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November 2nd is National Deviled Egg Day. Deviled eggs took off as picnic and cocktail party fare after the Second World War. But their roots date back to ancient Rome. The cooks of wealthy Romans boiled eggs, seasoned them with spicy sauces, and served them as a first course (known as gustatio). Serving these deviled…
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[1] Make a Halloween cheese ball with the jack o’lantern’s face in red tortilla chips… (photo © Snackworks. [2] …or blue tortilla chips(photo © The Cooking Channel). [3] When it isn’t Halloween, cover the cheese ball with chopped scallions (photo © Beekman 1802). [4] The inspiration: a jack o’ lantern (photo © PlayBuzz). It’s…
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Warm, crispy cubes of feta cheese, with a side of spicy marinated olives. Photo courtesy Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. We really enjoyed this dish last night, served with beer and hard cider. Four of us polished off the 18 pieces of cheese and the spicy olives in 10 minutes, and we look forward to…
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Skillet fondue is easy and fun. Photo courtesy La Brea Bakery. Skillet fondue enables you to serve a warm, gooey cheese treat very easily, for brunch, lunch, a dinner first course or snacking. It’s also a good way to use up smaller pieces of cheese leftover from a cheese tray. We cribbed the idea…
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We grew up with a mom who had a wicked palate, and if she was brand loyal, you knew that brand was the best in its category. Mom only used Land O’Lakes butter; in fact, that’s how we came to know, at the tender age of five, that Minnesota is the “Land of 10,000 Lakes.”…
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