https://orangette.net/2006/09/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre/ Thu, 24 Sep 2015 03:54:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://orangette.net/2006/09/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre/#comment-4115 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:56:27 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre#comment-4115 It's been forever since I had a lovely marinated chevre. Both of your recipes sound wonderful. Skipping dinner quality ; )

]]> https://orangette.net/2006/09/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre/#comment-4114 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:48:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre#comment-4114 Thank you for the birthday wishes, Laura! And welcome to the blogosphere! Very happy to have you. But now, as for the lifespan of goat cheese, hmm. I haven’t noticed its short shelf life, but maybe that’s because I eat it so quickly! If you’re having trouble with spoilage, yes, these marinated versions should last a good deal longer. The olive oil helps to preserve and protect the cheese. I can’t say for sure, though, just how long it will last, because honestly, this stuff usually gets eaten right away…Go for it, supereric. Steal away!Annie, I’m so sorry that I didn’t get a chance to answer your e-mail sooner. Your party is now long over, I’m afraid! So sorry. I hope you found a good, affordable oil – did you? If so, what did you choose? I find that Whole Foods’s 365-brand olive oil is quite good for everyday use, but for recipes like this one, I also like a more refined flavor. For that reason, I try to keep a couple of types in the pantry – nothing too expensive, but good. Unfortunately, I almost never buy the same one twice, mainly because I can never remember what I bought! Argh. Do you have a specialty store nearby that will let you taste a few oils? If not, I can tell you this: a California company called Stonehouse Olive Oil makes nice ones for not-too-terrible prices. I think they may even be available at Williams-Sonoma stores, which makes them somewhat easy to get your hands on. < HREF="http://www.stonehouseoliveoil.com/" REL="nofollow">Here<>‘s their website.Poopycat, hope you found something to nibble on…Hannah, how funny that Brandon and David share the same birthday! Wish we could have had you two over for a little sipping and standing around and good times…Thank you, dear Shari! And xo too.S’kat, happy belated birthday to you! Hope you had a good one – maybe with some goat cheese and herbs?Scott, I hope you give this a whirl – it’s about time! And if you do try it with mozzarella, let me know. Sounds like a great alternative…Thank you, Acme Instant Food. I feel very, very lucky.Yikes, Melissa! Brandon and I are going to have to start bulking up on trivia in anticipation of Christmas. You and Manuel had better play nice! Perhaps if I ply you with some of my great-grandfather’s boozy egg nog, we can win by default? Heck, it’s better than losing outright, I guess. But in the meantime, thank you for the perfectly timed birthday wishes! I was in Oklahoma when I read them, gearing up for an evening of rare steak and Grand Marnier souffle. It was a very happy birthday.Welcome, Saltyknees! So glad that you found me – and by the way, I love your screen name. And as for this business of solidified olive oil, I know just what you mean. The oil solidifies slightly when I refrigerate my marinated goat cheeses too, and also in my vinaigrettes and other oil-heavy things. I know of no way to get around it, I’m sorry to say. It just means planning ahead a bit, so that you leave time to let the oil and cheese warm up before serving. You know, a little delayed gratification.Susan, that is SO sweet – and it sounds SO delicious. Brandon, are you reading this? Where are my lobster medallions? Harumph.Boring, that dream is too funny! Really, really funny. But I promise, when we do get married – which, I assure you, isn’t until next July! – I will try to stay low-key about the wedding band shots. Only one. Or maybe two. I think.My thoughts exactly, Natalia. LPC, it <>is<> pretty amazing how versatile chevre is. It’s sort of the cameleon of cheeses, you know?Jamie, I should have guessed that you’d be all over the okra! I’m going to e-mail Keaton right now and see if I can get the recipe…

]]> https://orangette.net/2006/09/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre/#comment-4113 Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:42:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre#comment-4113 OK, your goat cheese sounds and looks fantastic (you know if it contains any lemon at all I’m on board). I would also add some fresh cracker pepper I think… but can you please, please, please finagle that sweet onion/okra/tomato recipe out of your friend? It sounds simply heavenly. You can e-mail it to me if you don’t feel like posting it. Thanks~

]]> https://orangette.net/2006/09/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre/#comment-4112 Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:04:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre#comment-4112 I enjoyed reading this entry and how “forgiving” chevre is. It’s one ingredient that is versatile and can be used in many dishes. I like B’s chevre spread idea.

]]> https://orangette.net/2006/09/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre/#comment-4111 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:07:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre#comment-4111 Sometimes simple, easy recipes are the best. Especially if they’re followed by a meal someone cooks for you. Looks delicious!

]]> https://orangette.net/2006/09/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre/#comment-4110 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 14:32:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre#comment-4110 Oh, yum, this sounds so good. I just saw Barefoot Contessa make a salad with pan fried chevre the other day and I have been craving it. (Side note: I had to check your blog this morning because last night–I promise I’m not a creepy stalker–I had a dream that you were married and everyone in the world was talking about it and I didn’t believe it until I came here and noticed that every picture of food also had a picture of your left ring finger with a wedding band on it).

]]> https://orangette.net/2006/09/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre/#comment-4109 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:54:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre#comment-4109 on our 5th my now husband made me lobster medallions on a bed of wilted wild mushrooms with a champagne & vanilla reduction. i was nervous that he would be all sweaty and freaking out. he was cool as a cucumber. i swooned. years later he told me he had memorized the recipe so that he could appear so collected for me…mwaaawww.

]]> https://orangette.net/2006/09/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre/#comment-43877 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:54:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre#comment-43877 on our 5th my now husband made me lobster medallions on a bed of wilted wild mushrooms with a champagne & vanilla reduction. i was nervous that he would be all sweaty and freaking out. he was cool as a cucumber. i swooned. years later he told me he had memorized the recipe so that he could appear so collected for me…mwaaawww.

]]> https://orangette.net/2006/09/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre/#comment-4108 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:49:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre#comment-4108 Hi! I’ve only just run across your Blog. I’ll be a regular visitor now … lurking, lurking, waiting for wee tasty morsels like these. You know, I made some of these a while back I think it was September, intent on marinating them in the back opf my fridge until Xmas as a special treat. They somehow did survive and my S.O. and I enjoyed them immensely during the Festive Season. The only thing that I experienced that I didn’t understand was that the EVOO I used solidified encasing the cheeses. I had to basically warm the contents back to room temp before enjoying and that was just too long!!! Doese anyone have a suggestion or remedy or is this just supposed to happen?

]]> https://orangette.net/2006/09/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre/#comment-4107 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:22:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/sheer-luxuries-with-chevre#comment-4107 Happy Birthday, dear Molly! I even timed it right with the comment, didn’t I? And of course a (slightly belated) happy birthday to Brandon too. I hope your day is sunny, warm, and full of cheese (marinated? goat?), chocolate, and uncountable other delicious things.And so funny about the TP. The game has a long and convoluted history in my family – my parents, for example, are obsessive players and claim to have NEVER been beaten as a couple. Nevertheless, a few years ago Manuel and I came within one question of beating them, and since then they’ve always found a convenient excuse to avoid playing us. Perhaps you and Brandon will be up to the challenge at Xmas? 😉

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