Tag: Cheese

I Finally Cracked the Code to My Mom’s Cheddar Swirl Bread

My mom’s cheddar swirl bread has been a staple in our home for as long as I can remember. She would bake loaf after loaf using a vintage Mirro dough bucket and a worn recipe card as her guide. That stained and faded card contained no instructions, and the ingredients were mere approximations — there’s…


Texas Customs Seize 50 Wheels of Contraband Cheese

An Albuquerque woman has been fined for attempting to smuggle wheels of cheese through the Paso Del Norte border crossing in El Paso, Texas. On Sept. 6, the woman arrived at the border crossing in a car from Mexico at around 7:00 a.m. The woman declared that she was bringing in 10 wheels of cheese…


Expect Shrunken Vegetables and Less Cheese Amid Drought, Warn British Farmers

Farmers and agricultural experts have told consumers to expect strange-looking shrunken vegetables and less cheese as drought conditions ravish farms in Britain. The National Drought Group, made up of a team of advisers from the Environment Agency (EA), declared a drought in 14 regions of the country including the southwest, parts of southern and central…


The Best of Both Pastas

The name translates to “spring pasta” from Italian, so forgive me for assuming that pasta primavera was a classic springtime Italian dish. But while primavera sounds classy, it turns out the dish was invented in Nova Scotia during the summer of 1975. The bottom line is that we can prepare cheesy noodles with vegetables any…


Queso Super Fundido

We aren’t really sure if there is anything better on the planet than a dish full of molten lava cheese with spicy chorizo in it. Give this recipe a whirl and we dare you to dispute us. But just make sure you have enough chips, because once you start … Make sure you have enough…


You’ll Be Amazed at How Easy It Is to Make Your Own Cheese at Home!

You may have heard the nursery rhyme that begins with, “Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet, eating her curds and whey.” But what are curds and whey? They’re two products of cheese making! Cheese is made by adding an acid (such as vinegar or lemon juice) or rennet (an enzyme that can come from…


Cheese Products Sold in 9 States Recalled Due to Listeria Concerns

A Kansas City-based company issued a voluntary recall on June 1 involving several kinds of cheeses after it was found that the products could be contaminated by listeria monocytogenes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated in a notice that the recall affects cheeses produced by Paris Brothers Inc. on May 4, 5, and 6…


The Kitchn: Parmesan Crisps Are the Perfect Topping for Any Salad

The one cheese my refrigerator is always stocked with is Parmesan. This magical cheese makes everything it touches that much tastier and it’s also pretty delicious on its own — especially when baked up into lacy Parmesan crisps. These elegant crisps call for just one ingredient and are so easy to make — as long…


A North Carolina Artist Had a Dream of Making Cheeses the Old World Way, Like His Italian Father—So He Built a Cave in the Mountains to Do It

“I’ve been a self-sustaining artist most of my adult life,” said 64-year-old Victor Chiarizia, whose hand-crafted residence is situated on six-plus acres in an Appalachian Mountains’ “holler,” just 12 miles from downtown Asheville, N.C. A step inside his expansive workshop, which he also built, attests to his artistry. Dozens of tall, graceful glass vases in…


Goat Cheese Soufflés With Mustard Sauce

Don’t be afraid of making a soufflé; it is really not difficult, just a little temperamental (and we all have experience dealing with that!). Start by making the base, which is a cheesy béchamel with egg yolks, cheese, milk, and a touch of flour. I use goat cheese, as I love its tang and creaminess,…