This Week's Tasting Plate: Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
Amidst all the recent competitive swimming, the fact that the cheese Olympics were recently held in Raleigh may have gotten lost in all the Lochte-sanity. The American Cheese Society Conference &...
View ArticleThis Week's Tasting Plate: Aged to Maturity Edition
A Dairymaid had her 26th birthday this past weekend and no longer in her early 20s, you could say she aged to maturity--much like a fine cheese. As a human, she did most of her aging in apartments and...
View ArticleThis Week's Tasting Plate: Yee-haw!
We are all about Texas here at the Houston Dairymaids, as you well know. We've even proclaimed our love with our version of the state song, "Cheese in the Heart of Texas." In light of this unbridled...
View ArticleThis Week's Tasting Plate: A Tale of Hope Edition
Maybe you're working long hours at the office or you can no longer tolerate that Houston summer lower back sweat thing or maybe you're doing pretty good and enjoying an afternoon snack this very...
View ArticleThis Week's Tasting Plate: In With the Newfangled Edition
As folks around the world fall to their knees in awe over Apple's unveiling of the iPhone 5 and Nabisco's new Candy Corn Oreo, iPhone 4s and traditional chocolate cookies are retreating into the...
View ArticleThis Week's Tasting Plate: We Buy Gold Cheddar
You won't read this on thecomingdepression.net, but we believe that when the dollar fails, invest in cheese.It can be used for barter, lasts an exceptionally long time (well, the harder cheeses) and is...
View ArticleThis Week's Tasting Plate: Leaning Tower of Cheese
Hoarding isn't funny, you guys. Seriously, there are very real and dangerous risks to having massive piles of debris teetering over however many cats have managed to wander into your home.Toes get...
View ArticleThis Week's Tasting Plate: It's a Wonderful Life/Cheese
With all the mundane activities we busy ourselves with to get through the day--chores like changing in and out of pajamas, driving places and selecting throw pillows for the couch--it's easy to forget...
View ArticleThis Week's Tasting Plate: The Black Sheep of the Family
There are plenty of cheese-lovers out there who still don't care much for blues. Some people can do all manner of funky, beefy, salty and tangy cheeses, but choose to skip the last tasting on our...
View ArticleThis Week's Tasting Plate: A Little of This, A Little of That
Did you guys know that Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta reunited to record a Christmas album? As in, this year, 2012? Check out the album cover. We're pretty sure given the angle at which they're...
View ArticleThis Week's Tasting Plate: Trick or Cheese?
"Dairymaid store hours, spooky scary. Milk becoming cheese, cheese becoming lunch."-- Sung to the tune of Werewolf Bar Mitzvah.If we hadn't experienced the making of cheese first hand, we would...
View ArticleThis Week's Tasting Plate: Desert Island Cheeses
Alright, frankly, if we were stranded on a desert island, cheese would not make it into the top five things we wish we had with us. Aside from being calorically dense, it's not really suited for the...
View ArticleThis Week's Tasting Plate: A Vegetable Without A Cheese Does Not Taste As Sweet
Who among us has planned a massive holiday meal (be it for Thanksgiving, Christmas or what have you), or merely considered what to bring to one we were invited to, without thinking, "Hmmm. We might...
View ArticleCheese Don't Leave Us!
We've been away for a while, but we hope our absence just made your heart grow fonder. This week we're featuring some delicious cheeses here at the Dairymaids Headquarters! First up is the luscious...
View ArticleSpicy Cajun Queso
After an extended hiatus to have my baby (which is why I’m up this hour) I am back in the kitchen, testing and perfecting cheese inspired recipes. And it is great to be back! To kick off my return, why...
View ArticleThis Week's Tasting Plate: SCORE!
If you're ready and excited for Superbowl Sunday, then look no further than your friendly Dairymaids warehouse. We've got all your sweet and spicy needs covered, because, let's be real, it's all about...
View ArticleThis Week's Tasting Plate: I LOVE You, Cheese!
It has become cliche to hate Valentine's Day in this day and age, and Singles Awareness Day is just the start. I'm not sure whether I agree with the hype of hating Valentine's or not; it just seems to...
View ArticleChocolate Capri Cupcakes
I have to agree with Haley, Valentine's Day is back in vogue. Who dosen't enjoy brightly colored carnations and those cheap conversations hearts that make your teeth hurt? I always get a kick out of...
View ArticleThis Week's Tasting Plate: Cheese-pocalypse
Ladies and gents, I am sad to report that the cheese-pocalypse is nigh upon us. Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating a teensy bit (so not like me). But really, Houston Dairymaids headquarters (HDM HQ) will be...
View ArticleDairymaids Renovation
This is just a friendly reminder that our shop will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, February 21st through Monday, February 25th for a renovation. We will re-open for regular business hours on Tuesday,...
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