Cheese & Queso, Queso & Cheese

I know some of you are thinking, really, it’s taken her this long to write a blog about her most favorite food on the planet?  I know, I know.  I’ve really fallen down on the job, and for that I apologize.  So I’m here to rectify the situation.  Although, I should just go ahead and rename the blog right now, because this isn’t a “little“ passion.  It’s a huge one.  I love cheese.  A lot.  A really, really, really lot.

So cheese.  Delicious, delicious cheese.  I pretty much love all varieties.  There’s nothing better on a Friday night than settling into my big, comfy couch with a movie, a plate of cheese and a big (big) ‘ol glass of cold Chardonnay.  Ah yes.  Definitely the ideal Friday night of this single gal.  A Friday night of champions. 

Lately, my go-to cheeses have been the Dubliner Irish Cheddar and the Publix Deli Asiago wedge.  I slice myself off a few pieces (okay a lot of pieces), and then I drizzle with the greatest invention known to the modern-day man – Savannah Bee Company’s Cheese Honey.  Yes, you heard right.  Cheese honey.  It is sooo good. 

I really do think anything and everything is better with cheese.  Bleu on salad or plain, yum. Parmesan on pasta, delicioso.  Swiss, american and provolone on a sandwich, the more the merrier.  Gorgonzola and brie for special occasions, divine. 

So sums up my love of cheese in its pure form, but what about artificial cheddar flavoring you ask?  Please, I don’t discriminate.  Cheese-flavored whatever ranks high in my book as well.  Cheese puffs, cheddar pretzels, florescent orange nacho cheese, and if you recall, Cape Code White Cheddar Cheese Popcorn.  My love isn’t limited to the original form. 

But if I had to think long and hard about what form of cheese I like the best – it would have to be queso.  I pretty much could live off of chips and queso.  Three square meals a day – breakfast, lunch and dinner.  It wouldn’t matter to me.  Sometimes decisions on where to eat will revolve around whether or not the place has queso on the menu – it’s gotten that bad.  I keep a stash of it at home in the refrigerator.  Right now I’m into Gordo’s Cheese Dip Mild.  It does the job, so on those nights when I’m just not motivated to cook myself anything substantial, you can bet it will be a chips and queso kind of night.

And so we come full circle.  The moral of this compelling story...Every situation in life is better with a little cheese.