TIP OF THE DAY: Cheese Scraps = Fondue & Omelets

What to do with those bits and slivers of cheese left over from the party cheese board? Don’t wrap them up and stash them away—you’ll forget them and end up tossing them out weeks later. What a sad waste of cheese! Instead, plan some recipes to use them ASAP. Our favorites: Fondue Cheese omelets “Mixed…
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PRODUCT: Rouge et Noir Champion Cheeses

In 1865, Abraham Lincoln was president and San Francisco was known as Yerba Buena. Since 1865, artisans have been making Brie, Camembert and other cheeses at Marin French Cheese Company, in the rolling hills of Petaluma, California (north of San Francisco in Marin County and just south of Sonoma County). In the old days, the…
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Easy Gorgonzole Dolce Appetizer & How It Differs From Gorgonzola Naturale

[1] Top Gorgozola with fig preserves or fig jam and serve (photo © Bella Chi Cha). [2] Gorgonzola Dolce, mature and oozing, served with fruit-and-nut cracker. Also good: a square of dark chocolate (photos #2, #3, and #4 © Murray’s Cheese). [3] You can pre-prepare the crackers and cheese. [4] Mature Gorgonzola Dolce is spoonable…
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RECIPE: Watermelon Salad With Thai Basil & Feta Cheese

[1] A refreshing watermelon and strawberry salad with feta or goat cheese (photo © Murray’s Cheese). [2] Yellow watermelon is a special treat (photo © DP Seeds). [3] Greek feta is the best: no overly salty like others (photo courtesy Murray’s Cheese).   Watermelon is the juiciest of melons, with a very appropriate name given…
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