My oldest daughter has fallen in love with cheese, so she insisted that we have a cheese course as part of our Xmas Eve dinner this year.\u00a0 I don’t think I’ve ever done one before, but boy am I glad I did.\u00a0 The cheeses were wonderful, and for a couple of my guests (including my husband) the best part of the dinner.\u00a0 Those guests won’t be invited back \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
I did my cheese shopping at Trader Joe’s, as it made it easy, so I was able to research TJ cheese recommendations before.\u00a0 The day I went shopping, TJ was offering samples of one of their cheeses and it\u00a0 may very well be my favorite cheese of all times – my daughter also loved it.\u00a0 This is what I ended up serving, in addition to sliced french bread and sliced apples (I also had jams but they proved less popular).\u00a0 Remember that the key to a good cheese course is that the cheeses be close to room temperature, cold cheeses are less flavorful cheeses.<\/p>\n
– Le D\u00e9lice de Bourgogne<\/a>, <\/strong>a triple cream softened ripened cheese from France.\u00a0 It’s similar to a brie, though even creamier than the triple cream brie they have at TJ, but with a stronger, richer flavor. It’s really delicious.<\/p>\n – Castello Blue<\/a><\/strong>, a triple cream soft blue veined cheese from Denmark.\u00a0 This is a real winner, and a real competitor to TJ’s stilton.\u00a0 I think we all liked it, and was one of my 10-yo’s favorites.<\/p>\n – Double Cream Gouda<\/strong>, from Holland.\u00a0 Another all around winner, but not as spectacular as the other two.<\/p>\n