Perrystead Dairy’s Award-Winning Cheeses For You & For Gifts

[1] For yourself or as gifts to your favorite cheese lovers, head to a great cheese store or to Perrystead Dairy. You can pick the cheeses yourself or send a gift card (photos #1, #2, #3, #4, and #7 © Perrystead Dairy). [2] Intergalactic, the gold medal winner. The wrinkles are a signature of Geotrichum…
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Maple Orange Dressing Recipe For Fall & Thanksgiving

This year we’re adding a Maple-Orange Vinaigrette recipe to our Thanksgiving tradition. We’ve typically used a classic Dijon vinaigrette with fresh herbs, but when we saw this recipe from the Wisconsin Cheese folks, we had to try it (and that was back in August!). We’ve made it numerous times since. The flavors are so spot-on…
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A Great Use For Balsamic Glaze: On Cheese!

[1] DeLallo Cheese Glaze on Parmigiano-Reggiano and Grana Padano cheeses (photo © DeLallo). [2] Italians have long enjoyed a dessert of a few drops of fine balsamic on aged Parmigiano-Reggiano (photo © Parmigiano-Reggiano Consorzio). [3] Cheese plate with balsamic glaze (photo Balsamic Vinegar of Modena | Facebook).   We love balsamic glaze, a reduced, syrupy…
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Classic Quiche Lorraine Recipe For National Quiche Lorraine Day

If you remember the 1980s, you may well have enjoyed Quiche Lorraine. Along with a green salad and some crusty baguette and butter (not that you need it with the quiche), it was the go-to food for brunch, lunch, and dinner. It went by the way of the healthier-foods movement, buy is still a special-occasion…
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Irish Cheeseburger Recipe For St. Patrick’s Day

If there’s a 5 Napkin Burger near you, now’s the time to grab a limited-edition Blarney Burger (photo #1). It’s one of our favorites of their seasonal burgers, and we’ll enjoy it several times before the St. Patrick’s Day holiday is over—along with their delicious sweet potato pies, pickles, and an IPA. If that sounds…
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