I like lavender just fine. There’s a bunch of dried lavender hanging in my bedroom because the aroma reportedly helps you sleep. It smells lovely, even if that isn’t true. Obviously, I like cheese or this blog wouldn’t exist. I can’t think of any lavender flavored food….tea, maybe? Send comments if you know of something [...]
This Welsh cheddar is produced by Wales’ longest certified organic dairy farm, Bwlchwernen Fawr. According to their website, Hafod (pronounced Havod), means summer place. I purchased this cheese from Square Deal Wine Company on 23rd in Portland, and had the pleasure of watching the cheese monger cut open a brand new round for me. I [...]
A few months ago I purchased a sample of the Rogue Creamery Smoked Blue. It was a great blue cheese, but there was no smoked flavor. None. Nada. Zip. See earlier post. At the time I was puzzled but shrugged and decided my palate wasn’t refined enough to pick up the flavor. So, I recorded [...]