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Bacon and Date Grilled Cheese
What better taste combination that salty and sweet? A gourmet twist on your usual grilled cheese.
I put fresh dates on a grilled cheese. But not just any grilled cheese…..this is Gorgonzola and cream cheese. And BACON.
There’s something about Gorgonzola. You either really love it or you despise it. Wish I could talk my husband into liking those salty, sharp cheeses but he’s way too into Mozzarella to get it. Don’t pay any attention to him. But I love him dearly.
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Pimento Cheese Dip, by a Southern Great
Linton Hopkins, chef at Atlanta's famous Restaurant Eugene, spills the secret of a perfect Southern pimento dip to
Esquire.
A staple of the southern table and school lunch box, pimento cheese is more than a dip. It's a dip with backbone, better suited to the barstool than to a tea party. Sure, it works on crisp pieces of cold celery, toasted bread, Triscuits, and itty-bitty finger sandwiches. But you can spread it on a burger, make grilled cheese, or drip it into an omelet. You can eat it right out of the refrigerator. No one doesn't like it.
David Gremmels from Rogue Creamery Gives Interview
David Gremmels, co-owner of Oregon's legendary Rogue Creamery (whose Rogue River Blue was named "Best Blue Cheese in the World" at the 2003 World Cheese awards) sits down for a chat with Marcella the Cheese Monger to dish on running a creamery, childhood cheeses, and even Kraft Singles.
Spaulding: Have you ever eaten Velveeta? If so how did you eat it?
David: Happy to report that I have not eaten Velveeta! Though, admittedly I had my share of Kraft singles when I was a child. I loved a slice of Kraft single on an open face buttered piece of toast place under the broiler and perfectly heated to a perfect toasty dome. Yikes, what was I thinking?
Parmesan.com, 13 Years in the Making
Syracuse native and cheese enthusiast Nancy Radke bought the domain name parmesan.com 13 years ago. However, it has taken her until this may to convince the Italian producers of Parmigiano-Reggiano to allow her to promote their cheeses on the English language website.
Thirteen years ago, Nancy Radke, of Syracuse, secured the website name "parmesan.com."
It took until late last year to convince the Italian dairy group that makes authentic Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese to let her create an English-language website to promote their product.
"It was me being a pain in the neck," Radke said. "The Italians do things slowly. They have 800 years of history. What's 13 years to them?"
Raising the Bar on Grilled Cheese in D.C.
Cleveland Park restaurant "Ripple" has launched a grilled cheese bar, featuring such sandwiches as the french onion and the "swiss bank account" (that's prosciutto, challerhocker cheese, and truffle butter)
Mondays through Thursdays, Ripple in Cleveland Park will offer a variety of grilled cheese options, including one where you select the cheeses and various add-ons to build a custom-order creation. It's bifurcated, from 5-6:30 p.m. for the early birds and 10:30-midnight for those in need of a grilled cheese before bed.
On Monday, The Huffington Post sampled some of Ripple's creations, including our favorite, the Krusty Krab, where grilled Mt. Tam triple-cream cheese is coupled with jumbo lump crab imperial with bechamel sauce. (That's $11.) The Swiss Bank Account comes with hand-sliced prosciutto, challerhocker cheese and truffle butter. (That's $12.)
Giant Cheese Crown Carved for Queen's Jubilee
A student in Lyme Regis, England, carved a 27 kg crown out of West Dorset Cheddar this weekend in time for Queen Elizabeth II's jubilee weekend. If only we could get the Queen to wear it...
IT SOUNDS cheesy, but a student has created a crown from a giant truckle of West Dorset cheddar in Lyme Regis.
Lyme Regis cheesemonger Justin Tunstall, based at the Town Mill, commissioned artist Camilla Johnstone to create the sculpture from the 27kg Ford Farm cheese.
"Healthy" Irish Cheeses Spared in Advertising Ban
As reported yesterday, a planned ban on advertising cheese products to children as a national health initiative in Ireland has attracted controversy:
Today, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland announced that they would allow cheese products high in calcium with lower rates of saturated fat, like string cheese, cheese triangles, and brie, to continue to advertise to children as a compromise.
It says cheese slices, cheddar, parmesan, edam, gouda and feta cheese should all be on the banned list before the 9pm watershed because they contain unhealthy levels of fat and/or salt.
However cheese strings, light cheese triangles, brie and low-fat cheddar get the green light because they're high in calcium and relatively low in saturated fat and salt.
Ask the Cheesemonger
Juliana Uruburu is the cheese program director at the Pasta Shop markets, with locations in Berkeley and Oakland, California
Q: I’m pregnant and wondering what the deal is with eating cheese—some people say to avoid it altogether, others say it depends on the cheese. Can you please clarify?
Michelle Obama's Cauliflower Mac & Cheese
From the recipe cards of Michelle Obama comes a blueprint for macaroni and cheese with cauliflower puree, demonstrated at yumsugar. In keeping with the First Lady's focus on national health, this dish passes up on roux - the creamy stuff that gives mac and cheese its gooey texture and more calories - in favor of a lighter yet delicious dish with pasta, milk, cheese, and cauliflower puree.
In honor of next week's release of Michelle Obama's cookbook, American Grown, we baked up something sweet, and now we're onto another one of America's favorite comfort foods, mac and cheese.
Throw some Cheese on the Grill
Does "grilled cheese" only bring to mind gooey fromage between two pieces of white bread? Think again with Halloumi, a tasty cheese who acidic content allows it to be heated without melting. Grill it, and toss with some cool veggies in this recipe from North Jersey.com
Halloumi is one of a small class of cheeses that do not melt when heated. It's all a matter of acid. A cheese with either lots of acid or very little acid won't melt. Halloumi has lots, which is why you really can toss it directly on the grill.
Halloumi is popular throughout the Mediterranean and the Middle East, where it often is cubed and threaded onto skewers for grilling. Try it in this recipe for grilled cheese salad.
