Come and play with us, lurkers!

threes_companypu

@diner04 Hey girl hey!! Welcome and join in on the fun! 

kgg2241

@diner04 yay! Welcome. I've met some great friends on here, so I hope you stick around! I think we have quite a few midwestern peeps on here too. 

lillywonderland

@diner04 Welcome!! We’re glad you’re here!! I was so intimidated by my first BMB, so I never really came out from my lurker status. Feel free to chime in on any and everything! If you have questions, please ask away! 

cammie0526

@diner04 Yay new friend! And another early EDD. I’m due 9/9 (though my doctor insists it’s 9/4) so hey I could end up going on the 7th!

I have a confession: it didn’t occur to me AT ALL that I could/should lurk on other month boards until reading the comments here right now

septoctkids

Hi @diner04! We are a nice board I swear! Haha come join us  

zuuls_mom

@diner04 heyyyy! Looking forward to getting to know you! 

@cammie0526 girl, get on it! I live for lurking. 

swamplass

@diner04 Hi there! My DD is close to yours (9/8!)

RedBreast35

Heyyyyy @diner04!! Yay for joining us 😀

mainemomma8316

I also lurk on the August board, currently due 9/11, but first ultrasound put me a full week ahead and at my last Dr appt on Wednesday, she said she thinks I feel further along... so we’ll know more at my anatomy scan on Tuesday!!

LJMoon6

@diner04 Hey! I live in MN but was born and raised in a border town in WI. We only just made the jump across the border a couple years ago and it feels so weird to call myself a Minnesotan now lol. Welcome to the group and I hope you stick around. What kind of work do you do?

diner04

@LJMoon6 I am a Birth to 3 early childhood special education teacher and love it 😄

janat1717

@diner04 I'm originally from WI too  Welcome!

themadcamel

@diner04 welcome, from a fellow Midwesterner 😊. That’s awesome that you’re early childhood and SpEd as well! I teach elementary. 

nda_roxybabe

Hi lurkers! I'm an inconsistent participater who like to data / comment dump on threads :P

sunshine2417

@diner04 HEY GIRL!!!! Welcome! I live in MN and I appreciate Wisconsin's dedication to the cheese-life! :-D Come hang with us! I'm also a former teacher (high school and elementary math) turned into a mean, evil, assessment developer which is fundamentally against everything I believed in as a teacher, but pays better and provides a much better work-life balance right now as a mama and hopefully will assist me whenever I get my act together and transfer my teacher's license out here! 

diner04

@sunshine2417 hahaha cracked up at your reference to mean, evil assessment developer 😉 but definitely understand the need for better pay and work life balance! And yes cheese is life and one of my favorite foods. My DH brought home Culvers for dinner and they forgot my order of cheesecurds, it was devastating 😪

LJMoon6

@diner04 Culver's cheese curds are amazing! I would have gone back to the restaurant to get them lol. Have you or @sunshine2417 tried Ellsworth cheese curds? The best! You need to go to the cheese factory and get them warm and fresh. It's the only way I'll each them cold. They squeak in your mouth, they're so good!!

cateyes543

@diner04-welcome from another WI/MN mama! I am from MN but live in WI now. We visit quite frequently still so I call both home!

sunshine2417

@LJMoon6 I just googled and Ellsworth is 1 hour from me... I may have to go check it out! On their yelp page there was a cheese curd festival mentioned.... ohhhhhh boy do I need to figure out when that is!!! I LOVE fresh cheese curds, either freshly made and squeaky or the fried ones mmmm yum yum yum.... We may need to do Culver's for dinner tonight now! 

ETA: OMG I JUST FOUND IT ON FACEBOOK AND THE CHEESE CURD FESTIVAL IS JUNE 21ST... I MAY NEED TO ATTEND!!! That is all....

LJMoon6

@sunshine2417 Do it!! I've actually never been to the festival even tho my hometown is near by. I may have to make that happen this summer! I have no idea what it actually entails but obviously cheese curds is all that matters lol. I've been to the factory many times and love it. I love supporting a local business too.

diner04

@LJMoon6 Yes I have had Ellsworth cheescurds, sooo good!
@sunshine2417 a cheese curd festival sounds amazing!!

kiddiesandkitties

Naive New-Englander: WTF is a cheese curd??

cateyes543

@sunshine2417 - DO IT!!!!!! Their cheese curds are amazing, you will not be disappointed!!!! 

cateyes543

kiddiesandkitties said:

Naive New-Englander: WTF is a cheese curd??

Squeaky Cheese!!!! 😉

septoctkids

@kiddiesandkitties new englander here too! Which state are you from? My exact thought about wth is a cheese curd haha. Educate us, people! @cateyes543 what is squeaky cheese?! Lol

kiddiesandkitties

@septoctkids Massachusetts! LOL, squeaky cheese is not helping my vision on these cheese curds! 

RedBreast35

@septoctkids @kiddiesandkitties LOL I agree with questioning the appeal of cheese that squeaks. But it’s still cheese, so...

cammie0526

Have you had poutine? You know the cheese on top that’s kind of firm and rubbery and squeaks when you chew it (but in a good way)? Those are cheese curds!
-Coming from a food lover who’s never actually been to the Midwest

diner04

@kiddiesandkitties @septoctkids @RedBreast35 WI is well known for cheesecurds and yes you know you have a good batch if they are nice and squeaky when you eat it! I found an article about cheesecurds as I dont know how else to explain it either 🤣

https://www.wisconsincheesetalk.com/2015/07/09/10-things-didnt-know-cheese-curds/

LJMoon6

You all have me cracking up this morning. I'm so shocked that some of you have never heard of cheese curds. But I can understand, if you've never had them, the squeakyness would be a mystery lol. The fresher they are the squeakyer they are.
I love how much we're learning about local cuisine. I never knew that fries on a salad were a thing. Now whenever I order a side salad I ask for a side of fries. It's the only way I'll eat a salad now. Because let's be honest. Salads are gross.

kiddiesandkitties

Well now I’ve got to tried these squeaky curds you speak of. Because, cheese. @cammie0526 - actually, the poutine my family eats/makes are these... and I had never heard of gravy style poutine till I was an adult. I was so devastated the first time I saw it on a menu and found out it was not my beloved poutine. https://www.cooksinfo.com/poutine-rapee

kgg2241

How have some of ya'll never heard of cheese curds!??? 😮

threes_companypu

I can say I’ve never had cheese curds only because the word “curd” gives me weird feelings haha. I also didn’t know they weren’t always deep fried! This summer is Picklesburgh, Pittsburgh’s giant pickle festive. You already know my pregnant pickle loving self is going! 

RedBreast35

I’ve definitely heard of cheese curds, I just never realized the appeal was in the squeak!!

septoctkids

I’m a huge cheese fan but cheese curds and squeaky cheese just doesn’t right sound 😂

septoctkids

Am I having a revelation... Is this where little miss muffet’s curds came from...WI?! Haha

mamaber2204

@duewithpu2 Picklesburgh? I'm green with envy! 

zuuls_mom

Ok, I’ve had a cheese curd before, but it didn’t squeak! Was it an imposter curd?! 😂

sunshine2417

@zuuls_mom only the freshest curds squeak when you bite into hem--thats how you test their freshness! However, I will say my FAVORITE type of cheese curd is to eat burrata, which the exterior is mozzarella cheese and the interior is mozzarella cheese curds....om nom nom!!!

@septoctkids and @kiddiesandkitties where are y'all from? I'm originally from NY, went to high school in RI, and college in CT!

septoctkids

Looks like I need to try some squeaky cheese curds 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

@sunshine2417 yay another new englander! I’m from Massachusetts