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by **Pax Nerdvana** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 6:00 pm

Reploid Productions wrote:
Pax Nerdvana wrote:Yeah, but theres no such thing as too much cheese.

^-- Truth! My local market added a fancy cheese counter when they remodeled. It's like my own personal fancy cheesy heaven!

Swweeetttt. I love when I go to the local Harris Teeter, and they have cheese as a free sample. I like Munster, Colby Jack, and extra sharp cheddar. What about you?

by **Reploid Productions** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 6:30 pm

Pax Nerdvana wrote:
Reploid Productions wrote:^-- Truth! My local market added a fancy cheese counter when they remodeled. It's like my own personal fancy cheesy heaven!

Swweeetttt. I love when I go to the local Harris Teeter, and they have cheese as a free sample. I like Munster, Colby Jack, and extra sharp cheddar. What about you?

Wait... like... narrow it down?? :blink:

Like, all of the above, plus brie, gouda, swiss, mozzarella, parmesan, havarti etc etc etc.... oh, there's a farmer's market up the coast that has this absolutely amazing sheep's milk cheese and OMG that is the most amazing thing to sprinkle into soups.... damnit. Now I want cheese!

by **United Islamic Commonwealth** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 6:42 pm

Reploid Productions wrote:
Pax Nerdvana wrote:Swweeetttt. I love when I go to the local Harris Teeter, and they have cheese as a free sample. I like Munster, Colby Jack, and extra sharp cheddar. What about you?

Wait... like... narrow it down?? Like, all of the above, plus brie, gouda, swiss, mozzarella, parmesan, havarti etc etc etc.... oh, there's a farmer's market up the coast that has this absolutely amazing sheep's milk cheese and OMG that is the most amazing thing to sprinkle into soups.... damnit. Now I want cheese!

I really, really, really like brie. Especially slightly melted with fruit preserves or apple slices.

by **Corindia** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 7:20 pm

I made a soup, two ingredients were red cabbage and turmeric. My leftovers all turned bright green in the fridge due to to mix of yellow turmeric and grey cooked red cabbage. That red cabbage has been turning all of my food grey for the past month and I am so angry. It won't even spoil! It sits in my fridge mocking me. I wish I had a normal cabbage.

Soup still tasted fine

by **Zakuvia** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 8:28 pm

Corindia wrote:I made a soup, two ingredients were red cabbage and turmeric. My leftovers all turned bright green in the fridge due to to mix of yellow turmeric and grey cooked red cabbage. That red cabbage has been turning all of my food grey for the past month and I am so angry. It won't even spoil! It sits in my fridge mocking me. I wish I had a normal cabbage.

Soup still tasted fine

See, I WAS reading 'The Color Out of Space'. And now I'm not.

by **Pax Nerdvana** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 8:36 pm

Reploid Productions wrote:
Pax Nerdvana wrote:Swweeetttt. I love when I go to the local Harris Teeter, and they have cheese as a free sample. I like Munster, Colby Jack, and extra sharp cheddar. What about you?

Wait... like... narrow it down?? Like, all of the above, plus brie, gouda, swiss, mozzarella, parmesan, havarti etc etc etc.... oh, there's a farmer's market up the coast that has this absolutely amazing sheep's milk cheese and OMG that is the most amazing thing to sprinkle into soups.... damnit. Now I want cheese!

The one cheese I will not eat is pepper jack. I can't stand spicy food.

by **Katganistan** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 9:53 pm

United Islamic Commonwealth wrote:
Reploid Productions wrote:Wait... like... narrow it down?? Like, all of the above, plus brie, gouda, swiss, mozzarella, parmesan, havarti etc etc etc.... oh, there's a farmer's market up the coast that has this absolutely amazing sheep's milk cheese and OMG that is the most amazing thing to sprinkle into soups.... damnit. Now I want cheese!

I really, really, really like brie. Especially slightly melted with fruit preserves or apple slices.

Bake a brie and then drop some walnuts on it, then drizzle it with honey.

I promise you will like it.

I love mozzarella, especially smoked. Gouda's always nice, and I love chevres. Give me some provolone, ham, salami, roasted peppers., lettuce tomato and and balsamic vinegar on a hero and I am a contented camper. Brie and Camembert are great to spread on water crackers.

by **Reploid Productions** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 9:54 pm

Pax Nerdvana wrote:
Reploid Productions wrote:Wait... like... narrow it down?? Like, all of the above, plus brie, gouda, swiss, mozzarella, parmesan, havarti etc etc etc.... oh, there's a farmer's market up the coast that has this absolutely amazing sheep's milk cheese and OMG that is the most amazing thing to sprinkle into soups.... damnit. Now I want cheese!

The one cheese I will not eat is pepper jack. I can't stand spicy food.

I like pepper jack in small doses. I'm largely a spice wimp, but I can take a little heat.

by **Zakuvia** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 10:10 pm

Rep, you seem to be the Cheez-Wiz, so let me ask you something. One thing I like around the holiday are the gift boxes of meats/cheeses in the sampler sizes. I do really love the flavor of a richly smoked cheese with a nice rind. What I don't like is looking at the ingredients and wondering if Bill Nye weeps in his dreams. What cheeses should I be looking for at the deli that have a savory, hearty flavor? I liked nuanced cheeses in sandwiches, but sometimes I just want a one-trick-pony on a cracker. Maybe with a little Sauvignon Blanc.

by **Reploid Productions** » Wed Dec 20, 2017 10:21 pm

Zakuvia wrote:Rep, you seem to be the Cheez-Wiz, so let me ask you something. One thing I like around the holiday are the gift boxes of meats/cheeses in the sampler sizes. I do really love the flavor of a richly smoked cheese with a nice rind. What I don't like is looking at the ingredients and wondering if Bill Nye weeps in his dreams. What cheeses should I be looking for at the deli that have a savory, hearty flavor? I liked nuanced cheeses in sandwiches, but sometimes I just want a one-trick-pony on a cracker. Maybe with a little Sauvignon Blanc.

For smoked cheese, you can't go wrong with a smoked gouda. It's not as sharp as say, cheddar, but has a really nice creamy punch that goes well with the smoke. For one-trick-pony on a cracker, some variety of brie is a good call, and Wensleydale with cranberries in it is the stuff of gods on a good cracker. (Bit more of a desserty type cheese though, it's a little sweeter even before factoring in the cranberries.) Not sure how hard it is to find outside of California, but Humbolbt Fog is absurdly rich, depending on your tastes it may be a bit overpowering though.

Also, holy crap I could spend entirely too much time on that cheese website I stumbled across while looking for the spelling for 'Wensleydale'. :shock:

by **USS Monitor** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 2:27 am

Reploid Productions wrote:
Pax Nerdvana wrote:Yeah, but theres no such thing as too much cheese.

^-- Truth! My local market added a fancy cheese counter when they remodeled. It's like my own personal fancy cheesy heaven!

I love that sort of thing, but it's the quality and variety that make it special, not just the quantity of cheese.

by **USS Monitor** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 2:37 am

All this talk about cheese and nobody has mentioned how great goat cheese is....

by **Purpelia** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 6:52 am

Pax Nerdvana wrote:
Reploid Productions wrote:Wait... like... narrow it down?? Like, all of the above, plus brie, gouda, swiss, mozzarella, parmesan, havarti etc etc etc.... oh, there's a farmer's market up the coast that has this absolutely amazing sheep's milk cheese and OMG that is the most amazing thing to sprinkle into soups.... damnit. Now I want cheese!

The one cheese I will not eat is pepper jack. I can't stand spicy food.

But... spicy is life, it is love, it is literally everything.

by **Pax Nerdvana** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 6:55 am

Purpelia wrote:
Pax Nerdvana wrote:The one cheese I will not eat is pepper jack. I can't stand spicy food.

But... spicy is life, it is love, it is literally everything.

My dad likes spicy food. I don't. I just can't stand spicy food.

by **Thaioggdol** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 6:55 am

Daily Reminder that Brussel Sprouts are worse than getting punched in the stomach.

by **Pax Nerdvana** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 6:57 am

Thaioggdol wrote:Daily Reminder that Brussel Sprouts are worse than getting punched in the stomach.

How true.

by **Corindia** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 7:04 am

Thaioggdol wrote:Daily Reminder that Brussel Sprouts are worse than getting punched in the stomach.

I mean, maybe if they're just steamed or boiled, but roasted or sauteed they're fantastic

by **Methodological Individualism** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 12:18 pm

Pax Nerdvana wrote: I like Munster, Colby Jack, and extra sharp cheddar. What about you?

Mozzarella, Parmesan, Limburger, and any bleu.

Pax Nerdvana wrote:The one cheese I will not eat is pepper jack. I can't stand spicy food.

Thaioggdol wrote:Daily Reminder that Brussel Sprouts are worse than getting punched in the stomach.

When they are inexplicably and intentionally ruined, yes.

by **Pope Joan** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 12:30 pm

pan fried brussels sprouts are excellent, especially if lightly sauteed first,

by **Katganistan** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 6:21 pm

USS Monitor wrote:All this talk about cheese and nobody has mentioned how great goat cheese is....

I love goat cheese. Creamy and tangy!

by **Katganistan** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 6:22 pm

Thaioggdol wrote:Daily Reminder that Brussel Sprouts are worse than getting punched in the stomach.

Brussels sprouts are YUMMY.

by **Iebrelara** » Thu Dec 21, 2017 6:23 pm

The weirdest thing I've ever eaten? A tissue with butter on it. It was an interesting day.

by **Pax Nerdvana** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 7:36 am

Iebrelara wrote:The weirdest thing I've ever eaten? A tissue with butter on it. It was an interesting day.

Why would you eat a tissue? I mean, I love butter, but that's just odd.

by **Purpelia** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 9:02 am

Katganistan wrote:
Thaioggdol wrote:Daily Reminder that Brussel Sprouts are worse than getting punched in the stomach.

Brussels sprouts are YUMMY.

That is assuming they actually exist.

by **The Blaatschapen** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 9:05 am

Speaking of cheese. I'm gonna visit my parents for Christmas and they always have this fantastic cheese from the local market.

I'll just skip Christmas dinner, just give me 1kg of that cheese please.

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