Thread: CostCo Valdeon

On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 10:05:04 -0600, Sqwertz wrote:

> $10.95/lb. From the dates on it, it looks like they just got it.
> Ripe Cow + Goat milk cheese wrapped in sycamore leaves. Ask for it at
> a store near you.

http://www.artisanalcheese.com/cheeses/Valdeon
http://www.gourmet-food.com/gourmet-...e-1000419.aspx

This version is made with both goat and cow's milk, but sometimes I've
found it made with only cow's milk.

-sw

On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 10:25:34 -0600, Sqwertz <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 10:05:04 -0600, Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> $10.95/lb. From the dates on it, it looks like they just got it.
>> Ripe Cow + Goat milk cheese wrapped in sycamore leaves. Ask for it at
>> a store near you.
>
>http://www.artisanalcheese.com/cheeses/Valdeon
>http://www.gourmet-food.com/gourmet-...e-1000419.aspx
>
>This version is made with both goat and cow's milk, but sometimes I've
>found it made with only cow's milk.

Looks good. how big of a wedge do you have to buy at Costco?

Lou

On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 09:11:20 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:

> On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 10:25:34 -0600, Sqwertz <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 10:05:04 -0600, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> $10.95/lb. From the dates on it, it looks like they just got it.
>>> Ripe Cow + Goat milk cheese wrapped in sycamore leaves. Ask for it at
>>> a store near you.
>>
>>http://www.artisanalcheese.com/cheeses/Valdeon
>>http://www.gourmet-food.com/gourmet-...e-1000419.aspx
>>
>>This version is made with both goat and cow's milk, but sometimes I've
>>found it made with only cow's milk.
>
> Looks good. how big of a wedge do you have to buy at Costco?

Wedges were .77 to 1.1 lbs. So I grabbed the .77. On some of the
wedges the leaves didn't cut so well so they got kind of crumpled
inside the inner-wrap but my little 3/4lb'er was perfect.

-sw

On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 09:51:08 -0600, Sqwertz <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 09:11:20 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 10:25:34 -0600, Sqwertz <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 10:05:04 -0600, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>
>>>> $10.95/lb. From the dates on it, it looks like they just got it.
>>>> Ripe Cow + Goat milk cheese wrapped in sycamore leaves. Ask for it at
>>>> a store near you.
>>>
>>>http://www.artisanalcheese.com/cheeses/Valdeon
>>>http://www.gourmet-food.com/gourmet-...e-1000419.aspx
>>>
>>>This version is made with both goat and cow's milk, but sometimes I've
>>>found it made with only cow's milk.
>>
>> Looks good. how big of a wedge do you have to buy at Costco?
>
>Wedges were .77 to 1.1 lbs. So I grabbed the .77. On some of the
>wedges the leaves didn't cut so well so they got kind of crumpled
>inside the inner-wrap but my little 3/4lb'er was perfect.
>

Yeah. 3/4 is a manageable size for a small family. Maybe I've been
lucky or just don't know better but I've never had a bleu I didn't
like. Even as a kid in the 60's I'd order it on my salad on Saturday
nights when my dad took us out to a steakhouse. It was never in our
fridge so it was a real treat for me.

Lou

On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 10:58:18 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:

> On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 09:51:08 -0600, Sqwertz <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>Wedges were .77 to 1.1 lbs. So I grabbed the .77. On some of the
>>wedges the leaves didn't cut so well so they got kind of crumpled
>>inside the inner-wrap but my little 3/4lb'er was perfect.
>
> Yeah. 3/4 is a manageable size for a small family.

Oh, so now you're calling me a pig? :-)

Blue cheese keeps well if wrapped properly. As long as it wasn't on
it's last legs when I bought it, I can make it last a month or more
depending on the variety (the harder the better, of course).

> I've been
> lucky or just don't know better but I've never had a bleu I didn't
> like. Even as a kid in the 60's I'd order it on my salad on Saturday
> nights when my dad took us out to a steakhouse.

I didn't like it until I was about 21 or 22. I had always shunned it
since a kid remembering my mom eat that **** - and the smell <shiver>.

Then one morning at brunch at Il Fornaio (San Francisco) I was served
a slice of fried polenta with creamy gorgonzola on top. Eww - I
started to eat around it and decided, "Oh, What the hell"... and dug
into the cheesy part.

Ever since then my Pre-Cheese days are just a foggy and fading memory.

-sw

On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:08:23 -0600, Sqwertz <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 10:58:18 -0600, Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 09:51:08 -0600, Sqwertz <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Wedges were .77 to 1.1 lbs. So I grabbed the .77. On some of the
>>>wedges the leaves didn't cut so well so they got kind of crumpled
>>>inside the inner-wrap but my little 3/4lb'er was perfect.
>>
>> Yeah. 3/4 is a manageable size for a small family.
>
>Oh, so now you're calling me a pig? :-)

When it comes to cheese I'm a pig too.

>
>Blue cheese keeps well if wrapped properly. As long as it wasn't on
>it's last legs when I bought it, I can make it last a month or more
>depending on the variety (the harder the better, of course).

I've had good luck with it too.

>> I've been
>> lucky or just don't know better but I've never had a bleu I didn't
>> like. Even as a kid in the 60's I'd order it on my salad on Saturday
>> nights when my dad took us out to a steakhouse.
>
>I didn't like it until I was about 21 or 22. I had always shunned it
>since a kid remembering my mom eat that **** - and the smell <shiver>.
>
>Then one morning at brunch at Il Fornaio (San Francisco) I was served
>a slice of fried polenta with creamy gorgonzola on top. Eww - I
>started to eat around it and decided, "Oh, What the hell"... and dug
>into the cheesy part.
>
>Ever since then my Pre-Cheese days are just a foggy and fading memory.

I don't remember the first time I had it but it was early.

Lou

Sqwertz wrote:
> $10.95/lb. From the dates on it, it looks like they just got it.
> Ripe Cow + Goat milk cheese wrapped in sycamore leaves. Ask for it at
> a store near you.
>
> -sw

Welll, I do have a nice check from Costco, so I'll look for this.

--
Jean B.

On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:32:53 -0500, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:

>Sqwertz wrote:
>> $10.95/lb. From the dates on it, it looks like they just got it.
>> Ripe Cow + Goat milk cheese wrapped in sycamore leaves. Ask for it at
>> a store near you.
>>
>> -sw
>
>Welll, I do have a nice check from Costco, so I'll look for this.

I wish you better luck than I had. Our Costco did not carry the
Valdeon, nor did they have bok choy.

Boron