Saturday was an important day in Nathaniel’s life: his first haircut. It all started when my old beard trimmer went belly up on me and I was stuck without a way to trim my beard. So off we go to Wal-Mart to buy a replacement when what should we see but a replacement that also cuts hair. The boys were in for it. Muwahaha. Sorry. So after charging it up, we strapped the boys down and I did my worst.
No! Not that! Anything but that!
Timothy found something new in his room the other day. I was helping with the cleaning and left the vacuum in Timothy’s room for just a minute and when I returned I saw this.
Timothy says “Hey guys, look at what I found!”
Happy (belated) Thanksgiving from Nathaniel and the rest of us!!!
We had a 10-pound bird, giblet gravy, stuffing, my soon-to-be world famous mashed potatoes, and green bean casserole. We had quite the spread. Oh yeah, Erin also made deviled eggs – very nice, they didn’t last the afternoon. Overall it was a good Thanksgiving.
Erin and I certainly have a lot to be thankful for: Timothy and Nathaniel, friends, family, a cozy little home to call our own, a great job, and the opportunity to live in the greatest country in the world (that would be the United States of America, for our foreign readers). I hope that God has blessed all of you this year and on Thanksgiving especially.
So we’ve eaten most of the cheese and the results are in. We’ll start the review with the White Stilton as that is the first thing we ate.
The White Stilton with Mangos and Ginger was good. The cheese is crumbly and a bit tart with sweet bits of fruit throughout. As you might expect, it didn’t go well with the garlic Triscuits or the garlic bread. Erin and I both ranked it below the blueberry and the apple and pear stiltons, but on par with or slightly better than the cranberry. I would recommend this cheese, although it is not my favorite of the four similar style cheeses.
Next, we enjoyed the Bellatoile triple-cream brie. This was excellent as always. Like most (all?) bries, Bellatoile has a slightly tough, bitter, white, edible rind and a soft, almost runny interior. The middle of the cheese is very smooth both in texture and flavor. We’ve had this on a variety of breads and crackers. In our opinion, this cheese needs to be balanced by a salty and/or savory cracker to balance out the bitterness of the rind. That is not to say that this cheese has an unbearably bitter rind (like some other bries I’ve tried), we both enjoy it sliced right of the wedge, but the saltiness of a cracker enhances the overall flavor of the cheese. I highly recommend this cheese – I didn’t like brie until I tried this.
Finally, we have the Red Hot Dutch Edam from Holland (of course). This is a spiced, semi-hard cheese which comes in round balls approximately 8-10 inches in diameter. This apparently is typical of Edams in general. The Red Hot Dutch has chili pepper flakes in with the cheese which gives it a nice, hot bite. The heat is moderate, but not overwhelming – especially not for Mexican food lovers such as Erin and I. In fact, the Dutch cheese is sometimes used in Mexican cooking due to its heat. The flavor of the cheese before the heat peaks is mild and smooth. I recommend this cheese if you like spiced cheeses. Erin and I typically eat this cheese by itself or on a plain cracker.
So there you have it: the results of our first official “Cheese Friday” here at familynewsblog.com. Check back next week for more cheese reviews.
After picking up Erin and the boys from daycare (okay, the boys were at daycare, Erin was at home) we stopped by Harmon’s cheese counter to pick up tonight’s selections. We have Edam Red Hot Dutch, Bellatoile triple-cream Brie (sinfully rich and irresistable, according the label), and White Stilton with mango ginger from England.
We’ve tried the red hot dutch and Bellatoile before and we both love them, but we only tried a sample of the Stilton at Harmon’s. We have, however, tried similar English cheeses with cranberries, blueberries, and apple and pear. They have all been wonderful so far, with blueberry being my favorite and apple and pear being Erin’s fave.
To go with our cheese, we have roasted garlic Triscuits, original Triscuits, and a roasted garlic loaf from the Harmon’s bakery. We will give our impressions of the cheeses after we’re done. We’re going to be watching a movie while we eat so the reviews will be up later tonight.
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Here are some pictures of me and the boys (and Molly) on the couch. Often when I come home from work I will take Nathaniel from Erin and sit on the couch with him. Timothy likes to join us – sometimes trying to sit on my lap with Nathaniel, other times sitting next to Nathaniel and me.
More pictures after the jump…
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