I spent my blogging time in the last week writing Rules, Regulations, Guidelines and Forms for the Historical Commission. That project is not quite finished but it's time to get back to blogging.
If you didn't stop by the Farmer's Market on Saturday then you missed the debut of the Foxboro Cheese Company which is selling their own Asiago and Fromage Blanc cheese along with a variety of other cheese from Massachusetts dairies. I tried the bought the Smoked Gouda and a Chipotle Gouda from a farm in Winchendon. The Chipotle is really spicy, but delicious. The Asiago is a strong, flavorful cheese as well. A fresh Mozzarella is also available.
The Foxboro Cheese Company also sells ground beef and sausages from grass fed beef. While I love a good old fashioned roast beef, I'm not generally a big fan of beef. I decided to try the bratwurst just so I could tell everyone about it. The four sausages weigh about a pound and cost $12. They come frozen and I had trouble separating them-I ended up cooking two when I only wanted one. The sausages are all beef in a hog casing with no nitrates or nitrites added. The grass fed beef makes the sausages relatively lean. The bratwurst is denser than commercial sausages and has a mild beefy taste. I'd give it a thumbs up.
We've had two wineries at the market over the last two weeks. The first to arrive was the long established Westport Winery. Recently Running Brook winery joined us. Running Brook will be on site every Saturday and every other Tuesday; Westport will be here on the alternate Tuesday. Both companies let you taste the wine before buying. There certainly are differences! Westport's dinner wines are generally drier than Running Brook's which are generally sweeter and fruiter. I like Westport's Champagne (one person in the wine business claims it is the best American champagne east of the Rockies) and their two fortified wines. Westport's Pinot Gris goes well with fish. Running Brook's Unoaked Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are excellent. Running Brook's Vidal Blanc is a wonderfully sweet dessert wine and they also produce a delicious Frost Wine. Come try the samples.
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