-law, an avid quilter, and my father-in-law, a skilled woodworker, are both in town. Some gardeners will say I’m late, others will say I’m too early, but all I know that this little snippet of time between Christmas and New Years is the perfect schedule for my household. It’s a brand new year and I’ve just now started my winter garden, which includes celery, salad greens and herbs such as sweet basil, parsley, cilantro, Thai basil, chives and thyme. ![]() Happy New Year! I thought I’d start the new year right with a light salad (just don’t eat too many of those warm goat cheese rounds on toasted baguette, ok?!) Wishing you and your family a fun-filled, healthy and prosperous New Year!
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