Alouette Cheese Review, Appetizer Recipe and Free Product after Rebate Offer

I recently received a free product coupon from SheSpeaks, to try the new Alouette Freshly Crumbled  line of cheeses.  It took me a little while to find this product in a local grocer, but I located it at a Stop & Shop this week.   Alouette Crumbled cheeses are available in 7 varieties, but the store only carried the Feta, Goat or Blue Cheese.  I selected the goat cheese, since I love the tang it has.

The cheese was competitively priced at $3.49, for a 4 oz. container.  This is about average for goat cheese, but might be a little high for feta.   I found the packaging to be well designed.  A flap lifts opening about a third of the top of the container.  This would be especially effective for sprinkling on salads., and decreases the likelihood of an improperly secured top spilling out all contents if dropped.  The cheese itself had the firm texture I was expecting  and mild tang.

I decided to try this on a baked item and had some thawed puff pastry dough on hand, so I whipped together a simple appetizer.  The results were quite tasty, so I will be likely to pick this cheese up again when on sale. You can check out the recipe here:  Spinach and Goat Cheese Pastries

In addition to the new line of Crumbled cheeses, Alouette has also upgraded their spreadable line to “all natural” and is now offering their Baby Brie in a convenient wedge form.  Very recently they also introduced a new spreadable variety,  Sweet & Spicy Pepper Medley.   It has a mix of peppadew and roasted red peppers with herbs, and sounds wonderful.

While I couldn’t find any printable coupons for you I did find a free after rebate offer for you to try Alouette’s Baby Brie line of cheeses.  Here is the information I found.

“Alouette® Baby Brie® Wedge” Rebate Offer
Official Mail-In Redemption Form
(Not Payable at the Retail Store)

Here’s how to receive your cash back rebate (up to $6.49 before taxes):

• PURCHASE ANY ONE (1) OF THE FOLLOWING ALOUETTE® PRODUCTS: Alouette® Baby Brie® Wedge 7oz, Alouette® Smoked Baby Brie® Wedge 7oz. Click here for full list of participating products
• COLLECT the original itemized store-identified cash register receipt(s) dated between 04/01/2009 and 12/31/2009 on which you have circled the item description and the purchase price, and the proof-of-purchase symbol (UPC Symbol). The UPC should be carefully removed from each product, once the product package is empty.
• PRINT AND COMPLETE this mail-in form, including your name and complete mailing address (city, state, zip code), daytime phone number and email address (if you have one).
• MAIL ALL OF THE ABOVE postmarked by 01/15/2010 to: Alouette® Baby Brie® Wedge Rebate Offer, PO Box 23320, Rochester, NY 14692-3320.
• TERMS & CONDITIONS. Products must be purchased between 04/01/2009 and 12/31/2009. Offer requests must be postmarked by 01/15/2010 and received by 01/22/2010. Allow 6-8 weeks for verification and delivery of rebate by mail. Only original rebate certificates, cash register receipt(s) and proofs-of-purchase from the eligible package sizes and brands will be accepted; no photocopies allowed and no other package sizes or brands will be accepted. All cash register receipts and proofs-of-purchase are subject to verification, and will not be returned. Limit; one rebate per person, per address, and per envelope is allowed. Fraud detection devices may be used to determine eligibility, and Sponsor may prosecute offenders, at their discretion. No responsibility is assumed by Sponsor for lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incomplete or postage-due requests. Ineligible, incomplete or illegible requests will not be returned. No groups, clubs or organizations may participate in this offer or reproduce or distribute this form or any portion thereof to its’ members. Retain a copy of this certificate and your sales receipt(s) for your records. Employees of BC-USA, Inc., its parent company, subsidiaries, divisions and affiliates, suppliers, distributors and agencies are not eligible for this offer. Offer valid only in USA and for legal residents, age 18 and older. This certificate has no cash value. Void where prohibited by law