Vermont Cheesemakers' Festival

Last weekend, I got on a bus with thirty-some other people and traveled from Murray's Cheese in NYC, all the way to Shelburne, Vermont, for the Vermont Cheesemakers' Festival.  I had such an amazing weekend getting to know the fun and funny people from Murray's Cheese, as well as eating cheese (duh), and experiencing gorgeous Vermont for the first time.  It was the perfect weekend escape from the sweltering NYC life (it was 80 glorious degrees in Vermont on Sunday).

The Best Thing I Had In My Mouth - Bluebird Tavern

Photo from Bluebird Tavern.  Click here for link.

This past weekend I went on a little Whey-cation to the Vermont Cheesemakers Festival with the awesome crew at Murray's Cheese.  I won't get into details just yet, but I had to give a shout-out to Bluebird Tavern in Burlington, Vermont.  On Saturday night, the restaurant put on quite a feast for us, and their grilled bread with Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery goat cheese and pickled blueberries blew my mind.  I don't even have a picture of it (so sad).  Hopefully, I will have pictures of the rest of the trip up tomorrow.

CSA Week Six

It is officially delicious fruit season!  I got a lot of little jewels this week, but I will be honest - where the heck are my cherries?  I am dying for them!  Here is what I got from CSA this week:

-Corn

-Fennel

-Dill

-Lettuce

-Basil

-Arugula

-Onion

-Cucumbers

-Zucchini

-Summer squash

-Plums

-Peaches

-Blackberries

-Blueberries

-Eggs

-Zinnias and snapdragons

Last night I got right down to business, and made a few things I could keep for later use.  I am going out of town this weekend with Murray's Cheese on their Summer Whey-cation trip to the Vermont Cheesemaker's Festival.  There are only a few spots left, so if you are interested in joining, click here to check it out!