Something Tasty: Gina Marie Cream Cheese

Cream cheese is cream cheese, right? Aboslutely not! Once you have tasted Gina Marie cream cheese by Sierra Nevada Cheese Company, you will never go back to that pasty stuff.

I put it in my eggs, on toast, make a cream sauce for pasta with it. It is sooooo good. The texture, the flavor, mmmmm. Sierra Nevada Cheese Company makes a bunch of great, award winning cheeses, and this cream cheese is no exception.

I buy mine at the Olympia Co-Op, but you can get it at Whole Foods and most yuppie grocery stores.

You'll never go back.

Bagels on the Boat

One of the best things (and there are many) about joining 6 Par Farmer's family at their lake house is the array of wonderful food. 6 Par's sister is a fantastic cook, recipe developer, and food writer. We often find ourselves enjoying meals that will later appear in newspapers and magazine. Spoiled!



This morning was "Bagels on the Boat." Fresh herbed cream cheeses, smoked salmon, bacon, turkey, avocado, cucumbers, chives, sunflower seeds, melon skewers, mini bagels, and a little morning bubbly. (Are you drooling yet?)



All of this, plus being out on the boat in calm waters. Like I said, spoiled!



Here is the chef herself and our trusty captain.



And the lucky guests.



Enjoying some morning sunshine.



And each other. I can't think of anything better.