Tag: Cheese

Broccoli Casserole

Broccoli Casserole

I generally make this old-fashioned broccoli casserole only 2X a year – Thanksgiving and Christmas. But when one of my babies asked for it the other day, I thought, ‘Why not!”. Broccoli casserole is delicious and old school all the way down to the can […]

Pimento Cheese Recipe

Pimento Cheese Recipe

Cheese is definitely my biggest vice (well, next to a quality, hoppy, craft ale). I love so many kinds of cheese but I think a really sharp cheddar is one of my favorites. Cabot Creamery in Vermont has some of the best cheddar cheeses and […]

Delicious and Creamy Macaroni and Cheese

Delicious and Creamy Macaroni and Cheese

Macaroni and Cheese! So much to say about this amazing comfort food.  I could eat this everyday. There are so many ways to prepare macaroni and cheese and I’m not referring to opening a packet of noodles, sticking it in the microwave and adding another packet […]

Creating a great charcuterie platter

Creating a great charcuterie platter

Ok, first let’s get this part out of the way because I know Denise is totally going to make some snide comment about my use of the word ‘charcuterie’ instead of cured meat or something else. Well, please forgive me. I did take French for 11 […]

Grating cheese with a box grater

Grating cheese with a box grater

Sometimes, when I’m grating cheese, I just don’t need enough of it to warrant pulling out the food processor which then requires to be cleaned! However, I prefer freshly grated cheese to packaged grated cheese any day of the week. It ALWAYS tastes so much […]

Did you know? Cheese should be served at room temperature

When you serve a cheese tray at a party, you should take the cheeses out about 30 minutes before serving them to your guests. Don’t believe me? Try this: Take a specialty cheese out of the fridge and taste it immediately. Let it sit there 30 […]

Spinach Artichoke Dip

Spinach Artichoke Dip

So my sister and I love the spinach artichoke dip from the restaurant, Houston’s. I mean, who doesn’t, right? We made the standard spinach artichoke dip that lots of people have made for many years but decided to try and make it more “Houston’s” like. […]