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25 January 2025

Totes MaGoats

I still don't know for sure where the idea came from or which one of us actually thought of it.  

But I do know that Kate created this Facebook post of August's Cheezer of the Month:


The name came from a line in the 2009 film, I Love You Man, that stars Kate's favorite actor, Paul Rudd.  He's trying to sound cool & blurts it out to his friend played by Jason Segel.   

Like the movie, Totes MaGoats was a smash hit.  At the OB market, one of our regulars, who always ordered it without tomatoes & added bacon declared, "This sandwich is so good it's gonna be on the full-time menu!"

And, he was right.  I've been buying the same brand of Chevrin Goat Cheese crumbles in 2 lb. containers made in Wisconsin ever since.  

There's something about that creamy goat cheese mixed with Kate's homemade pesto that took our fanciest grilled cheese & Mad Munch to the next level.  It also spawned other top notch Cheezer staples Pump Up the Jam & Jimmy Pesto. 

Kate originally made her pesto using pine nuts, but when I couldn't find them one week, I bought walnuts instead.  Then, another week I forgot to buy walnuts, Kate made it without: olive oil, fresh Italian basil leaves, parmesan & a healthy dose of minced garlic.  And it tasted exactly the same.  That's how "Nut-Free Pesto" became a thing.    

It's stood the test of time, just like Kate's hard work & drive that's kept Mad Munch spinning round year after year.

Happy Birthday, Kate!  You're the best co-worker-roommate-best-friend-wife a guy could ever ask for, "Totes MaGoats!"

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