Home At Last! with Patty Gironda

Home At Last! travels this week to Thomasville, Georgia, home of Sweet Grass Dairy. Award-winning artisan cheese-makers, Jeremy and Jessica Little share their passion for the most delectable cow and goat cheeses available in America today! Available in specialty markets and wine shops across the America, Sweet Grass Dairy has recently added convenient online ordering. Your artisan cheeses arrive beautifully packaged and carefully packed to ensure freshness! Aah . . .life's simple pleasures! A lovely plate filled with fresh fruit, Majool Dates and a simple Toffee Pear Galette. Try this simple galette with a simple cheese board from Sweet Grass Dairy, add a sparkling rose Cava and you’ve got a party! Toffee Pear Galette Cut Puff Pastry into 3" rounds. Spread Dulce De Leche Caramel within 1/2 inch of outer perimeter. Slice a halved, cored pear into slices about 1/8 inch thick Slice pear thinly-allowing for gentle fanning of pear. Place pear half on top of caramel. Create a simpl...

Earlier this month my new website for Home At Last! With Patty Gironda went live. ( www.HomeAtLast.net ) There was a flurry of emails from friends and associates congratulating me on the new look, the exciting line of products and general well wishes! Happily for me, there were also a lot questions about the slideshow of Tuscany. Is this your village? Do you know the people in the pictures? Is it as romantic as you hear? Yes, yes, and yes!! Tuscans are generous, passionate people. Their love of good food, fabulous cheeses and fine wines is apparent in every village, market and social gathering! Open-air markets through-out Tuscany offer the freshest produce and seafood, regional cheeses, smoky-cured meats and sausages, porchetta (roasted pig) and fried polenta and olive oils. Restaurants through-out the region specialize in seasonal dishes that include truffles, wild boar, pears, and super-Tuscan wines. It's a feast for the senses! The anticipation of entering a town square filled ...