That's what French people mean when they say "Fromage Fort." And what could be better than a cheese fort? More to the point, what could be worse than having shank ends of cheese hanging out in the door of your fridge, their dates receding into the past? French people have a solution. Take those odds and ends of cheeses, about 1/2 lbs worth, but keep the triplebeam in the closet--this is an idea, not a receipt. Cut off anything you would not want to eat, and throw in blender--add a roughly 1/3 c slug of white wine, a clove or two of garlic and blend. In essence, you are making a leftover cheese smoothie, but you want a texture that is stiff enough to cling to the baguette you will serve it with. Taste. If it seems too rugged, add some heavy cream. Add pepper and maybe some kind of chopped herb if it seems like it would make sense. This is the kind of hors it is easy to eat too much of, and it also will make you drink a lot of wine. But considering you started with nasty cheese you did not know what to do with, don't complain. This is a tasty hors, but not good to eat if you plan on kissing anyone on the mouth later that same day, because of the raw garlic. To that end, it would be a perfect snack for Pistons-Spurs 7. Win or lose, the chest bumps and hugs will start manly, and stay that way. Go Pistons, but remember, Detroit, keep those tires on the ground, and not on fire.
Don't think you need to worry. They remembered fine last year as well as in the wake of 3 Cups. But thanks for the op to defend my hometown as well as invoke "3 Cups".
Posted by: ogic | Thursday, 23 June 2005 at 10:14 AM