My New Love

I know, I know, I know!! I am supposed to be buying American made cheese from my local farmer’s market. Note: what I wrote in the previous blog. But I was examining the gourmet cheese section at my local specialty grocery store and found a cheese called, ready for this? Drunken Goat. I smile, and read one thing that causes my hand to drop the cheese wedge in my basket. “Semi-soft goat cheese Immersed in Red wine.” Semi-soft goat cheese; never had that before. Ok, Check. Immersed in Red Wine, OK, Sold!

Ok so that isn’t why I am writing about it. It is some of the most superior cheese I have ever tasted. It just might be my new favorite cheese. Move over Feta, we have a new love for Cristy. It comes in wheels. Has a purplish rind outside from being soaked in red wine for 3 to 4 days. It is semi-soft, like cheddar. And the rind is soft and edible (See tasting with my eyes). Smells like goat cheese with a sweet hint (tasting with my noise). Taste is creamy, almost like a good chèvre but doesn’t have the flaky texture I am use too with goat cheeses. The flavor is not strong, but not too weak that you will not forget the piece of cheese you just ate (tasting with my mouth). So despite that it is imported from Spain, I just wanted to recommend a good cheese when I can across one. I will come up with a recipe later.

Bon Appétit

Aspartame is changing it's name.

Ajinomoto a large food ingredient company that makes food oils, food seasonings, and the very popular sweetener Aspartame, will be changing the name of Aspartame to “AminoSweet.” Some studies suggest that Aspartame can cause headaches, nausea, vomiting, vision problems, and joint pain. These studies are not conclusive, but as a consumer, it would be nice to know that Aspartame is the same thing as “AminoSweet.”

There are 50 glasses of Red Wine in that chocolate bar?

Resveratrol is a dietary ingredient most commonly found in grapes and wine. Some studies suggest that resvertrol has been associated with potential cardiovascular health benefits in humans, specifically improving blood vessel functions. And some studies say that resveratrol may have other health benefits yet to be discovered. Like why do the French who have a diet high in fat and red wine? And yet they do not have a high obesity rate or a high rate of heart disease. Could it be all the resvertrol in red wine the French drink? Maybe, even so the ResVez Corporation has introduced us to something new in the world of food.

Winetime Bar is the first nutritional bar and functional food that has resveratrol in it, and is now available to order at winetime.com. Winetime doesn’t advertise any specific health benefits. Winetime Bar contains dark chocolate, dates, almonds, seven super fruits (cranberry, noni, pomegranate, goji berry, acai, mangosteen, and blueberry), and more resveratrol then 50 glasses of red wine. It has 190 calories and contains 9 grams of total fat, 2.5 of which is saturated fat in each bar. I have yet to taste it, but if anyone has, please let us know if it is worth it.

Bon Appétit!