RECIPES: Dessert Pasta For National Pasta Month

Award-winning dessert lasagna by Chef Michael Stambaugh. Photo and recipe courtesy of the National Pasta Association. November is National Pasta Month—a holiday we’d like to celebrate with a different delicious pasta dish every day. While most of us have tried the many different types of pasta, from long cuts (fettuccine) and short cuts (penne) to…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Blue Mold = Good Mold

It’s Moldy Cheese Day—yes, it’s an officially declared food holiday—so it’s time for a little mold education. If a blue mold develops on your cheese, that’s good and natural (think blue cheese). You can eat it; or if you aren’t into blue, scrape it off and enjoy the rest of the cheese. Red or black…
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TIP OF THE DAY: The Right Fluff

Today is National Fluffernutter Day, which honors the classic peanut butter and marshmallow creme sandwich. The original Marshmallow Fluff was introduced more than 75 years ago and is still made by Durkee-Mower Inc. But gourmet marshmallow cremes can be had. Our favorite, Tiny Trapeze Marshmallow Creme from Whole Foods Markets, is a must! For a…
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Gourmet Giveaway: Cheese & Burger Society T-Shirts

Ten winners will be “inducted” into the Cheese & Burger Society as winners of these handsome shirts. Photo courtesy of the Cheese & Burger Society. What could be better than a hamburger? A cheeseburger, of course! In this week’s Gourmet Giveaway, The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board’s Cheese & Burger Society is giving away a T-shirt…
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