Cheese - The New Chocolate

Men haven't a clue. They try to ply our affections with boxes of chocolates and bouquets of red roses.

But, baby, send me some fresh sheeps milk in the mountains of the Pyrenees and you might just win my heart.

The fact that cheese can make a grown woman groan with primal pleasure was borne out at my latest dinner party - a follow-up to Orgasma Dinner to be exact. That legendary meal, spotlighting: "foodstuffs and drink that will render the male of the species, as well as battery-operated toys, unneccessary," had kicked off with Burrata, "a snowy white satchel of soft cow's milk cheese wrapped in protective blades of Pugliese asfodelo (an herb-like plant similar to leeks), encasing a lush treasure trove of buttery, fresh cream and sweet, unspun mozzarella curds." It just seemed fitting that cheese be at the start this time around too.

But, why stop at just one dairy delight?

I provided a platter - a healthy slice of nutty, sharp Aged Manchego (pictured above) from Spain, a sweet, creamyPetit Basque from France and a soft, buttery goat's milk cheese from Italy topped with truffle shavings. I served the cheese along side toasted Baguette slices and sugary Syrian Fig Jam.

Mmmmm.....

It took all of our willpower to stop eating the glorious platter of cheese. But, there was more of Orgasma Dinner to come.

And, thankfully, I could still enjoy the the platter's remains for breakfast the next morning.

If men only knew...