Royal food for lazy folk #2

Cheese – milk’s leap toward immortality.
~ Clifton Fadiman

It resembled a generous slice of magic swirling dessert set to gather smiles from the Tooth Fairy…

It brought to mind a curious word I seldom think about…

It was better than dessert and the consideration of calories…

It was a jolly good Sunday lunch.

What you do – you slice some of your favourite bread (I used sourdough), lay it flat and add the layers:

…and if you are lucky like me and have a beautiful friend who makes you fig and walnut salami, you can add a little of that on too.

Sweet like a cherry on a cupcake.

* This triple brie with black truffle sandwiched in the middle is made by Over the Moon Dairy Company and is as amazing as it sounds :-) I picked up my wedge from a nice gentleman Roland at Grey Lynn Farmers’ Market on Sunday.

** I received a goodie bag on Sunday which included this jar of Northern Rata honey from J. Friend and Co… I very much enjoyed its delicate/earthy flavour and elegant texture, and look forward to experimenting more with it!

18 responses to “Royal food for lazy folk #2”

Bunny Eats Design | October 25, 2011 at 9:51 pm | Reply

I love the first cheese quote! And I totally have those pesky calories. The black truffle brie looks fabulous.
Kristy | October 26, 2011 at 7:38 am | Reply

So that’s what’s been happening to my clothes! ;) I should give brie another go. I tried it once and really disliked it, but that was a long time ago when I still put ketchup on everything!
Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide | October 26, 2011 at 3:08 pm | Reply

That is so true about calories!
Mel | October 27, 2011 at 12:23 am | Reply

Genie – le sigh, calories!! But better to have calories + be happy than the other way round, I think ;-)

Kristy – :-) Sneaky elves, those calories! It’s funny, I don’t tend to like brie much either – but this one is just heavenly!

Greg – mean, mean calories.
timeforalittlesomething | October 27, 2011 at 8:31 pm | Reply

Wow, that cheese looks so amazing! Loving that quote too :)
- Mel | October 28, 2011 at 11:45 am | Reply
  
  Yummy cheese, dangerous cheese. ;-) Thanks for the mention on your blog too!
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kimberleyjune | October 28, 2011 at 2:18 pm | Reply

Yum! Also, I love the packaging of J Friend & Co honey. x
- Mel | October 29, 2011 at 6:12 pm | Reply
  
  Me too!
Alessandra | October 28, 2011 at 9:04 pm | Reply

Mmmh! I love Over the Moon cheeses, and I will try that honey soon :-)

Ciao
A.

PS
if you don’t mind I’ll pt you in my Kiwi blogroll list :-)
- Mel | October 29, 2011 at 6:12 pm | Reply
  
  Alessandra, that is sweet – of course I don’t mind!
Sasa | October 29, 2011 at 7:32 am | Reply

I clicked through and saw the cheese and thought oh my god, she MADE that! hehehe, not so, but a fine lunch, nonetheless!
- Mel | October 29, 2011 at 6:13 pm | Reply
  
  Haha! I wish I could take all that credit! But I’ll leave the cheese-making to you for now ;-)
hungryandfrozen | October 31, 2011 at 6:42 am | Reply

Best lunch ever. I love that Over the Moon stuff and black truffle brie is one of the greatest discoveries ever. Meant to be together!
- Mel | November 2, 2011 at 6:10 pm | Reply
  
  Laura, definitely agree!
GroundCherry | November 1, 2011 at 5:24 am | Reply

I’m a huge fan of fresh, slightly crumbly white cheeses– a farmer’s cheese in the US– on crackers with a sprinkle of black pepper and dark honey. A sure hit for almost everyone (minus the pepper haters).

If you don’t happen to have any black truffle brie handy…
- Mel | November 2, 2011 at 6:09 pm | Reply
  
  Mmmm, pepper and honey – will definitely keep that in mind! :-)
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