Blue Cheese Brownies and a Giveaway with Rogue Creamery

Indulgent, intense, and exactly what we all need right now

Blue Cheese Brownies (the recipe is behind the paywall <3 )

Hello and happy May!

This week has gifted us with a full moon in Scorpio: a powerful lunation hellbent on shaking loose any secrets that we’ve hidden away. It’s a dark, mysterious, and seductive energy that refuses to be ignored. I know I’m feeling the intensity, and though I’m a firm believer that transformation is worth the struggle, I could also use a little comfort food.

So, today I offer you a bit of indulgence that marries the luxury of Taurus season with this fierce Scorpio moon: Blue Cheese Brownies. I’ve posted about these on Instagram, but hadn’t fully developed the recipe until now. You’ll find that below the paywall.

Before we get to that, I’ve got a giveaway for you!

Smokey Blue from Rogue Creamery with dark chocolate. Use code “SUBSTACK” to get 15% off of your Rogue Creamery order for the month of May.

Blue Cheese Giveaway with Rogue Creamery

It’s no secret that Rogue Creamery makes some of the best blue cheeses in the world. After all, Rogue River Blue, their ephemeral holiday offering, literally won Best in Show at the World Cheese Awards in 2019. In honor of American Cheese Month in May, they’re giving away 3 of my favorite cheeses to one lucky subscriber, including:

• Oregon Blue (my choice for this recipe)

• Smokey Blue (forever in my top 10, try it with coffee-infused dark chocolate)

• La Di Da Lavender Cheddar (perfect for springtime cheese plates)

All you have to do to enter to win is subscribe to my Substack.

If you’re currently subscribed, then you’ve already entered. Paid subscribers will get triple entry, so if you’ve been on the fence about upgrading, now would be a good time.

Please note that in order to win, you must have a continental US address. The giveaway closes on 5/27 at 11:59PM CT. The winner will be chosen at random and notified on 5/30.

Rogue Creamery is also giving you 15% off their webstore now through May 31. Just use code “SUBSTACK” at checkout (applies to one-time purchases, excluding Cheese Club subscriptions, and can’t be combined with other discounts).

Taurus Season Mood Board fodder, courtesy of the Rogue Creamery website.

In other news, I’m flying out to Paris this weekend for a vacation with my mom. We are both May babies, so we’re celebrating our birthdays with croissants, cheese, wine, and shopping. I have curated the hell out of the itinerary, so expect my next dispatch to be filled with the highlights. In the meantime, you can check out my starred Paris Google map here.

Now, onto the brownies!