Another Free Cheese Post

I've been kind of off posting in general for the last little while, and particularly off posting about the free cheese. On the gratis cheese front, it seemed like everything I was getting was just another variation of brie, and that was getting a little tired. I mean, I love brie, but really, it was too much. But today I received a shipment of two funky cheeses, one of which I'm really looking forward to trying. So between that and my nagging conscious telling me to honor my commitment to post about these cheeses, I present this post. I'll be the first to admit that in light of the sparse posting as of late, to come out with this is kind of lame. But bear with me. I've been under the weather.

It's Ile de France's Saint Albray. Whether intentionaly or because the package sat on my stoop for most of a hot day, this brieish cheese had a funk that was quite pleasant. It worked well with a piece of OTR epi and some garden tomatoes (that orange one is a Nebraska Wedding). Really, a nice little summer sandwich. Nothing else needed. The cheese seems like a good transition cheese for someone ready to move past a commercial brie, but not quite ready to dip into some super heady, gooey stuff.

And that's it for now. With some travel forthcoming posts will remain scarce. Hopefully there'll be some good food related incidents to report back on.