Rach and were going through our old "meat" recipes and have been brainstorming on ways to make them vegetarian. Many of these include cheese.
Supermarket cheese isn't the best cheese you can buy. I recommend you go to a market and get real thing. My favourite place to go is Olympic Cheese at the St. Lawrence Market. This family owned shop has everything you could ever want and it's all pure and full of flavour.
When I first went there a very charming older Portuguese man was trying to sell me 25-year old cheddar at $100 per pound. He had me so smitten with his old-world accent and sweet smile, I almost did it - then common sense prevailed! I was shopping for cheese for my dad for his birthday (yes, that's what he likes) - my dad ended up with a very nice cheddar, but not that nice.
When I buy my Parmesan, I get them to cut it fresh from the wheel for me. I put the whole wedge in the freezer and just cut a piece as I need. Rach is the cheese grater in our house, and she finds it easier to grate it when it's still frozen.
Price wise it is only pennies more than the supermarkets and way, way more flavourful. It's worth the trip to the St. Lawrence Market - trust me on this one.
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