Cheese - milk's leap toward immortality

So I decided after enjoying reading several friends' blogs that I'd start one of my own, and today I am going to dedicate my first blog to CHEESE. Yes, cheese.

Did you know that according to history, a traveling Arabic merchant had bought some milk to take along on his journey. The pouch in which he placed the milk was lined by that of the stomach of a sheep. As he traveled, the heat from the sun activated the enzyme, rennin, found in the stomach lining. This made the milk turn into its liquid to a solid curd or cheese components. And THUS... cheese was revealed. The exact time of the appearance of cheese is unknown, however cheese has its earliest record dating back to the ancient Sumerians circa de 3500BC.

The United States is the top produce of cheese in the world with Wisconsin and California leading the states in production. Although we're the largest producer, France has the highest consumption in the world. The French may think they eat a lot of cheese, but they have not been to the casa de Kristi. Pictured above is what I found in my cheese drawer this morning. Just a little shout out to my seester and Kraft. Your cheese is good but overpriced. I try to stay loyal to Kraft because Jaimie works there and actually one of her categories is Philadelphia Cream Cheese. Jaimie got me a Phili cook book for Christmas and I've recently enjoyed some delicious recipes. A hit this weekend was my Asparagus and Cream Cheese Tart! I've made it a goal in 2011 to cook delicious food more often!

I don't know about you, but I found there are certain cheeses that whenever they are listed on a menu I get sucked into trying it, probably number one being GOAT CHEESE. Oh how I love thee. You are so tasty!

Anyways, I hope that you love cheese just as much as I do and you pull out your recipe book tonight and indulge!