Rougette Grilling Cheese: A Cheese That Doesn’t Melt

[1] The Rougette Bon Fire brand has two varieties of cheeses for the grill (all photos © Champignon North America). [2] Serve the grilled patties with fruits, meats or vegetables. [3] Patties hold their shape as they cook with grill marks. [4] A favorite use of the grilled cheese patties? On a burger, of course.…
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RECIPE: Asparagus Salad With Ricotta Salata & Roast Chicken

For dinner yesterday, we made this salad from Discover California Wines, the consumer website of the Wine Institute. Its focus is recipes with wine pairings. This asparagus salad recipe (photo #1) reminded us to have as much asparagus as we can while it’s in season. In some parts of the country asparagus is in the…
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Fondue Vs. Fonduta: What Is The Difference?

April 11th is National Cheese Fondue Day. Fondue, a melted cheese dish (photo #1), originated in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. (Don’t confuse Neuchâtel with Neufchâtel, a soft cheese made in Neufchâtel-en-Bray, a commune* in the French region of Normandy.) Fondue, which derives from the French verb “fondre”, meaning to melt, is an 18th-century dish…
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