Fig Appetizer: Figs In A Blanket With Blue Cheese & Prosciutto

[1] Take advantage of fresh figs to serve with breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert (photo © Heather Barnes Wesual | Unsplash). [2] Deep Ellum Blue Cheese (photos #2 and #3 © Mozzarella Company). [3] The blue in Deep Ellum Blue is on the top (rind) of the cheese, not in the paste. Yes, do eat…
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Cherry Popovers Recipe For National Cherry Popover Day

September 1st is National Cherry Popover Day. Popovers have been a family delight, although our mother and grandmother, both excellent bakers, didn’t make them. Instead, the family went for frequent brunches at a restaurant known for its popovers. Alas, the restaurant is gone and our option is to bake our own. Fortunately, it’s pretty easy.…
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Cheese Ice Cream Recipes Plus Kraft Mac & Cheese Ice Cream

[1] The ice cream sensation of the summer: Van Leeuwen’s Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Ice Cream (photos #1 and #2 © Kraft). [2] The sweet ice cream is flavored with Kraft Mac & Cheese powder. [3] Charlie Trotter’s goat cheese ice cream with roasted figs and tuiles*. Here’s the recipe (photo © Charlie Trotter). [4]…
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All About Cabernet Sauvignon On National Cabernet Sauvignon Day

International Cabernet Sauvignon Day is held the last Thursday before Labor Day, celebrating a wine that’s one of the world’s most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. “Cab,” for short, is grown in nearly every major wine-producing country. It is the principal grape in most Bordeaux wines, where it is typically blended. Every year on…
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Cookies & Cream Skillet Brownies Recipe For Brownies At Brunch Month

[1] If you don’t have a skillet, you can use a 10″ cake pan (photo © Wisconsin Cheese). [2] Oreos are the largest brand of chocolate sandwich cookies (photo © Tijtan Adrndarski | Unsplash). [3] Mascarpone originated during the Middle Ages in Lombardy, a region in northern Italy. It has a looser, more velvety texture…
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