This
morning it's a drive to Sullivan's Island, a small beachside resort
nearby. It has one main street with bars, restaurants and shops on
either side, very pretty – must come back for dinner. The reason
for our trip this morning is to visit the beach with Choo Choo.
Beaches are sensible here, there are hours within which you may walk
your dog and outside of those hours the beach belongs to everyone
else. It's great, complete with lighthouse and lots of
friendly “doggie” people. Nothing like fresh air to bring the
colour to a girl's cheeks and the best way to start the day and Choo
had the best time.
Later I'm on a mission – I've discovered a new gourmet cheese shop
in Charleston called, “Goat.Sheep.Cow”. I think it must be a
sign of age when retail therapy for designer handbags takes second
place to gourmet cheeses and posh kitchen shops – how sad.
Specialist
cheeses are quite difficult to find in this part of the world, you
can get what I would call straight forward varieties like Gruyere,
Brie, and may be Camembert in the posher supermarkets like Harris
Teeter – for a price, but you won't see anything more exotic. It
does make you realise how fortunate we are at home.
Goat. Sheep.
Cow does not disappoint, cheeses to die for. I'm after a couple of
my personal favourites, Reblochon for a tartiflette, (French potato
dish (with bacon traditionally) the original comfort food, which is
why it was served as apres-ski food). It's hopefully going to be part
of my menu tomorrow evening. Success – Douceur du Jura an
outstanding alternative for the Reblochon and finally a Tremblaye
Camembert (stapled box imperative). I want this for tonight's
supper. If you intend to bake Camembert a glued box is not a good
idea for obvious reasons. Tonight, it will be infused with garlic,
baked and served with bowls of chopped nuts and fruit and loads of
fresh crusty bread. It would have been easier on my wallet if I'd
opted for the designer handbag - $55 plus tax! – it probably didn't
help that I can't buy cheese without good black olives and apricots
not to mention the fennel biscuits and rice crackers – a perfect
aperos.
P.s. I have
to confess I did some research before I set off. Typing in
“alternative for ...” in your search engine is so efficient,
especially if it's going to save you time although certainly not
money in this case – it's a treat.
Delicious.
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