oooHH It's been three weeks since you looked at me!
Five days since I laughed at you saying
Get some pudding and come back and see me!
Three days since your withdrawal hell
Like harrison Ford I am getting frantic!
Yesterday you'd dreamed of me!
But its still one day till you'll say 'I am happy" (because youll be able to shop at the Hillsdale farmers market!)
How can I help if the chickens think your funny when you look sad
I am trying hard not to smile at the cheese I have
Can't understand what I mean? Well you soon will!
(The Farmers Market is this Sunday!!!)
I like vanilla because its the finest of the flavors
Cause its so dangerous you'll have to sign a waiver
Its all about fresh flowers and cheese
smoked salmon and meat
Don't fill up your basket because Sun Gold Farm has some beans!
Its been three weeks since you looked at me
But only one more day till you can say 'I am happy'
Hello ya'all
Happy New Year to everyone! I hope that this next year is full of wheels of brie and wedges of blue, bowls of cereal with fresh farm milk and scrambled eggs for breakfast, sips of wine savored with wedges of cheese from Jacobs Creamery and many cheesy memories for everyone!
This Sunday we will be at the Hillsdale farmers market with a variety of our aged cheeses, butter and a bountiful amount of our fresh farm eggs! I have missed ya'all greatly so please come by and say hi! I will be there in any weather from 10-2pm! Its the first market of the year people!
Until then
Your very own 'cant write or sing a tune'
Cheese Czarina!
Friday, January 7, 2011
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Gouda Times Novemeber Issue
There have been many mornings lately when I wake up and the moon is still out and the stars twinkle brightly in the sky- mostly in a jesting way saying 'you look tired you should really be in bed while we are still here'. I look out where I think the pasture should be as I back my truck up and over the fence (whoopsy) and admire the thick fog that has hindered me to the state of an old blind man.
Even in the dark and thick fog I still have a huge smile on my face- thankful that I am a cheesemaker.
As Thanksgiving approaches I look back on what has encompassed the season.
I think of my life in spans of seasons and large blocks of times- and sometimes even think of my life as one week after the other.
**When I do this I seem to break out into a choreographed dance (that I made up and sing tirelessly off key)***
I don't care if Mondays blue
Tuesday's great and Wednesday too
Thursday I don't care about you
Its Gouda that I love!
Cheddar you can fall apart!
Swiss and Chevre break my heart
Oh-Tomme doesn't even start
It's Gouda that I love
Washed rind cheeses can wait and the Jarlsburg is ready too late!
But Gouda just never seems to hesitate
I don't care if my fromage blanc is black
Too much butter and yogurt- HEART ATTACK!
Cheddar - no one seems to care about you!
Its Gouda that I love!
Cultured up to the eyes- its a wonderful surprise to
see your curds and your spirits rise
I am just smiling at the sound, a sleek cheese mold spinning round and round
Always take a big bite-its such a gorgeous site
to see the finished cheese in the middle of the night!
You can never get enough
Its Gouda and all my cheeses that I love!
WWWhhhooo hooooooooooo!!! curtsy bow curtsy bow curtsy!
We are very close to one of the most exciting holidays of the year. A special time which almost everyone wants to make special with bountiful amounts of wine, cheese, wine cheese and turkey and stuffing followed by a game of WII and more cheese and wine and lots of turkey!! Right?
Having everyone circle around Tom the Turkey is a once a year special event and I would like to assure you that Jacobs Creamery will have some very special delicacies including duck eggs and truffle butter and of course eggnog pudding that will be must haves on your shopping list along with our ready to go cheese plate.
On behalf of Jacobs Creamery I would like to cordially invite you to attend the PSU holiday market and the Hollywood holiday market on Saturday 11/20 as well as the Hillsdale holiday farmers market on the Sunday before thanksgiving.
We are currently taking orders for any products that you would like to specially reserve for your holiday table. We will be churning a holiday batch of butter and can custom package any amount of butter, creme fraiche and cut and wrap any of our aged cheese to order.
We will also be able to consult on arranging a cheese plate to fit your party size as well as palate!
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of year one which requires a huge amount of preparation for everyone including your favorite cheese maker (who still seems to have some dislocated ribs but is hardly complaining about it anymore).
I am so very thankful to each and every one of you that supports me and my business. I wish for you a lovely holiday as you consider what you are thankful for in your life.
Hopefully your not thinking that I will ramble on till the cows come home because most of what I say is tongue and cheek but you should keep in mind that 'variety is the spice of life' and the more cheese you eat the better things are~ Remember you are what you eat so if you want to be a little cheesy eat more cheese!
Please remember to not cry over spilled milk and to not put all your eggs in one basket in case they should break while at the market!
Have a lovely week and I look forward to seeing you soon!
Yours always
Cheese Czarina
tirelessly producing varieties of fresh and aged cheeses for your happy consumption!
Even in the dark and thick fog I still have a huge smile on my face- thankful that I am a cheesemaker.
As Thanksgiving approaches I look back on what has encompassed the season.
I think of my life in spans of seasons and large blocks of times- and sometimes even think of my life as one week after the other.
**When I do this I seem to break out into a choreographed dance (that I made up and sing tirelessly off key)***
I don't care if Mondays blue
Tuesday's great and Wednesday too
Thursday I don't care about you
Its Gouda that I love!
Cheddar you can fall apart!
Swiss and Chevre break my heart
Oh-Tomme doesn't even start
It's Gouda that I love
Washed rind cheeses can wait and the Jarlsburg is ready too late!
But Gouda just never seems to hesitate
I don't care if my fromage blanc is black
Too much butter and yogurt- HEART ATTACK!
Cheddar - no one seems to care about you!
Its Gouda that I love!
Cultured up to the eyes- its a wonderful surprise to
see your curds and your spirits rise
I am just smiling at the sound, a sleek cheese mold spinning round and round
Always take a big bite-its such a gorgeous site
to see the finished cheese in the middle of the night!
You can never get enough
Its Gouda and all my cheeses that I love!
WWWhhhooo hooooooooooo!!! curtsy bow curtsy bow curtsy!
We are very close to one of the most exciting holidays of the year. A special time which almost everyone wants to make special with bountiful amounts of wine, cheese, wine cheese and turkey and stuffing followed by a game of WII and more cheese and wine and lots of turkey!! Right?
Having everyone circle around Tom the Turkey is a once a year special event and I would like to assure you that Jacobs Creamery will have some very special delicacies including duck eggs and truffle butter and of course eggnog pudding that will be must haves on your shopping list along with our ready to go cheese plate.
On behalf of Jacobs Creamery I would like to cordially invite you to attend the PSU holiday market and the Hollywood holiday market on Saturday 11/20 as well as the Hillsdale holiday farmers market on the Sunday before thanksgiving.
We are currently taking orders for any products that you would like to specially reserve for your holiday table. We will be churning a holiday batch of butter and can custom package any amount of butter, creme fraiche and cut and wrap any of our aged cheese to order.
We will also be able to consult on arranging a cheese plate to fit your party size as well as palate!
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of year one which requires a huge amount of preparation for everyone including your favorite cheese maker (who still seems to have some dislocated ribs but is hardly complaining about it anymore).
I am so very thankful to each and every one of you that supports me and my business. I wish for you a lovely holiday as you consider what you are thankful for in your life.
Hopefully your not thinking that I will ramble on till the cows come home because most of what I say is tongue and cheek but you should keep in mind that 'variety is the spice of life' and the more cheese you eat the better things are~ Remember you are what you eat so if you want to be a little cheesy eat more cheese!
Please remember to not cry over spilled milk and to not put all your eggs in one basket in case they should break while at the market!
Have a lovely week and I look forward to seeing you soon!
Yours always
Cheese Czarina
tirelessly producing varieties of fresh and aged cheeses for your happy consumption!
Friday, September 3, 2010
I could not wait for success so I went ahead without it- JW
Last weekend was a BIG weekend for cheese in the NW. Thousands of people flocked to Seattle for Cheese-a-Topia! (sounds like heaven don't you think?) a huge conference all about cheese!
The biggest deal being -of course- was the much awaited Festival of Cheeses where all the winners from the 1462 cheese entries were displayed and tasted! Wowzers! Its basically like the academy awards but for cheese!
I really wished I could have been there to meet other cheese makers from all over the country and to taste the winners.
On saturday evening I got a call from Marc Bates and his lovely wife Janice telling me that my creme fraiche was awarded a ribbon!!!!! Me? OMG!! Me? Seriously????
Followed only by a txt from Becky telling me the same followed by another 'anonymous' txt telling me congrats on my creme fraiche win I always knew you could do it!!! Yippeee right?
I had a moment of extreme joy that was soon followed by a very depressed emotion (tears) brought only on by the fact that my ricotta was totally and udderly neglected. I might have been the only cheese maker to have cried after winning her very first ribbon but cry indeed I did, because I had so wanted my ricotta to win.
Perhaps it was just extreme stress and massive sleep deprivation?
I am feeling much better about it now and feel proud to be ranked up there against two other companies (Bellweather Farms and Vermont Butter and Cheese Co.) who I greatly admire. Both companies have amazing cheesemakers and a wonderful array of products. There is always next year for the ricotta :)
This week we have copious amounts of the award winning creme fraiche! Our new version of the age old farmers cheese and of course fresh churned butter!
Host a party in your mouth and try all three at once!
The farmers cheese is wonderful with tomatoes and absorbs a vinaigrette nicely for a salad.
This week you can find our products at PSU and Hollywood on Saturday the King market and Hillsdale on Sunday and Monday Pioneer Sq, Tuesday (me) at Cannon Beach (as long as there are no Tsunami warnings) and Hood River and the NW 23rd market on Thursday.
If you cannot make it to any of these markets you can find us at Sheridan Fruit company! They are now carrying the feta, butter, ricotta and fromage blanc!!
Until next time! (hope your udderly fabulous in the mean time)
Yours always
Cheese Czarina!
"I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next."
The biggest deal being -of course- was the much awaited Festival of Cheeses where all the winners from the 1462 cheese entries were displayed and tasted! Wowzers! Its basically like the academy awards but for cheese!
I really wished I could have been there to meet other cheese makers from all over the country and to taste the winners.
On saturday evening I got a call from Marc Bates and his lovely wife Janice telling me that my creme fraiche was awarded a ribbon!!!!! Me? OMG!! Me? Seriously????
Followed only by a txt from Becky telling me the same followed by another 'anonymous' txt telling me congrats on my creme fraiche win I always knew you could do it!!! Yippeee right?
I had a moment of extreme joy that was soon followed by a very depressed emotion (tears) brought only on by the fact that my ricotta was totally and udderly neglected. I might have been the only cheese maker to have cried after winning her very first ribbon but cry indeed I did, because I had so wanted my ricotta to win.
Perhaps it was just extreme stress and massive sleep deprivation?
I am feeling much better about it now and feel proud to be ranked up there against two other companies (Bellweather Farms and Vermont Butter and Cheese Co.) who I greatly admire. Both companies have amazing cheesemakers and a wonderful array of products. There is always next year for the ricotta :)
This week we have copious amounts of the award winning creme fraiche! Our new version of the age old farmers cheese and of course fresh churned butter!
Host a party in your mouth and try all three at once!
The farmers cheese is wonderful with tomatoes and absorbs a vinaigrette nicely for a salad.
This week you can find our products at PSU and Hollywood on Saturday the King market and Hillsdale on Sunday and Monday Pioneer Sq, Tuesday (me) at Cannon Beach (as long as there are no Tsunami warnings) and Hood River and the NW 23rd market on Thursday.
If you cannot make it to any of these markets you can find us at Sheridan Fruit company! They are now carrying the feta, butter, ricotta and fromage blanc!!
Until next time! (hope your udderly fabulous in the mean time)
Yours always
Cheese Czarina!
"I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next."
- Gilda Radner
Friday, August 20, 2010
Lady Gouda and Nerdy Curdy in the News!
Ladies and Gentleman I have an announcement!
I just finished making the cheeses and butters that are now awaiting Judgment day in Seattle for the 2010 American Cheese Society annual cheese competition! OMG my cheeses will be competing against all the Big Guys throughout North America. I was planning on sort of pretending/ignoring the fact that I have entered four of my favorite products into the competition this year because I thought that I couldn't bare to have so many people know, but then I changed my mind, as I am apt to do (because I am whimsical and bc I am certain my chances of winning are higher if I submit my cheese.)
Jacobs Creamery certainly would not be here today if it wasn't for my tenacious spirit and along with my tenacity is a whole lot of hard work (and milk of course)! I don't give up easily so if it so happens that I am not an award winning blue ribbon holding Cheese Czarina by the end of the month than those Judges have another thing coming. I will continue to submit my cheeses until they realize what wonderful texture, flavor and charisma they have! SO there!
The competition is part of a conference Cheese-a-Topia! which is an event entirely dedicated to cheese and everything that surrounds it.
Cheese-o-philes come from all over the country and world to participate and I am deeply saddened that I will be unable to go. However a select someone has my mobile number and I will be called during the award ceremony (with the news!).
I am also deeply saddened by the fact that my most wonderful Twins (Ashley and Jacque) will soon be departing-good luck at school girls (you will be missed). I must say that I think that I have the most wonderful cheese slinging crew ever! Thankfully Vanae is still with us although she too will soon be departing as she will soon have a very new member of her family that will need her attention :) Added to the dairy babe ensemble is Emma who always has a lot to say and is starting to develop some cooler hauling muscles and Becky! Becky has volunteered for the American Cheese Society in Seattle and will likely be cutting all the cheeses for the competition! I feel so very lucky to have such wonderful ladies to work with.
New this week is cheddar cheese curds! Since our production of cheddar is successfully underway I have pulled out some of the hand milled curds for your enjoyment. So far we have the Nerdy Curdy original and Hhhhhot n Spicey! (which is somewhere between you feeling like you need to strip off all your clothes and run into the Willamette river and pure fiery enjoyment for your mouth with a smoked edge) and the Salt n Pepper which has some black and white cracked pepper! They are very very very skweaky and fun to eat.
For those of you waiting in anticipation for our other new cheese please remember Lady Gouda is maturing and will make her first live appearance in the fall.
Sadly this week Madam Honey Greek and Senior Fromage Blanc ran away together and will not be appearing at the JC booths. Hopefully they will be back the following week.
All right that is all folks! Please eat more dairy and farm fresh eggs (you know what happens when you eat eggs from the store now) and come try some of our Nerdy Curdies this week!
Tatata
Yours respectfully,
Cheese Czarina
I just finished making the cheeses and butters that are now awaiting Judgment day in Seattle for the 2010 American Cheese Society annual cheese competition! OMG my cheeses will be competing against all the Big Guys throughout North America. I was planning on sort of pretending/ignoring the fact that I have entered four of my favorite products into the competition this year because I thought that I couldn't bare to have so many people know, but then I changed my mind, as I am apt to do (because I am whimsical and bc I am certain my chances of winning are higher if I submit my cheese.)
Jacobs Creamery certainly would not be here today if it wasn't for my tenacious spirit and along with my tenacity is a whole lot of hard work (and milk of course)! I don't give up easily so if it so happens that I am not an award winning blue ribbon holding Cheese Czarina by the end of the month than those Judges have another thing coming. I will continue to submit my cheeses until they realize what wonderful texture, flavor and charisma they have! SO there!
The competition is part of a conference Cheese-a-Topia! which is an event entirely dedicated to cheese and everything that surrounds it.
Cheese-o-philes come from all over the country and world to participate and I am deeply saddened that I will be unable to go. However a select someone has my mobile number and I will be called during the award ceremony (with the news!).
I am also deeply saddened by the fact that my most wonderful Twins (Ashley and Jacque) will soon be departing-good luck at school girls (you will be missed). I must say that I think that I have the most wonderful cheese slinging crew ever! Thankfully Vanae is still with us although she too will soon be departing as she will soon have a very new member of her family that will need her attention :) Added to the dairy babe ensemble is Emma who always has a lot to say and is starting to develop some cooler hauling muscles and Becky! Becky has volunteered for the American Cheese Society in Seattle and will likely be cutting all the cheeses for the competition! I feel so very lucky to have such wonderful ladies to work with.
New this week is cheddar cheese curds! Since our production of cheddar is successfully underway I have pulled out some of the hand milled curds for your enjoyment. So far we have the Nerdy Curdy original and Hhhhhot n Spicey! (which is somewhere between you feeling like you need to strip off all your clothes and run into the Willamette river and pure fiery enjoyment for your mouth with a smoked edge) and the Salt n Pepper which has some black and white cracked pepper! They are very very very skweaky and fun to eat.
For those of you waiting in anticipation for our other new cheese please remember Lady Gouda is maturing and will make her first live appearance in the fall.
Sadly this week Madam Honey Greek and Senior Fromage Blanc ran away together and will not be appearing at the JC booths. Hopefully they will be back the following week.
All right that is all folks! Please eat more dairy and farm fresh eggs (you know what happens when you eat eggs from the store now) and come try some of our Nerdy Curdies this week!
Tatata
Yours respectfully,
Cheese Czarina
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Have a very gouda day!
Smashin and crashin this is the newsie of cheese!
It appears that I have forgotten about my dear old friend who is with me on the farm and at the markets, that has moved cheese and milk, butter and eggs with me for the last year. It appears my dear old friend Le Van du Fromage needs a break. I of course didn't listen until he put his foot down and demanded a night off (of which I was most grateful-except when the repair bill came)
So come Sunday afternoon with Le Van certainly not going anywhere for any apparent reason off to the beach I ran! Its lovely to be able to spend some time with friends, I get so busy wrapped up in cheese and markets that I seem to often forget to take a minute and enjoy things.I feel so very fortunate for all my friends and neighbors who help me keep my truck running and who happily hold ladders at 9pm so I can climb into an upstairs window (having forgotten my keys!) I was reminded how lovely it is to sit down to a long table filled with drinks, cheese and food and have a good laugh and relax! with someones else's butter on my bread. Always part of the meal is a lovely cheese and I am happy that I can play a part in peoples meals and celebrations that way. I have tons of recipe ideas for my delicate and lovely soft cheeses and dairy products and always let a little wimper/sigh when asked about the others.... the older ones.... the wiser and tastier ones.... the hard and sexier aged cheeses!!!!!
Since I am a cheesemaker I have decided to make more cheese!
I have decided to add some cheeses to the wonderful line of Jacobs Creamery products. This week I finished my very first batch of gouda!!! Gouda gouda gouda gouda! It will not appear for some time as I feel like a true love it only deepens and develops more character with time, but it will make for an exciting fall and winter :) There will of course be a coming out party for the new cheese and its sidekick (announcement next week) which will be a very fun evening indeed.
Now I hate to get to philosophical or feely weely on ya'all but I am going to do it anyway.
We each go about our lives concerned with traffic or getting kids off to camp or playdates, we worry about meetings and work and life's struggles. Regular day to day things make up our lives. Its easy to turn a blind eye to people that we can help and ignore things we can do to make our community a nicer place to live. I recommend (besides eating more good dairy) that you take a moment and do something for another and not expect anything in return (except a smile) you might be surprised at how lovely it makes you feel afterward. It can be something as simple as loading groceries into someones car or baking a pie and leaving it on your neighbors doorstep or mowing your friends lawn :)
I like the feeling of helping people so I am happy to announce the partnership between Jacobs Creamery and P;ear (yes that is the way it is spelled). The organization is assisting homeless youth and giving them the tools they need to succeed in life, part of which is cooking. We are donating product to assist them in developing their culinary skills and are thrilled that we can be a part of their education and are happy to support such a wonderful organization. If you are interested in volunteering or donating here is their web site information.
http://www.pearmentor.org/
Thankfully Le Van survived his ordeal. If he was a human he would have had the equivalent of a blood transfusion, a lobotomy, a c-section (just kidding) and a catheter put up his whatnots, as well as a transplant of some important intestinal organs. He is happily resting and recovering. Like all the Jacobs Creamery girls (and boy) hes tough as all hell and wont even consider taking a day off! Back in action we will be tomorrow- hopefully for a very very long time.
And that my friends is all I can say, until next time please eat more dairy and fresh farm eggs, walk your neighbors dog and let someone in when they indicate!
Cheers!
xoxox
Cheese Czarina
It appears that I have forgotten about my dear old friend who is with me on the farm and at the markets, that has moved cheese and milk, butter and eggs with me for the last year. It appears my dear old friend Le Van du Fromage needs a break. I of course didn't listen until he put his foot down and demanded a night off (of which I was most grateful-except when the repair bill came)
So come Sunday afternoon with Le Van certainly not going anywhere for any apparent reason off to the beach I ran! Its lovely to be able to spend some time with friends, I get so busy wrapped up in cheese and markets that I seem to often forget to take a minute and enjoy things.I feel so very fortunate for all my friends and neighbors who help me keep my truck running and who happily hold ladders at 9pm so I can climb into an upstairs window (having forgotten my keys!) I was reminded how lovely it is to sit down to a long table filled with drinks, cheese and food and have a good laugh and relax! with someones else's butter on my bread. Always part of the meal is a lovely cheese and I am happy that I can play a part in peoples meals and celebrations that way. I have tons of recipe ideas for my delicate and lovely soft cheeses and dairy products and always let a little wimper/sigh when asked about the others.... the older ones.... the wiser and tastier ones.... the hard and sexier aged cheeses!!!!!
Since I am a cheesemaker I have decided to make more cheese!
I have decided to add some cheeses to the wonderful line of Jacobs Creamery products. This week I finished my very first batch of gouda!!! Gouda gouda gouda gouda! It will not appear for some time as I feel like a true love it only deepens and develops more character with time, but it will make for an exciting fall and winter :) There will of course be a coming out party for the new cheese and its sidekick (announcement next week) which will be a very fun evening indeed.
Now I hate to get to philosophical or feely weely on ya'all but I am going to do it anyway.
We each go about our lives concerned with traffic or getting kids off to camp or playdates, we worry about meetings and work and life's struggles. Regular day to day things make up our lives. Its easy to turn a blind eye to people that we can help and ignore things we can do to make our community a nicer place to live. I recommend (besides eating more good dairy) that you take a moment and do something for another and not expect anything in return (except a smile) you might be surprised at how lovely it makes you feel afterward. It can be something as simple as loading groceries into someones car or baking a pie and leaving it on your neighbors doorstep or mowing your friends lawn :)
I like the feeling of helping people so I am happy to announce the partnership between Jacobs Creamery and P;ear (yes that is the way it is spelled). The organization is assisting homeless youth and giving them the tools they need to succeed in life, part of which is cooking. We are donating product to assist them in developing their culinary skills and are thrilled that we can be a part of their education and are happy to support such a wonderful organization. If you are interested in volunteering or donating here is their web site information.
http://www.pearmentor.org/
Thankfully Le Van survived his ordeal. If he was a human he would have had the equivalent of a blood transfusion, a lobotomy, a c-section (just kidding) and a catheter put up his whatnots, as well as a transplant of some important intestinal organs. He is happily resting and recovering. Like all the Jacobs Creamery girls (and boy) hes tough as all hell and wont even consider taking a day off! Back in action we will be tomorrow- hopefully for a very very long time.
And that my friends is all I can say, until next time please eat more dairy and fresh farm eggs, walk your neighbors dog and let someone in when they indicate!
Cheers!
xoxox
Cheese Czarina
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Until the Butter end!
Have any of you ever grabbed a mug of coffee or tea and sat down at the table to look at the paper?
Have any of you ever looked at the coupon sections?
When I do I find myself thinking that perhaps I need to buy some kittens because I would just love to save $3.00 on six bags of kitty litter- or I start wondering if perhaps I could use four cans of mens aftershave....
Those coupons are just never ever what you need but they always look so appealing.
I thought that Jacobs Creamery should make a landmark attempt and create a coupon for something people need and want!
So don't let it slip pastyoureyes! because coming out next Tuesday in the Foodday section of the Oregonian you will find a coupon valid at the Jacobs Creamery farmers markets for a cheesy discount on cheese!
You might think -NO WHEY! But yes it is for real and whey cool might I add that you can get a coupon to use at the farmers markets and also see some wonderful recipes for things that will be fresh from the farms that week! Whey cool!
Oh dear dear dear dear me! I must say that I really do love my iddy biddy little town and my Washington zip code. My town is so small that when Mr.Little came to check up on T-King he didn't even need to ask for directions. He just showed up and started topping the freon up! and I really do love the fact that I have a licensed milk bottling plant. What doesn't thrill me is the fact the federal government has made very strict regulations that apply to me when I cross over state lines with my milk.
So what's a girl to do?
Well so far this season I have had a ton of requests for my glorious leche but have not gotten very far with the feds and their regulations (which apply to all producers crossing state lines whether they have 20 gallons or 200,000lbs the rules are the same!). Thankfully T-King is fired up and will have a pick up spot for milk every Friday late afternoon in Washington- but very close to Oregon :) so it will make it very convenient for you Oregonians to get some farm fresh milk.
If you are interested in our 'milk stop' please email me and let me know what quantity you would like and I will give you all the glorious details for our milky meeting.
Our milk will be days out of the cow when you get it and unlike the store varieties it will be pasteurized in small batches according to the state minimum requirements which will make it a very tasty and highly nutritional.
We will be selling cream line whole milk in what every quantities you desire.
Sometimes I get calls very late at night from hostesses saying things like "Oh my gosh my dinner party just doubled and I need more of your butter!" eeekkkk! well don't have a cow! now if your are a scattered hostess or just feel like a little impromptu Jacobs Creamery after market hours there is no reason you have to wean yourself away from JC products! You can visit your favorite neighboorhood New Seasons store! They are very excited to be carrying our hand churned european style cultured butter and hand scooped Italian style ricotta. We do of course prefer to see your smiling faces but if your in a pinch and cant make the market its a wonderful alternative!
Sometimes I ramble on and on and on and on. To be clear I am dairy dairy sorry for my rambles and will review the hot points below :)
1)Get your coupon! Fooday Oregonian-Tuesday! - a good coupon that you can use for cheese at the markets!
2) Milk! Two day turn around fresh from our udder to you!
Pick up on Friday late afternoons in a soon to be disclosed location!
3) Don't have a cow! - New Seasons has our stuff!
There you go in three easy points! I really hope you all have a lovely weekend and that you have written Jacobs Creamery products on your shopping list (I love seeing that!) and that you have good plans for fresh butter and eggs n cheese and some glorious sunshine for the weekend.
A tout à l'heure! or until later!
Ciao
Your very own genuine cheese making and chicken chasing
Cheese Czarina !
Have any of you ever looked at the coupon sections?
When I do I find myself thinking that perhaps I need to buy some kittens because I would just love to save $3.00 on six bags of kitty litter- or I start wondering if perhaps I could use four cans of mens aftershave....
Those coupons are just never ever what you need but they always look so appealing.
I thought that Jacobs Creamery should make a landmark attempt and create a coupon for something people need and want!
So don't let it slip pastyoureyes! because coming out next Tuesday in the Foodday section of the Oregonian you will find a coupon valid at the Jacobs Creamery farmers markets for a cheesy discount on cheese!
You might think -NO WHEY! But yes it is for real and whey cool might I add that you can get a coupon to use at the farmers markets and also see some wonderful recipes for things that will be fresh from the farms that week! Whey cool!
Oh dear dear dear dear me! I must say that I really do love my iddy biddy little town and my Washington zip code. My town is so small that when Mr.Little came to check up on T-King he didn't even need to ask for directions. He just showed up and started topping the freon up! and I really do love the fact that I have a licensed milk bottling plant. What doesn't thrill me is the fact the federal government has made very strict regulations that apply to me when I cross over state lines with my milk.
So what's a girl to do?
Well so far this season I have had a ton of requests for my glorious leche but have not gotten very far with the feds and their regulations (which apply to all producers crossing state lines whether they have 20 gallons or 200,000lbs the rules are the same!). Thankfully T-King is fired up and will have a pick up spot for milk every Friday late afternoon in Washington- but very close to Oregon :) so it will make it very convenient for you Oregonians to get some farm fresh milk.
If you are interested in our 'milk stop' please email me and let me know what quantity you would like and I will give you all the glorious details for our milky meeting.
Our milk will be days out of the cow when you get it and unlike the store varieties it will be pasteurized in small batches according to the state minimum requirements which will make it a very tasty and highly nutritional.
We will be selling cream line whole milk in what every quantities you desire.
Sometimes I get calls very late at night from hostesses saying things like "Oh my gosh my dinner party just doubled and I need more of your butter!" eeekkkk! well don't have a cow! now if your are a scattered hostess or just feel like a little impromptu Jacobs Creamery after market hours there is no reason you have to wean yourself away from JC products! You can visit your favorite neighboorhood New Seasons store! They are very excited to be carrying our hand churned european style cultured butter and hand scooped Italian style ricotta. We do of course prefer to see your smiling faces but if your in a pinch and cant make the market its a wonderful alternative!
Sometimes I ramble on and on and on and on. To be clear I am dairy dairy sorry for my rambles and will review the hot points below :)
1)Get your coupon! Fooday Oregonian-Tuesday! - a good coupon that you can use for cheese at the markets!
2) Milk! Two day turn around fresh from our udder to you!
Pick up on Friday late afternoons in a soon to be disclosed location!
3) Don't have a cow! - New Seasons has our stuff!
There you go in three easy points! I really hope you all have a lovely weekend and that you have written Jacobs Creamery products on your shopping list (I love seeing that!) and that you have good plans for fresh butter and eggs n cheese and some glorious sunshine for the weekend.
A tout à l'heure! or until later!
Ciao
Your very own genuine cheese making and chicken chasing
Cheese Czarina !
Friday, July 2, 2010
Moooilicious
Hello! Welcome to this weeks Cheesy Newsie!
I have a story to share with you!
Last Friday I was driving Le Van du Fromage down state route six and T King was blaring up top and I was excited for the wonderful weather and all the wonderful farmers markets ahead. I had a huge grin on my face and was feeling pretty darn good until things got a little quiet.
For those of you that have not been around T-King you need to know that he has a 'large and in charge attitude' which mostly comes from his very important job of keeping all the product I make VERY cold! The attitude is expressed by the noise that bellows from his exhaust.
I pulled into the next gas station and prayed to GD that the reset button would get him up and running again. Oh dear oh dear please work please work please work please work!
Crap -what am I going to do if it doesn't turn on? Please work please work please work.....
I pull into the nearest gas station which was all empty except for one huge man leaning against his Thermo King repair truck. HHHmmmm.
At first glance I thought I was having a hallucination, but then I realized that the man was too big to be a hallucination. I took a flying leap out of the truck and ran over to where he was.
"Are you a thermo king repair technician?" and in a very deep voice he said "Yes ma'am - I was checking out your unit as you drove in"
"Well come take a closer look I seem to have a malfunction" the man was so tall he hit the reset button from standing on the ground! (I have to use the ladder). Since young ladies driving refrigerated box vans down route 6 isn't all that common of an occurrence he seemed really interested in where I lived and what I did with such a truck. With T-King once again blaring away (thanks to some tinkering around) I discovered that this huge man was actually my neighbor and that his most favorite thing to eat is cheese :)
So I think what happened was this. When I was born in Dublin, Ireland I was given a very lucky charm :)
Big weekend ahead! Although you wouldn't know it by the weather Summer is in full swing for the ladies of Jacobs Creamery! 11 markets a week and the New Seasons stores are keeping me in my rubber boots! My polka dotted rubber boots of course! Next week you will find Jacobs Creamery salted butter and Ricotta in the cheese cases of New Seasons :)
The farmers markets are a wonderful spot to do your shopping for the weekends festivities.
Whether you are planning a BIG slip n slide party or a BBQ you will certainly find ingredients to impress at your local market.
My cream cheese mixed with some of the Smokery smoked fish works wonders for a spread for crackers. I cannot think of a better topping than my mozzarella for a salad other than .... well pudding and strawberries!
I wish all your firecrackers go off with a flash and that your neighbors don't do a naked dash!
Until next time. Eat more dairy and remember that real smiles come from cheese.
Adieu Adieu!
So long farewell
Yours always-making you wonderful cheesy creations!
Cheese Czarina!
I have a story to share with you!
Last Friday I was driving Le Van du Fromage down state route six and T King was blaring up top and I was excited for the wonderful weather and all the wonderful farmers markets ahead. I had a huge grin on my face and was feeling pretty darn good until things got a little quiet.
For those of you that have not been around T-King you need to know that he has a 'large and in charge attitude' which mostly comes from his very important job of keeping all the product I make VERY cold! The attitude is expressed by the noise that bellows from his exhaust.
I pulled into the next gas station and prayed to GD that the reset button would get him up and running again. Oh dear oh dear please work please work please work please work!
Crap -what am I going to do if it doesn't turn on? Please work please work please work.....
I pull into the nearest gas station which was all empty except for one huge man leaning against his Thermo King repair truck. HHHmmmm.
At first glance I thought I was having a hallucination, but then I realized that the man was too big to be a hallucination. I took a flying leap out of the truck and ran over to where he was.
"Are you a thermo king repair technician?" and in a very deep voice he said "Yes ma'am - I was checking out your unit as you drove in"
"Well come take a closer look I seem to have a malfunction" the man was so tall he hit the reset button from standing on the ground! (I have to use the ladder). Since young ladies driving refrigerated box vans down route 6 isn't all that common of an occurrence he seemed really interested in where I lived and what I did with such a truck. With T-King once again blaring away (thanks to some tinkering around) I discovered that this huge man was actually my neighbor and that his most favorite thing to eat is cheese :)
So I think what happened was this. When I was born in Dublin, Ireland I was given a very lucky charm :)
Big weekend ahead! Although you wouldn't know it by the weather Summer is in full swing for the ladies of Jacobs Creamery! 11 markets a week and the New Seasons stores are keeping me in my rubber boots! My polka dotted rubber boots of course! Next week you will find Jacobs Creamery salted butter and Ricotta in the cheese cases of New Seasons :)
The farmers markets are a wonderful spot to do your shopping for the weekends festivities.
Whether you are planning a BIG slip n slide party or a BBQ you will certainly find ingredients to impress at your local market.
My cream cheese mixed with some of the Smokery smoked fish works wonders for a spread for crackers. I cannot think of a better topping than my mozzarella for a salad other than .... well pudding and strawberries!
I wish all your firecrackers go off with a flash and that your neighbors don't do a naked dash!
Until next time. Eat more dairy and remember that real smiles come from cheese.
Adieu Adieu!
So long farewell
Yours always-making you wonderful cheesy creations!
Cheese Czarina!
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