Chavrie Cheese Giveaway
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 10:37AM in Appetizer, Brunch, Giveaways, cooking, holidays, recipes, snack I know! It’s cheese! And not vegan cheese, either. But I do have a soft spot for cheese--I can’t help it. I love it more than meat! So when Corrinne from Vault Communications contacted me a few weeks ago about doing a sampling and a giveaway for you guys, I couldn’t resist. And I’m glad I didn’t!
Chavrie is the only goat cheese I like. It’s mild and creamy, and just delicious. I’ve had some goat cheeses that were very strong, and the taste stayed with me all day. Not Chavrie! It’s perfectly delicious ! And did you know? Goat cheese is also quite healthy, with 30% less fat and calories than most cow’s milk and its tolerable for those who cannot digest cow’s milk. If you want to read more about it, or find more recipe ideas, check out Chavrie's website!
I tried one of the recipes that Corrinne sent me. It’s a fall appetizer, with the cheese and dried fruits, all warmed to a creamy goodness--just right for spreading on toasted baguette slices. Delicious? Hell yes! Especially (for me) with a drizzle of honey to finish it off.
So what will you get if you win?
One winner will receive a package worth an estimated $100:
- Williams-Sonoma Cherry Wood Bread Board with Dip Bowl
- Warm Creamy Chavrie Spread Recipe
- Dried Fruits
- Crystallized Ginger
- Chavrie Coupons
- Cooking.com Gift Certificate for $50.00
- Chavrie Recipe Cards
What do you have to do to enter?
1) Leave a comment here on this post, telling me your favorite way to have Chavrie Goat Cheese. Let’s get those ideas flowing!
2) Tweet about the giveaway--as many times as you like! Just be sure to leave a comment for each Tweet. I want to make sure you get all of your entries.
3) If you’re on Facebook, you can post about it there, and again, leave a comment here for your entry.
4) Chavrie can only ship to the US.
5) Make sure I can reach you by email, ok?
The giveaway will last for two weeks, so you have plenty of time to enter and different ways to get entries in. I’ll randomly choose a winner on Monday, September 28th.
Yes, this is the same bread board the winner will receive…
Here is the recipe you see here. The creamy, warm cheese with the sweet and tart dried fruits are just perfect together. And the honey takes it over the top!
Warm Creamy Chavrie Spread
Serves 10
1 (5.3 oz) Chavrie Pyramid
2 TB chopped dried cherries
2 TB diced dried apricots
1 TB finely diced crystallized ginger
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp minced fresh parsley (which I forgot!)
20 thin slices of fresh toasted baguette
Heat the broiler. With a spoon, spread the cheese in a shallow oven proof dish.
Sprinkle with dried fruits and drizzle with oil.
Broil about three inches from the heat for about 2-3 minutes until the cheese is warm.
Sprinkle with the parsley and serve with the baguette slices.
Doubles easily for a party-sized crowd!
Elle
And we have a winner! The random number generator did it's thing and chose comment #11, which belongs to lettergirl.
Her comment:
This cheese is for me. Everyone else back off.
I also tweeted: Please don't enter this. It's for me. RT @elleskitchen: New Blog Post: Chavrie Cheese Giveaway ($100 value!) http://foodurl.info/0ybk
lettergirl (lettergirl@live.com) Congratulations to you, lettergirl! I'll email you in a few minutes. Expect your delicious package soon!
Thank you to all of you that left comments, tweeted, and posted on your Facebook pages. Be on the lookout here for more fun giveaways!
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I love cheese too Elle, and you do have the best give-aways! This one is truly delightful. I'd love to serve it in vol-au-vents with tomatoes & fresh herbs. YUM! Fingers crossed!
I love Chavrie as well. My favorite new way to eat it is to spread some plain Chavrie on some dark bread (either a dark wheat bread or pumpernickle) then top with a dollop of some of my homemade Plum Chutney. It's sweet and savory and a little spicy and the perfect mix of fruit and cheese.
http://www.edibleusable.com/2009/08/plum-chutney.html
RT @elleskitchen: New Blog Post: Chavrie Cheese Giveaway ($100 value!) http://foodurl.info/0ybk...
I love the way you served it Elle. Delicious!
I love chevre in general and Chavrie is great in its pyramid shape for entertaining. Plus, what's great for me is that its KOSHER!!! Thanks for the give-away and for sharing your goodies and the recipe!
http://koshercamembert.com
oh put it on pizza, great blog and lovely giveaway i came from twitter lol rebecca
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I usually don't eat a lot of cheese, but this looks so good. Especially how you served it up! Would be great on a panini-maybe with pears, agave, rosemary! YUM!
My favorite way is this goat cheese and tomato tart: http://www.lanascooking.com/2009/03/28/bb-tomato-and-goat-cheese-tarts/
I love love love love love goat cheese in just about any form. I love it on a great steak (sorry - not vegan) with a red wine sauce (http://feteandfeast.com/2009/08/19/cooks-toolkit-balsamic-red-wine-sauce/) and on pizza (http://feteandfeast.com/2007/06/03/grilled-pizza-quick-easy-and-healthy/). One of my favorie appetizers is goat cheese rolled in sunflower seeds and drizzled with honey (http://feteandfeast.com/2009/04/11/potluck-survival-guide/). This fall I'm going to make a version o this appetizer rolled in pumpkin seeds and served with dried fruits, similar to your recipe. I can't wait to see what other good ideas are listed here - I can never get enough goat cheese!
I love using goat cheese with sundried tomatoes in a chicken dish...I need to find that recipe.
This cheese is for me. Everyone else back off.
I also tweeted: Please don't enter this. It's for me. RT @elleskitchen: New Blog Post: Chavrie Cheese Giveaway ($100 value!) http://foodurl.info/0ybk
Oooh goat cheese! Yum. I like to stuff it into dates, wrap them in bacon, and bake until the bacon is crisp. OR in a panini with apples and basil. Or spread on toast and broiled for fancy-pants croutons to go with soup. YUM.
My favorite way is to dollop a homemade pizza crust with Alouette Goat Cheese, uncured pepperoni slices, drizzled olive oil, fresh minced garlic, fresh chopped basil, raw tomato slices,and sprinklings of mozzarella. Then it all goes on a baking stone and on the grill. It's to drool for.
I live for goat cheese :--)
My favorite thing to do with it is marinate it.
Marinated Goat Cheese
(12-ounce) log soft goat cheese, or 3 smaller logs, chilled
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon whole peppercorns, preferably a mixture of white, red, and black
1 teaspoon whole allspice berries
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
2 tablespoons finely minced fresh ginger
1/3 cup slivered fresh basil
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
Crackers, as accompaniment
Using a thin-bladed vegetable knife or paring knife, cut the goat cheese into 1/2-inch-thick slices. (Dip the knife blade in hot tap water after each cut.) Arrange the slices in a single layer in a Pyrex pie plate or baking dish.
In a small saucepan, combine the olive oil, peppercorns, and allspice. In a small bowl, combine the garlic, ginger, basil, and orange. Place the saucepan over medium-high heat and cook until the peppercorns begin to pop, about 2 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat and immediately stir in the garlic mixture. After 5 seconds of stirring, pour the hot olive oil mixture over the goat cheese. Marinate in the refrigerator at least 3 hours, covered with plastic wrap.
The recipe can be completed to this point up to 1 week before serving.
To serve, transfer the chilled cheese to a serving plate. Serve at room temperature or chilled, with crackers.
I tweeted the giveaway!
Cheese has to be one of my favorite things on this planet!
I love Chavrie in a shallow dish - with a sweet and spicy fruit salsa drizzled over the top. GREAT for parties! The creamy chavrie makes it easy for people to dip toasted bread or whole grain pita chips. YUMMY!!
I heart twitter - @julianaperez
Yum I love goat cheese & this sounds fabulous. Plus what a prize package!
I tweeted this too "what a cheesy prize package! from @elleskitchen http://bit.ly/tlUlr"
mmmmm, cheese!
I like goat with my habanaro garlic jelly over it. Spread on a cracker it's heaven.
How great would this be with cinnamon bread pudding as a little dollop. (I am not a whip cream person at all). I think the combo of the sweet and the cheese would be great.
That is one heck of an awesome give-away :)
I love goat cheese over grilled veggies, in salads, & with honeycomb and fresh fruit!
tweeted! http://twitter.com/passion4eating/status/3983453578
I love goat cheese spread on warm grilled baguette slices drizzled with olive oil. A good glass of wine doesn't hurt, either.
Wonderful giveaway! I love to bread and pan-fry goat cheese. The mixture of the crisp breading and the warm, soft cheese is irresistible!
Yum! I would love this spread on toast with some diced dried apricots and a drizzle of honey. If I didn't just eat it straight...
My favorite recipe with Goat Cheese - Is Macadamia and goat cheese crusted Halibut!! It is wonderful!! Truth be told anything with Goat cheese is wonderful!!
I've never tried Chavrie and have only had goat cheese once or twice and was too strong for me. But this milder flavor sounds wonderful. I think that the Apple Strudel sounds intriguing. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway,
I almost never end up eating goat cheese any other way than plain on some cracker or bread, maybe with fresh fruit. But that's just because I'm impatient and want to eat the cheese as quickly as possible :P
But I can imagine something fun using goat cheese, chopped walnut, orange blossom honey, and phyllo dough...
I am all about goat cheese stuffed into fresh figs and baked until warm. Luscious!
What an amazing giveaway Elle! I love Chavrie on crostini with figs! Dee-lish! You're right the flavor is just ah-mazing! I don't have once of those fancy schmancy cheese boards either so this would be perfetto!
just tweeted dahling! Mwah!
Excellent prize package! I looooove goat cheese, well, most any type of cheese. I hate playing favorites but the last time I had goat cheese was a few weeks ago with lamb and figs. Great pic by the way!
Your recipe looks GREAT Elle! We love to serve goat cheese to guests in this recipe http://tinyurl.com/n7y92d
We LOVE goat cheese!
Just tweeted (the tweets work, just saw Paula's and that's how I found you this go-round:) Of course I'll click on Chavrie giveaway!
I love goat cheese. Thankfully, Chavrie is Kosher, so I can use it in many recipes at home. My favorite way to use it is as a frosting for carrot cake or muffins. It comes out so creamy and smooth and can be mixed with many different flavors to suite any taste.
Give me a toasted bagel with some goat cheese and I'm one happy girl. I have GOT to try that recipe Elle, my mouth started watering the second I saw that first picture! I think my MIL would love this appetizer so I'll have to give it a go when they're here for Thanksgiving!! (if I can wait that long)
Bruschetta with garlic, roasted red and yellow peppers, fresh basil and Chavrie goat cheese.
I love cheese and goat cheese one of my favorite. I like to use Chavrie Cheese on personal pizzas, and mine is with spinach and artichoke, so good. Thanks for sharing.
What a lovely give away!!!!!
I LOVE to eat Chevre goat cheese in so many ways but my favorite is a panini with honey roasted turkey and fig spread. When I want a quick breakfast I love spreading it over toasted multigrain bread with a drizzle of honey.
Goat cheese on toast with fig jam. Yum.
My favorite veg sandwich is chevre spread on a good artisan multi-grain bread and roasted or grilled veggies (eggplant, onion, peppers, zucchini, tomato, garlic, basil). Or, chevre spread on multi-grain with thinly sliced apple and roast turkey. Now I have gone and made myself hungry.
My Favorite way to have Chavire is rolled in sunflower seeds they drizzled with some yummy honey! What a blend of salty and sweet!
tucked under the skin of baked chicken breas with sun dried tomatoes.....
that is an awesome giveway! the cheesy spread looks so delicious, a perfect appetizer to serve at a dinner party!
Is it wrong that I like goat cheese straight up? As is?
If so, then I also love it spread on a freshly toasted baguette slice with warm caramelized onions heaped on top. So good!
Great giveaway! I have a new recipe where you coat the cheese log in bread crumbs, lavender, and spices and slice it and bake it. Serve the slices on a plate of greens for a wonderful salad.
You have to try it in ravioli! I make the most awesome goat cheese ravioli ever!!! Served with a thin marinara sauce it is one of the best things in the world!
Just RT'd about the giveaway:
RT @elleskitchen: Chavrie Cheese Giveaway! (estimated $100 value) http://bit.ly/2bKGJ <What a great giveaway, Elle! I just entered!>
Username: @tasteasyougo
a cheese giveaway! What a way to start the day :-)
I like goat cheese on sliced bread with a little of my honey drizzled over the top. Since it is fig season, I would add a slice of fig in there too, for something extra special. I am also interested in trying a goat cheese ice cream I read about in David Lebovitz's Perfect Scoop. Would love to win this prize!
Tweeted! http://twitter.com/nofearentertain/statuses/4004802426