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To smooth on crackers, toasts, crisps-the better butters and gourmet high quality spreads are so flavorful-they need to be savored-not smothered away... unrecognizable in some dish (or sauce). Farmhouse Kitchens -retro packaging from 3rd generation butter makers =perfect buttery smooth taste from real deal fresh dairy... sourced  from Wisconsin.  Banner Butter-with hand harvested Sea Salt- small batch churned butter made of cultured cream from hormone free-grass-fed cows Banner Butter - Cinnamon Cardamon Ginger -one of eight flavors---a delicious combo of spices and some sugar so it -makes everything it's slathered on a treat -like eating a holiday cookie! Buttery texture... MILKADAMIA spread-is a new product-that's dairy-gluten-soy FREE, non-GMO...made from raw (not roasted) macadamia nuts-grown on farms with eco friendly,  sustainable, restorative and regenerative practices that are very impressive aka "IT'S R CHOICE" BONUS-Macadamia nuts...

Spreadably familiar- fresh creamy smooth Montrachet style  rolls-soft ripened or aged- in harder rinds' slice worthy formats-or headlining spreads/yogurts/dips/gelato ...goat milk's distinct tangy mildness highlighted  exhibitor offerings at the most recent Fancy Food Show. just get right to the point-no fancy consultants needed to conjure up this distributor's name... World's Best Cheeses What caught our eyeballs... BELLE CHEVRE (an Alabama creamery)=goat cheese nirvana-log rolls, flavored in light+creamy spreadable textures...and an amazingly delicious sweet vanilla lemon zest fresh goat cheese cheesecake  $34.95-in a graham crust-airy- like NY cream cheesecake version versus the more heavier Italian ricotta style. Zingerman's Detroit ST Brick Cheese ...goat cheese with Tellicherry Peppercorns in velvety mold...aged 2-5 weeks-crumbly and sliceable for grilled cheese potential-yummy-slight sweet- earthy flavor. An Ann Harbor, Michigan Cr...

Dressed Up Burgers, Scrumptious Crunchy Salads, Sophisticated Salty+Spicy Seasonings=Tempting  Takes on Ballpark Staples to eat at home. via GIPHY California based,  Cypress Grove 's soft-ripened -Humboldt Fog jettisoned American gourmet cheeses from insular cult fav to mass adoration, as THE ORIGINAL AMERICAN® imo . Cheese burgers-or grilled cheese PLEASE...ditch the processed bleh for melted nirvana via TRUFFLE TREMOR- a creamy luscious soft-ripened goat cheese enhanced with the aromatic earthiness of black truffles. A fav of ours (outta, like 3000+ selections)- from most recent Fancy Food Show-sold in wheel and mini sizes & widely available-including  company website w/ flat rate shipping $. Corn on the cob companion, Kaiser roll/bread enhancer, or a rich full flavored BBQ enabler to grilled meats-fish-vegetables ...real deal Smoked Maplewood Amish Roll Butter by family owned Minerva Dairy may just steal THAT finger lickin' good ad slogan from...

Post Thanksgiving-even the dedicated (or  suffering ) foodie cooks need a break-so whether one is 'over' preparing elaborate meals, switching to healthier eats to void the average 7lb(!!!) holiday weight gain, or just prefer the company of humans vs the food preparation chores... easy entertaining can be tasty, practical, budget friendly-and a breeze to clean up. This is the answer to our soup prayers...as delicious as homemade-and in our case- waaay better!  Hearty winter offerings by easily found  IMAGINE SOUPS ...are made from real ingredients-with  organic selections (NO PRESERVATIVES, NON-GMO ingredients or PESTICIDES-also selections that are vegetarian, vegan, gluten free-kosher etc) and come in sealable  conveniently packaged cartons though we doubt there will be left overs, once open. Plus-add a few ingredients -spices of your own-to any of their organic creamy or chunky soups--- or organic broths/stocks like the richly flavored vegetable one-...