Blue Cheese

In 1937, Iowa State University dairy microbiologists, Clarence Lane and Bernard Hammer, developed the process for making blue cheese using homogenized milk. The Lane and Hammer process evntually became the standard for the blue cheese industry. Find out more about this intriguing blue cheese story at the Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences website.

Pears & Bleu Cheese

Ahhh, pears and bleu cheese.  Have you ever tried this combination on a sandwich? Yum. Yes, another illustration from my cheese cards.

Pear + Blue Cheese

Amanda at Easy Peasy Organic suggested I combine pears with blue cheese...a very tasty combo.

Expanding ideas: Take a consistent element (like pears) and try matching them up with different things to generate a list of ideas you may never have imagined (like what I'm doing this month). This is great especially when developing new recipes. Use an apple as your constant, then try pairing it with a different ingredient each day. If you create sculptures, pick one animal (like a mouse) and see how many variations on that subject you can whip up.