It's What's For Dinner: Prosciutto & Brie Melt

     The sunset tonight was the best I've seen in forever, I'm talkin ravishing swirls of pink laced into the sky and a magical blue glow over the sea.  Total swoon my dears!  Then I came home and made something madly delicious with crisp green apples, melty brie, salty prosciutto, and sweet caramelized shallots.  It took all of 7 minutes to whip up, impress yourself or someone special with this, recipe as follows:

• French Brie
• Shallots (cooked in butter+sugar)
• Green Apple
• Sourdough
• Prosciutto

    Caramelize Shallots in butter till they're golden brown, add sugar to crystallize.  While thats cooking, slice brie and apples thinly and layout sandwich in toaster.  Once the shallots are done, place them on top of the cheese and let the toaster do the rest.  After the cheese is surly meltalicious, remove the open face sammy and sandwich it.  Cut it in half and pair it with a tasty salad, enjoy!

Cheese Review: 1,000 Day Gouda

    Cheese, it's one of the most delicious things in the world, it pairs with things I love like beer and wine, and is my bestie on picnics.  I've never been a Gouda girl, I'm one of those double cream bleu cheese+honey or getting down with Brie and a baguette kinda girl, until now.  Every time I'm in Trader Joes I peruse the cheese section, making sure they haven't sprung any new Spotlight Cheeses without me knowing and chatting it up with the sample gents, usually with me saying "oh I haven't tried this one yet, any chance we could open it?"  They reply with a generous, "Of Course!"  Which is absolutely the best, that's how I found this. 

   Aged for a whopping 1,000 days, it naturally forms these magical cheese crystals and with that crystallization comes mad flavor.  This cheese is mature, slightly caramely, a touch of nuttiness, and a true standout to any cheese plate.  It's in my top cheeses of all time, so go get some and swoon with me!