Daily Maintenance Weigh In - Friday 9/7/2012

I hadn't heard of leeners.  Thanks for the tip!

 It seems like everyone uses New England Cheesemaking!  We have a local store that sells some of their kits and cultures.  I have been reading  Artisan Cheesemaking At Home and am itching to try it out.  

I want to try an aged Chevre wrapped in grape leaves macerated in either a Moscato wine or Jack Daniels.

Once I have some basic cheeses down I am going to try some harder cheeses like provolone and cheddar and age those in a two zone wine cellar.

Moscato sounds wonderful, then serve it with fresh figs & invite me!

Winemaking is next on my food hobby list.. 

I have seriously thought about that!

If you ever come through Nashville - consider yourself invited!

you have probably tried Cypress Grove goat cheeses including Humboldt Fog and Truffle Tremblor. They are made near my house and have won world awards. I love the stuff.  there are also some smoked ones to die for but they are another brand.  gl in making the goat cheeses. i think they are a little lower calorie than regular ones.  love them goats!   diane

I love the Cypress Grove Humboldt Fog!

With Thomas being a chef, and me being a junior Foodie, we make most everything ourselves.  In Maintenance I have given up the 35 calorie bread and started making my own again - it has 60 calories per slice.  

 

I love making stuff at home - No boxed foods here!

try this:  a slice of fresh fig, a blob of goat cheese, a tiny drip of honey and a walnut on top. or use blue cheese.   or an apple slice....diane

We didin't have honey but on our winery picnic this weekend we had fresh fig, chocolate covered strawberries, crostini, flatbreads, Brie, the humboldt fog, and a smokey gouda (kinda random with the other two - I admit).  We had a rosemary garlic infused olive oil and summer sausage to round out the meal.

He loves Granny Smith apples - so I was actually thinking next time I would slice the apples very thin in a whole circle and core them with a donut cutter so they would be little discs.  Then we could cover them in honey and a soft cheese.  Thats sounds pretty awesome - thanks for the idea!

Morning all.

126.8 this morning.  I'm working in the Food bank garden this morning...and I have a helper instead of doing all the work by myself.  Tomorrow I head to Las Vegas for a wedding.  The eating should be interesting there....I'm taking my protein drink and a few protein bars and some almonds.  We're going to Blue Man and taking a Hoover Dam tour while there.  

Have a good day.  

135.5 today.

Hope everyone feels better!

 109.1 lbs

This is more normal for me. Yesterday's weight (111.3) was indeed water weight.

Have a great day everyone. TGIF! Having a massage this afternoon,which should help my sore muscles. Yeah!!



Gail