hillvalley Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Our DonRockwell.com member's only sheep's milk tasting will be on Sunday, October 9th at 6pm. Our Next Cheese Class: Sheep's Milk CheesesTime to focus on the elusive sheep's milk cheese! Believe it or not, many folks do not know that cheeses are made from sheep's milk. We will focus on some of the finest, from Sheep Brie to Pecorino to Manchego, and turn you all into sheep's cheese lovers! Baaaahhhh!!!! We have 14 spots and the cost is $15 plus PayPal Fees. PM me if you would like to join us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted September 7, 2005 Author Share Posted September 7, 2005 I have one more spot open if you are still interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted October 7, 2005 Author Share Posted October 7, 2005 Just a reminder that our Sheep's Milk tasting is this Sunday @ 6 @ Cheestique. The shop will be closed but feel free to walk on in. We will have the opportunity to make purchases after the tasting If anyone is interested in going over to Taquria Pablano afterwards for dinner let me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 TP after cheese? Who could say no?! And to think Del Ray Dreamery is right there too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 TP after cheese? Who could say no?! And to think Del Ray Dreamery is right there too! Count me and Mrs. DanielK in for the post-cheese dining! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadya Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 I have practice at 8 pm, but I"ll have to see how convincing y'all can be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Since the list seems to be secret , who else is attending on Sunday? If we get too big a crowd for TP there is always the Bombay Curry Company! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ustreetguy Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 If anyone is interested in going over to Taquria Pablano afterwards for dinner let me know! Count me in! This'll be a first time for me at the TP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted October 7, 2005 Author Share Posted October 7, 2005 The list is at home and I'm not I'll post it later..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentFresh Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Since the list seems to be secret , who else is attending on Sunday? If we get too big a crowd for TP there is always the Bombay Curry Company! Or Los Tios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mktye Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 And to think Del Ray Dreamery is right there too! And the flavor on Sunday is Bordeaux Cherry. Count us in for post-cheese tasting dining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Just a reminder that our Sheep's Milk tasting is this Sunday @ 6 @ Cheestique. The shop will be closed but feel free to walk on in.We will have the opportunity to make purchases after the tasting If anyone is interested in going over to Taquria Pablano afterwards for dinner let me know! Is there still room for the cheese tasting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentFresh Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 (edited) We might actually do our dining beforehand at 4:30/5:00 and consider the tasting our desserty cheese course. We need to hit Gold Crust Bakery, Daily Planet for wine, and the antiques store near Cheesetique and they all close at 5. What goes better with an hour to kill than fish tacos and a margarita? Edited October 9, 2005 by CrescentFresh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted October 9, 2005 Author Share Posted October 9, 2005 hmmmm-that sounds like a good idea.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentFresh Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 see you at 5, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 (edited) A big thank you to Jill for a very enlightening and tasty evening - not to mention generous (eleven cheeses!), and to hillvalley for organizing. It was nice to meet more Rockwellians. Edited October 10, 2005 by porcupine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayrae Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 YUM!! When's the next one?? (and thank you to jill and hillvalley!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 YUM!!When's the next one?? (and thank you to jill and hillvalley!) Not on a Sunday night when I have game? :hopeful: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 (edited) This was my first Cheesetique cheese tasting and it was well-worth the trip across the river, and, as usual, getting lost. (unlike driving in DC, where the roads are all so logically laid out and the signage clear and concise.) So baaaaaahhhhh! I now know a whole lot more about sheep cheeses - thanks to Jill (and Mrs. Daniel K, for her unique input too ) The experience reminded a couple of us of Passover dinner. Everything was laid out in front of us on plates so enticingly that it took great fortitude to wait until our preliminary introduction to all things sheepcheese was over and we could begin our tasting. In the center was a cherry preserve with a hint of anise in it. As Jill described each cheese, we tried them in order, and dipped into the jam to see which worked well and which didn't. In between we had a bit of bread and water to cleanse. Clockwise from 12:00: Pecorino Romano with Truffles - delicious with jam and honey; Rosemary Manchego from Spain, a pasteurized manchego rolled in rosemary before aging; Manouri - an unfortunately-named Greek, creamy white and tasting like a mild feta; Torta del Casar, a rare, hand made, raw milk Spanish - vinegary and pungent; Roquefort - another raw milk, French of course, and a real stand-out; Brinata, Italian "brie" type, slightly tangy and pure tasting; Alderbrook, one of two American cheeses we tried, earthy, runny, and, to me, tasting of the sea at low tide; Ptit Basque, caramely, nutty and good for shaving; Everona Muffaletta, raw milk with a muffaletta mixture, tasting of sour pickles and olives; Ossau Iraty, a French raw milk cheese made in shepards' summer huts high in the Pyrennes; and Pecorina Toscano 90 Day, a flaky, rich flavored Italian, a good pairing with the cherry preserves. Big thanks to HillValley for organizing us - 17 in all! Before and afterwards some of us ventured all the way across the street to Taqueria Poblano (see that thread for details) and a couple of us could not resist rolling ourselves a few more doors down for one last caloric exertion at Del Ray Dreamery. Edited October 10, 2005 by crackers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Jill, if you're reading this, I'm up for the challenge: find me some of that sheep's milk you were talking about and I'll turn it into ice cream for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentFresh Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Jill, if you're reading this, I'm up for the challenge: find me some of that sheep's milk you were talking about and I'll turn it into ice cream for you. Laced with cherry jam and licorice? Go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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