jcollie719 | Sweet and cheesy

I had a nice time at Saturday's cheese-smoking meet. I now have a half-pound block of smoked gruyere in my fridge. According to the host, it won't be ready to eat until next Saturday. The host made a hot cheese dip using cheeses he had previously smoked, which was great. The group watched "Zootopia" and a few other movies.

I had Sunday brunch with my local singles group. It was at a restaurant and coffee shop south of downtown called Urban Steam. I had the "Sierra Madre Azul" breakfast: two eggs (I had them scrambled,) carnitas pork, black bean salsa, and pepper jack and cheddar cheeses on a blue cornmeal waffle. (Make sure to include "cornmeal" if you Google that last term!)