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Buche de Chevre du Poitou
Today’s business. Check as many National days off as possible—in a tortured spelling list story-post—with just one cheese. Go! The cheese: Buche de Chevre du Poitou. A generic name for a non-generic cheese. It ripens from the edges inward, so you get a rind with a bit of mushroomy resistance and on into a soft, […]
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Farmette Raspberry Rhubarb Jam
It’s finally Friday and oh how sweet it is! Nearly as sweet and yummy as this jam from Farmette Fresh in Bellingham. My very favorite is the raspberry rhubarb. That one tastes like the beginning of summer vacation when you were a child and the future only held promises of fun and frolic and warm, […]
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National Detroit Style Pizza Day
Today is National Pizza Day and we are here to help! As you may have noticed there has been a bit of a hullabaloo about the fact that we are the only place in the Greater Seattle area that always carries the Brick cheese necessary for Detroit-style pizza and that is not only great, but […]
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Our First Pins
Our first pins have made their debut and you should clearly buy one, if not two! Why should I, you ask? Well, as we like to say here at The Cheese Box, safety first. How do these pins keep you safe, you ask? Tbh, you ask a lot of questions but I’ll explain. Let’s say […]
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Dutch Ewephoria
Sorry about the social media silence, but everything we tried to post was just too…cheesy. Do you know what you can count on, though? Cheese people like two things:
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Fermin Spanish Chorizo of Salamanca
As you may or may not know, I like my men like I like my cheese—sharp and a bit nutty. Fortunately for you, Ari, who is usually pretty sharp, went nutty last week and ordered too much of this Fermin Spanish chorizo (of Salamanca). The Iberico pigs live and eat better than many of us, […]
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Bellwether Farms Basket Ricotta
Helpful holiday hint #6. By now you might be asking yourselves, what does a cheesemonger take to a party? And we’re glad you asked, because it also falls into the category of a helpful hint. It’s an overwhelming time of the year so we suggest going easy on yourself and do as we did last […]
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Sweet Grass Pimento Cheese
Helpful holiday hint #5. Now, we have all had a Christmas or two where the gifts are a bust. And don’t get me wrong, I have kept ALL the macaroni art and I wait a respectful amount of time before I donate Aunt Jean’s crusty, dusty, obviously re-gifted, melon scented candle. But still… To combat […]
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Olympia Provisions Summer Sausage
Helpful holiday hint #4. You are probably way ahead of us in the decorating department, but in case you aren’t, we have some useful ideas. We suggest channeling your own shabby chic vibe where ANYTHING can be decorative! Imagine Olympia Provisions Summer Sausage hanging from your tree. It’s red. It’s festive. It’s delicious. And if […]
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Rocksalmic Vinegar
Helpful holiday hint #3. Ok. Is anyone else feeling like they are running out of time for gift purchases? Stop by the shop and grab a bottle of this Rocksalmic vinegar as a unique and possibly life-saving gift. Life-saving how, you ask? Well, Cousin Jessica, who has to eat Aunt Maude’s food everyday, could explain […]
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