Got Cheese?

We had a new topic on Chocolate Covered Bacon tonight, and tried a slightly different format. Please let me know what you think. Today we discussed cheese! How to store it, wrap it and handle it, you know the basics. With some great tips on how to keep it from molding.

We then follow up with some great cheese to try. Manchego is a great cheese for cheddar and parmesean lovers. It's a great sheeps milk cheese that has an amazing flavor that is sure to please. A great serving suggestion is to slice membrillo and place the membrillo on top of slices of Manchego.

We also went into the great story of how Beemster came about, both the polner and the cheese! With some great varieties such as Graskaas and Vlaskaas. I would highly suggest you try these cheese if you can find them at a local cheese shop or grocer.

I hate to let you know that next week we will not be on the air, as I will be attending parts of the American Cheese Societies event in Austin, TX. I will be back live on the air on Thursday August 13th at 7PM EST with a recap of some the great new cheese that I will get to try and the event! So be sure to check out some of the other great shows on Blockhead Radio, as well as the great indie music! I will see you in two weeks!

--James, ClosetCreature in BHR Chat, your host

Who Loves Cake?

The founder and owner of She Loves Cake and Glutenada is on Chocolate Covered Bacon-The Best in Independent Food Finds, this Thursday at 6 PM EST on Blockhead Radio.  Cherie has been in business for several years now catering to the needs of those with a Gluten Free diet.  Cherie may take the gluten out, but she never sacrifices on the flavor. So whether you want to bake your own baked goods with Glutenada's mixes, or get some already baked for you, you will love what she has to offer.

Chocolate Covered Bacon-The Best independent Food Finds comes on Thursdays at 6 PM EST on Blockhead Radio.  We focus on a new independent food producer each week.  So be sure to stop in and see what we have to satisfy your cravings.  Go to Blockhead Radio, pop a player, and join us in chat for a load of fun each week.

James~The ClosetCreature -- your host

Looking For Independent Food?

Do you love finding the best that independent food producers have to offer?  Are you looking for some new and wonderful food producers for your favorite foods?  Well we have a great guest for you, Foodzie the venue that brings you the best independent food producers.  Emily will be on air with use this week and will tell us what Foodzie is and what it has to offer you!

Don't froget to tune in each and every Thursday at 6 PM EST on Blockhead Radio for Chocolate Covered Bacon-The Best In Independent Food Finds.  Where e bring you the best in new and exciting companies bringing you new flavors and new products in a variety of ways.  Pop a player at Blockhead Radio and join us in chat!

--James~The ClosetCreature, your host

new TIPS line for Tough Times

Can you calculate a 20% discount in .2 milliseconds? Do you stroll through laundry chores like a walk in the park? Are you a sneaky, clever, ingenious, practical, sensible, wise and creative shopper?

Then, we've got just the thing for you: a weekly tip show called TOUGH TIMES. Your hosts wildwood and skyline pass along household tips, trivia, websites and discuss ways to save money.

What's that? you say *YOU* like saving money, too??! Share your fantastic tips with our new TIPS LINE tips@blockheadradio.com

and your TOUGH TIMES tip might make it one of our upcoming shows:

"Family Fun for Little or No Money"

"How to Get Thrifty with Thrift Stores"

wildwood and skyline want to hear your TOUGH TIMES tips!

How thrifty are you?

Is your nickname Frugal MacGoogle? Can you save a buck like nobody's business? Are you thrifty as a French peasant?

Tough Times wants to know! Join wildwood and skyline this week as we pass along household tips and test our thriftiness. We'll be taking an online exam to see how we score, and we'll invite our listeners in chat to play along.

Want to cram for the exam?

s t r a t e g i z e :

• the reduction of waste
• curbing costly habits
• suppressing instant gratification by means of fiscal self-restraint
• seeking efficiency
• avoiding traps
• defying expensive social norms
• embracing free (as in gratis) options
• using barter
• staying well-informed about local circumstances
• market and product/service realities

Go Amish with Tough Times Show

wildwood and skyline say "Let's go to market". Join us for a special guest on TOUGH TIMES: Darin from The Feed Mill! Darin runs an Amish market in the tiny town of Nolensville, TN and he shares his thoughts on the thrify Amish.

You'll have to tune in Tuesday morning to find out... why there's a wagon wheel in the cemetery...ever heard of a wreath made from turkey feathers?...and most important find out where are the pies!

Also, our listeners will follow the Weekly Experiment; in which wildwood takes a tip through the paces. This week you'll get the scoop on "Mayo Mask" tip: use mayonnaise as a facial mask for soft, smooth skin. Hey, the self-portrait photos alone will be worth a good laugh!!!

Would you freeze your nuts?

Last Tuesday on TOUGH TIMES we discussed some interesting topics: like storing your whole nuts in deep freeze to use throughout the year until next crop. As it turns out, a few of our chatters already freeze their nuts---and they readily admit it :)

We also learned that brewing your own beer is GOOD. Especially since there are dozens of ways to utilize beer---wash your hair or bake some bread. yummmm beer.

wildwood and skyline bring you helpful tips for thrifty living! wildwood is Carey from Edge of the Wildwood and skyline is Marie from Skyline Candle Company. Together they'll collect tips from far and wide to share with you. Blockhead listeners will be sharing some clever ideas, too! One tip is selected to try out for a week---this week's experiment comes from lovetostamp:

Lemon Laundry
add lemons to the rinse cycle of a white load of laundry for freshness.

(the largest lemon ever grown was 8 pounds, 8 ounces)

Tune in to hear The Experiment Report on TOUGH TIMES at 11:30 eastern Tuesday morning.... and find out how the Lemon Laundry tip turns out!

"New Discoveries" 4/14/09

Last Nights “New Discoveries” shop was Avendel Bath & Body Products.

“Avendel Bath is committed to quality. Our products are made with the finest ingredients available. Avendel Bath products are available in small stores and gift shops throughout New York State and now here on Art Fire. We keep a small selection of our complete product line available in our Art Fire studio.”

Avendel offers Silky Shea Soap, Body Polish, Gift Baskets, Milk Bath, and Shea Butter Lotion.

In addition to her Art Fire shop, www.avendelbath.artfire.com, Kimber’s bath & body products are also available at www.avendelbath.com.