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cheese1227

by: Food52

July 19, 2010

Cheese1227, a food writer living in central Pennsylvania, is as dedicated to the food52 community as they come. In addition to submitting dozens of lovely recipes, she has also regularly tested Editors' Picks, reported on and photographed food52 potlucks, and even hosted the recent food52 Canorama.

Her writing chops are evident in her thoughtful headnotes and instructions for recipes like Hot Smoked Salmon, Soba and Asian Greens Salad and Retro Raspberry Lime Rickeys, both of which achieved Finalist status, and on her blog, where she details adventures and insights from trading in a "fat-salaried tech writing job for a culinary school apron," as she puts it.

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While on holiday in the UK with her family for the next month, she may be less active on food52 (or maybe not -- we said she was dedicated!), but we're looking forward to the stories and recipes she'll share on her return. See cheese1227's profile page and fan her here.

Read cheese1227's profile Q&A below:

What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
Alligator

What do you cook when home alone?
Fridge pasta

Your most treasured kitchen possession:
German knives

Your ideal meal:
An appetizer with bacon in some form, a spiced lamb dish with creamy potatoes, greens with a simple French dressing, cheeses with figs.

Something you'd like a chance to eat or cook:
A whole lamb

The number of bottles of wine you own:
24

The ideal number of guests for a dinner party is:
8 plus hosts/hostesses

Kitchen pet peeve:
People who walk between my work space and my stovetop

Your favorite cookbook:
How To Cook Everything

See what other Food52 readers are saying.

lastnightsdinner
Midge
TheWimpyVegetarian
Lizthechef
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13 Comments

lastnightsdinner July 20, 2010

I am woefully behind this week - congratulations to you for the well-deserved shout-out!

Midge July 20, 2010

Well deserved cheese1227! Love your blog.

cheese1227 July 20, 2010

Thank you all for the congrats and for the kind words about my blog.

TheWimpyVegetarian July 19, 2010

Many congrats cheese1227! I love your recipes and, like Liz, would have loved to have joined in on the canorama. I've done some, but have so much still to learn!

Lizthechef July 19, 2010

Congratulations and sorry I missed the great canning event at your place.

drbabs July 19, 2010

So nice to see you in the spotlight!

nannydeb July 19, 2010

Congratulations! I checked out your blog and it's great!

cheese1227 July 19, 2010

Thanks for the spotlight, food52! What an honor. We're having lovely weather here in the East of England!! So far I've made a traditional English custard, a traditional summer pudding, traditional English egg mayonnaise and went out for traditional fish and chips, and tomorrow I'm serving traditional tea and cakes to friends...get the pattern?