About The Cheesemonger’s Wife February 25, 2008

My name is Annie Lehrer and I married a cheesemonger. We currently reside in Saint Louis, Missouri in a small, cozy little neighborhood, nestled just south of downtown known as Benton Park. But come August 2008 we are temporarily moving to Carefree, AZ!  Should be interesting.  Keep reading to see what happens!

Food, and everything associated with it..from earth to belly, is what I would do if I didn’t have to make money to pay for things. So, in order to fulfill my addiction, I collect cookbooks, eat (a lot), bake whenever possible, troll grocery stores and farmers markets, plan vacations around any type of food festival and dream of my own victory garden someday when I get a back yard. It has become an addiction, one that my husband enjoys…..for he is the one who gets the pleasure of eating my experiments. Given the fact that they are at all edible!

We also eat out and enjoy seeing St. Louis evolve as a culinary spot on the map. We have a few remarkable new chefs here. Looking forward to seeing what’s next.

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We are embarking on an amazing journey of sorts….a small farm has been purchased in rural Northern Wisconsin. Life on a sheep farm has been dreamed by my loving husband. A life of cheesemaking is in the works. We plan on immigrating to Ireland for an undetermined amount of time to learn the art of sheep husbandry. Our dear friend has a working sheep farm and has offered my Cheesemonger the opportunity to hone his skills. The cheesemonger went to Ireland and had an extensive introduction into sheep huspandry. I started an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program. As soon as I finish school, we sell this house and save enough $$$ to buy some sheep we will see if we can make a go of this cheesemaking business.

Quite a plan, eh? I’m curious to see what becomes of it.