WHO INVENTED SCHOOL HOLIDAYS?

Love the kids but sometimes run out of steam by the second week of holidays.
Tonight we are going to have one of our favourite ( and easiest!) suppers. Cheese and mixed green salad.

My children are French and they love cheese, all cheese.

My son's first solid piece of food was a piece of Roquefort he grabbed  off the table with his 6 month old chubby fists. He chewed, smiled and gurgled for more.

I firmly believe that, in moderation, cheese is good, very good.

In France we are particularly spoilt for choice.  I have been boycotting the supermarket for years and buy less but better from my local cheese shop.

Spoil your family with 4 or 5 well chosen cheeses served with an enormous green salad. 

Cheese, like most dairy, will also help them fall asleep and sleep well....what more can a mother want!

Roquefort, 

St Nectaire, 

smelly brebis/sheep cheese especially from the Paye Basque ( serve it with black cherry jam ) and if a full brebis is too strong try a cow/sheep mix, 

crottin de chevre/ goat

oozing St  Marcellin,

a good Brie from Meaux,

Cantal de Salers au gros sel,

Appenzeller from Switzerland,

and the list goes on...

One piece of advice -  don't put them in the fridge. Enhance the taste sensation by leaving them covered and out of the fridge until supper.

Great cheese shop to visit in Bordeaux :
Jean d'Alos Fromager-Affineur 4 Rue Montesquieu, 33000 Bordeauxor Cours Portal, 33000 Bordeaux  Marché de Capucins 

Susie's Vinaigrette for Cheese Suppers

1 tablespoon dijon mustard

1 tablespoon lavender honey

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon walnut oil

Put all ingredients in food processor and pulse.