Cheese, Trees, and .... Ocean Breeze??

Greetings from Washington's sister state - WISCONSIN! Well, they do both start with W... other than that, you can use your imagination. I can't help but compare, after spending the last 40 years near Olympia, Washington, in the shadow of magnificent Mt. Rainier. I always said I couldn't imagine living where I couldn't see "the mountain" as it is affectionately labeled. Which just goes to show, you gotta watch your mouth!
Wisconsin's take on mountains is a little on the skimpy side. And not to dis the rivers, but they are rather - well, pitiful - compared to the rushing clear salmon streams I was born and raised with on the Oregon coast. And one last clarification: Wisconsin may be CALLED the cheese state, but having grown up on the doorstep of the Tillamook Cheese Factory in Oregon, all I can say is, my taste buds cringe at each sample of Wisconsin's pride and joy. Just no comparison to, say, Aged White Cheddar from Tillamook, or the fabulous Bries from Blue Heron, also in Tillamook. Sorry, Wisconsin, you just don't measure up, at least to this cheese lover's demanding standards. My heart (and perfect taste) remains loyal to Tillamook County, Land of Cheese, Trees and Ocean Breeze (honest - it even says so on their logo!).
Grousing aside, I intend to extol the many virtues, facts, fictions, history, fun and games of my new home, not too far from Green Bay, Wisconsin. I'll throw in a few photos for illustration, a recipe or two, and stories from the farmhouse gang , with hopes that you will also come to enjoy this lovely area, as I share my Wisconsin Snapshots.












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