Fabulous Fontina …

Fabulous Fontina …

Hello Cheese Enthusiast!

While shopping at Nugget Market (home to one of my favorite cheese counters), I got into a discussion with their specialty cheese manager, Reed Pattison. Reed and I have known each other since 2014 when we were both studying for the American Cheese Society’s Certified Cheese Professional Exam. I am happy to say that both he and I passed the exam and became part of an alumni that only tops 1,000 people across the U.S.

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Barefoot in the Kitchen…

Barefoot in the Kitchen…

Hello Fellow Travelers!

Now that I am unpacking my kitchen, the time finally come to open the hundredth unmarked box to finally find my cookbooks!

Tucked away in these pages are years of memories of meals, parties, and experimenting in the kitchen. The pages are dog eared, stained, and paper clipped, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

The desire has been so overwhelming to get back in this kitchen, that I literally have dreams of cooking once again. While I have a sizeable collection of books, this photo (and the recipes I include in this week’s post) will finally give away my celebrity chef “crush” – Ina Garten, better known as the Barefoot Contessa

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