12.29.08
Posted in Cheese, Cooking, Dining, Entertaining, Gourmet Shopping, Party Planning at 5:15 am by Deb Savvy
All you have to do is stick it in the oven. Literally.
Baked Brie is an impressive, high-quality, gourmet appetizer that is perfect for winter entertaining. Delicious creamy Brie cheese is combined with specially seasoned fillings and wrapped in savory brioche dough and baked to perfection. Only reheating is necessary! It can be frozen until needed, or kept refrigerated for up to 45 days.
$18.65 at Cheese Supply where they’ve got over 700 different gourmet cheeses from which to choose!
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11.02.08
Posted in Cheese, Kosher, Shopping Tips at 8:49 am by Deb Savvy
Every cloud has a silver lining, as they say. The upside to shorter days is longer nights, of course. And more time to relax at home with a bit of wine and cheese.
Explore a world of cheese brought right to your door by igourmet.com
. Cheeses from all over the globe. Loads of obscure and hard to find cheeses.
Including a nice selection of Kosher cheese.
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06.22.08
Posted in Cheese, Gourmet Shopping, International Foods at 11:05 pm by Deb Savvy
The best way to think of artisanalcheese.com 
is as an international gallery of cheese.
They offer an incredible selection of hundreds of hand crafted gourmet cheese from around the world. They specialize in affinage – which is the fine art of maturing cheese to its peak ripeness.
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04.22.08
Posted in Cheese, Groceries, International Foods at 2:04 am by Deb Savvy
It wouldn’t be Paris without the cheese. YUM! I ate more than my share when I was there a few weeks ago. It used to be rather difficult to find all those terrific French cheeses here in the states. Not so much true, anymore.
Check out Cheese Supply for over 700 cheeses from all over the world. All in one place. Fresh and ready to ship. Enjoy!
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02.12.08
Posted in Cheese, Gourmet Shopping, International Foods at 5:43 am by Deb Savvy
Imagine 700 cheeses, all in one place. Fresh and fabulous. 700 cheeses from all over the world.
It’s a paradise of cheese. Orders over $75 ship free from Cheese Supply.
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01.12.08
Posted in Cheese, Edible Gifts, Gift Baskets, Gourmet Shopping, Romantic Gifts, Valentines for Her, Valentines for Him, Wine at 12:59 am by Deb Savvy
If you’re stumped for a gift idea for Valentine’s Day (or any other occasion where romance is the order of the day), it’s not surprising. It can be really hard to come up with something that screams ‘romance’ without it being too cutesie, too forced, too smutty or too anything else. Here’s an idea that’s sure to fit the bill. Send an elegant, bountiful gourmet wine and cheese gift basket from Cheese and Wine Unlimited.
Filled to the brim with all the essentials for a romantic evening, a gift like this is sure to bring a smile. And a kiss. Or two.
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12.07.07
Posted in Cheese, Gift Baskets, Gifts under $30, Gourmet Shopping at 1:47 am by Deb Savvy
The gift of cheese is a great choice at the holidays. Exotic cheeses are fun and luxurious and far more nutricious than most gift basket fare. Cheese will also keep well for quite a long time, taking some of the pressure off the holiday waistline. The best thing about the gift of cheese is its affordability. The cheesiest gifts are pure cheese. No basket. No crackers. No funky mustard. Cheese. Cheese. Cheese. So even if your budget is under $30, you can put together a lovely and impressive assortment of delectible treats. And, of course, from there the sky’s the limit.
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09.26.07
Posted in Cheese, Groceries, International Foods, Kosher at 1:50 am by Deb Savvy
I read an article that purported to have the ten secrets to the greatest grilled cheese sandwich. Some of the tips were good and very true. For example, every true cheese lover knows that grated or crumbled cheese is better for melting than slices of cheese. And yes, a grilled cheese sandwich is definitely better when it is grilled with real butter. On the other hand, when the writer continued to state that the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich recipe included only two ounces of grated cheddar cheese I nearly fell of my chair. Maybe a grilled cheese sandwich for a child requires only two ounces of only one type of cheese. But the ULTIMATE grilled cheese sandwich certainly requires something more.
I generally use three types of cheese. I always use a bit of cheddar or American as a base. My other two choices are usually something ripe and unpasteurized like a Morbier or maybe even a sheep’s milk cheese. Sometimes I use something milder and nutty like a Comte. There is no true recipe for the ultimate grilled cheese – the key is to use really good cheese and plenty of it. Be creative. There is no wrong answer! And the same is true of mac and cheese, by the way. If you’re a cheese snob like me and can’t easily find your favorites, check out Shop igourmet.com
– They carry over 500 different cheeses from every corner of the world. They’ve got French, Italian, Dutch, South American, Scottish, Portuguese, Polish and Norwegian cheeses, and that’s just a start. They’ve got over 500 cheeses from which to choose, including a great selection of Kosher and Israeli cheeses.
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01.26.07
Posted in Cheese, Gift Baskets, Wine at 1:33 am by Deb Savvy
Nothing beats the perfect pairing of wine and cheese. It’s a cocktail, and a snack, and a mini-meal. Wine and cheese combinations are one of the best possible choices in gift baskets. Appropriate for almost any occasion. Enjoyable and elegant. Available and pleasing at a wide range of prices. For a great selection of wine and cheese gifts, check out the specialists at Cheese and Wine Unlimited. Their gift baskets are carefully created to include wines and cheeses (and other treats) specifically well suited for eachother, enhancing both the bouquet of the wine and the flavor of the cheese.
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11.17.06
Posted in Cheese, Edible Gifts, Gifts under $50, Gourmet Shopping, Kosher at 5:23 am by Deb Savvy
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Don’t miss our top web pick for the best cheeses of the world. They have over 600 types of cheese in stock every day, from all over the world. French cheese, German cheese, Spanish cheese, sheep’s milk and goat’s milk cheese, Italian cheese, blue cheese. They have a even have a terrific selection of Israeli and Kosher cheese.
Cheese can also be a terrific gift. Especially for one of those people who has everything. Three or four carefully selected cheeses, perhaps some dried fruit or fabulous crackers… YUM!
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11.14.06
Posted in Cheese at 4:30 am by Deb Savvy
Skiing. Maple syrup. Friendly people. Fabulous farm fresh everything. Great food. What’s not to like? Did I mention the shopping? Believe it or not, Vermont is a really great place to shop. Besides the abundunce of fabulous food, each little town is a stretch of funky retro yet totally hip and artsy stores.
One of my favorites is the Vermont Country Store. The name suits it well. It looks exactly like the old fashioned general store should look. It reminds me of the quintessential stores from movies like Baby Boom and Too Wong Foo. And their food department is not to believed. In addition to the old fashioned candy and baked goods we’ve written about before, they’ve got delicious and often hard to find locally produced cheeses.
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