Deviled Eggs

Hard boiled eggs left over from Sunday?  You probably already thought of this, but did you consider a little touch of fresh goat cheese to replace the mayo?  We recommend our house favorite, Laura Chenel!  Smooth, creamy richness with fewer calories than mayonnaise, and if it's store bought, a lot fewer additives.  Regardless of the health benefits, it's a wonderful little secret ingredient that your family will happy to discover without feeling like their missing out.  Keep it all white with Sea salt, and white pepper.  Garnish with little chive sticks, not too big as the perfect length is a size that can fit into one bite.  We dare you try this with a sprinkle of the truffles salt in place of the plain sea salt.  It's a show stopper.  And you thought they were just ordinary deviled eggs.  

Sea Salt and Truffles on Maui?

No, neither of the two ingredients come from Maui.  But at Guava Gouda and Caviar, we felt it was necessary to bring it in.  There doesn't seem to be an awful lot to comment on about this product other than it's just simply the best little treasure in our pantry.  The picture pretty much says all it needs to say:  Truffles!  Salt!  Made by the Sabatini family in Umbria, this product is a secret weapon of weapons for those unexpected dinner guests or that pot luck that your boss is throwing.  Well, your boss, your boyfriend, your in-laws, anybody you might want to impress. Suggestions for consumption?  What, the  tip of your finger doesn't sound appetizing?  Follow your instincts.  Any root vegetable,  squash, potatoes, fried baked or smother with cheese, eggs, popcorn, corn on the cobb, sautéed mushrooms, risotto, pasta with cream sauce, roasted chicken, and mac and cheese.  Turn even the simplest dishes into pure Luxury.  Every couple of weeks we make our gourmet mac and cheese over in the Cheese Shop.  It is sold by the pound and makes a special occasion our running late and not having time to make dinner.  Add this little beauty and you'll be forgiven instantly. 

Global Cheese Offering on Maui: The List Goes On!

Limburger Cheese on Maui?  You betcha!

It's associated with many things, but it's origin takes us to modern day Belgium, Germany and Netherlands.  It is a cows milk cheese that we love to spread on dark bread and even better with a burger - A Limburger Burger with dark mustard!  Cornichon on the side and you'll be transported to another place and time.  The cheese is known for being on the stinky side and is often compared to the scent of body or foot odor.  Not surprising since the bacteria used to ferment this cheese is the same on found in human skin, Brevibacterium.  Okay, so it probably doesn't sound like the sexiest cheese, but is most definitely one of our more "manly" cheeses.

Sottocenere: Becoming a Maui Holiday Classic

Italian Cows provide the milk for this memorable and decadent cheese 

that we always carry during the holiday months of the Year!

The rind is a finely ground layer of 12 spices, including truffles, 

and the fleshy body is tickled with truffle shavings throughout. 

Don't let this one slip by you if ever confronted with it's delicious smile.

"La Tur:"  Another reason Italians love to Boast

We wish we had this cheese in the case at all times.  The flavor is like no other and neither is it's texture-we especially love the firm but soft center and powdery dry yet damp exterior (it ages from the outside in).  Check out our Facebook page and know when we have this handsome cheese available.  He travels a long way to get here, not unlike many of it's fellow cheese case vacationers, and we are always so pleased he makes it the distance, all the way to Maui, most times unscathed.