Halloween Cheeses For Lovers Of Fine Cheese

If you’re not committed to handing out (and eating) Halloween candy and would prefer a sophisticated adult Halloween experience, check out these different types of Halloween cheese. We don’t mean cheeses that look like pumpkins. Rather, these are year-round fine cheeses that happen to have bright Halloween colors or shapes. Take a look, and pair…
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String Cheese “Sushi” For National String Cheese Day

[1] A mock sushi roll, made with string cheese (photos #1, #2, #6, and #7 © Frigo Cheeseheads). [2] A package of string cheese can be turned into delicious and fun recipes. [3] You can buy wasabi mayonnaise or make your own by stirring wasabi into mayo (photo © Wasabi-O | Amazon). [4] The fun…
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National Italian Cheese Month & Types Of Italian Cheese

September is National Italian Cheese Month. Italy produces approximately 600 different types of cheeses. Some of their most famous cheeses date back as long as 2,000 years. The European Commission has granted a number of these cheeses protected status; the most famous have the DOP* status.     A BRIEF HISTORY OF ITALIAN CHEESE According…
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Easy Heirloom Tomato & Ricotta Pizza Recipe

[1] Heirloom tomato and ricotta pizza. The recipe is below (photo © Southern Selects). [2] Fresh ricotta (photo © Murray’s Cheese). [3] Fresh ricotta can be molded into a cake for a nice presentation (photo © Good Eggs ). [4] A slice of ricotta salata cut from a wheel (photo © iGourmet). [5] Ricotta affumicata,…
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Fancy Snacking With Garnished Fresh Goat Cheese & Crackers

August is National Goat Cheese Month, so this past weekend, we grabbed a log of goat cheese and crackers for our guests. Although a log of fresh goat cheese is spreadable, it’s also crumbly. For the sake of neatness, we decided to pre-spread the crackers. Then we had a tray full of boring-looking, white-topped crackers.…
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