The Big Cheese

Our neighbors have one kindergarten-age daughter. They are vegans. Why did the school district give them a 5-lb bag of shredded cheese as part of the meals-from-school program? Even if they had 5 kids and ate dairy products for every meal I think 5 pounds would still be excessive for the week of Spring Break. I’ve tried to puzzle it out but it might remain a mystery. My best guess is that there was a typo where “0.5 lb” turned into “5 lb.” (I hope dozens of other families didn’t also get the same delivery… I think that would result in a lot of wasted food.) We love cheese and now we have enough to last for quite awhile. I froze a bunch of 2-cup portions and we have been eating cheese-centric meals more often. I pulled out an old favorite of mine since childhood, Tamale Pie. It’s a perfect candidate to cook in the cast-iron skillet! And it calls for lots of yummy cheese.