Apartment Therapy Tagged: cheese

An Apple Pie Without the Cheese...

An apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without the squeeze. Growing up in Texas, I'd never heard this saying until I went off to college in New England, where I was quite surprised the first t...

A Visit To Osceola Cheese

If you've ever had the privilege of driving to Branson, Missouri there's a good chance you've driven past Osceola Cheese. There's billboards for miles and miles around and planning to visit is at ...

Recipe Recommendation: Deconstructed Fondue

We usually think of deconstructed dishes as something best left for restaurants and Top Chef contestants. But this fondue recipe â€“ made with just two ingredients and served with a shot on the side â...

Store Review: Fromagination

Twelve South Carroll Madison, Wisconsin (608) 255-2430 www.fromagination.com A relatively new addition to the capital square in Madison, Wis., Fromagination is a cheese and specialty food shop with...

Savory, Cheesy, Quick: Five Bread Recipes

Now that the weather inspires us to fire up the oven more frequently, our minds have turned to all sorts of baked goods – and not just sweet ones. Savory quickbreads are great for autumn brunc...

How Can I Use My Cheese Rinds?
Good Questions

Q: Every week at the grocery store, I see cheese rinds (mostly of parmesan cheese) available for purchase. It also seems like a waste throwing my own rinds away. I've watched Food TV shows that say ...

Party Snack: Edna Lewis' Old-Fashioned Cheese Straws
Recipe Review

Have you ever had a cheese straw? No? Yes? They are a total staple of an old-fashioned Southern appetizer tray, so if you're from the South you probably know what we're talking about right now. We hav...

National Food Roundup: Goat Cheese, From Prison
From Nationwide Newspaper Food Sections 7.15.09

That fancy goat cheese you're eating? It may have started its journey to your plate from a prison in Colorado. Also in this week's roundup, fresh herbs at the center of Vietnamese cooking and the plea...

Flickr Find: Picnics We'd Like To Go To

We're confident in our abilities to pack a delicious picnic basket, but it doesn't hurt to have some inspiration once in awhile. We flipped through hundreds of picnic photos and picked 10 favorite...

New Favorite Cheese for Summer: Forme di Formaggio

We had plans to make a big batch of pasta salad for weekday lunches, but we've been getting tired of our old cheese standbys. We wanted something new for summer. Something fresh, light, and mild. The ...

Cheese: On Melting
The Cheesemonger

When cooking with cheese, there's nothing much worse than choosing the wrong cheese for the wrong application. Mozzarella's not great as a finisher atop pasta in the same way that parmesan is, for exa...

Grilled Cheese with Fresh Cherries from Rachael Ray

I am visiting Washington state right now, and cherries are spilling out of every market stall I pass. Ripe red juicy cherries, scarlet-cheeked yellow sour cherries — they all look good to me! So...

Good Question: What Can I Do With Whey from Yogurt?

Here's a great question from Hannah. Can you help her? I made yogurt for the first time ever as a result of your linking to the article about whether it's cheaper to make or buy certain foods. The yog...

The Fish and Cheese Debate
The Cheesemonger

There's no official legislation outlawing the presence of fish and cheese on the same plate, but for many Italians — and those of us who would wish to remain in their gastronomic good graces &md...

Why Don't Pigs Make Cheese?

It's a fair enough question. All the other barnyard friends — cows, sheep and goats — give milk that is made into cheese. But why not the pig? From the ubiquitous image of a mama pig nursi...

Frugal Tip: Buy Marble Slabs For Candy Making From Home Depot

If you're making your own candy this holiday season to give as gifts or to keep for yourself, you may be working with fondant or tempering chocolate. If so, you're going to need a marble slab. Marbl...

Blogging The New York Times: Kroger Grocery Stores and Murray's Bringing Good Cheese to the Midwest?

The top story in today's New York Times Dining area is one that we blogged back in March: national grocery store chain Kroger is partnering with New York's Murray's Cheese "to bring cheese to a wide a...

Quick Tip: Flavor Soups with Cheese Rinds

We go through a healthy amount of Parmesan and Pecorino cheese in our house, and we used to just throw the rind away. This was until we discovered this trick used by chefs and Italian grandmothers for...

Good Question: Looking for a Beer Cheese Soup Recipe

Here's one for all of you from Wisconsin and the upper Midwest: Caitlin is looking for a good beer cheese soup recipe. She says: I am having a really hard time finding a good recipe for Beer Cheese ...

Top Five Things to Do with Ricotta

There was a time when we'd use a cup or two of ricotta for a specific recipe and scratch our heads over what to do with the rest. Not wanting to waste it, we started adding spoonfuls to our everyday r...

The Cheesemonger: Calling All Questions!

We've heard it all, so don't be shy. We're taking any burning questions you may have for our resident cheesemonger and will start answering them in the following weeks, every Tuesday. Just leave your ...

Weekend Meditation: Appreciation for Pleasure

15 reasons why we eat hunger boredom obligation celebration habit curiosity belonging craving comfort distraction survival nourishment discipline tradition and......

Chicago Food Events: All About Cheese

Chicagoans may have heard about the American Cheese Society's big events in town this coming weekend â€“ the Festival of Cheese on Saturday and the Cheese Sale on Sunday. But why wait until the week...

DIY Recipe: Homemade Paneer Cheese

Paneer is a Indian cheese with a slightly chewy consistency and mild flavor, very similar to queso blanco. It holds its shape well and doesn't melt, so you can saute it, grill it, or crumble it into ...

The Cheesemonger: To Rind or Not to Rind?

When it comes to cheese, one of the most oft-asked and misunderstood queries is in regards to rind. There are two basic schools of thought when it comes to the question of The Rind. The first argues...

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