This appetizer is ridiculously easy to make! And, it’s a great way to get your family to eat their broccoli. If you want to make it in advance, you can shape the balls, freeze them on a cookie sheet and then pack them into a plastic bag. Or, you can bake them and then freeze them. Baked Broccoli Cheese Balls Based on the recipe at
Bob’s Smoked Tuna with Homemade Cream Cheese
Bob Albers of Mandeville, Louisiana sent us this recipe – his 14th contribution to our blog since 2016.* You don’t have to make your own cream cheese for it, but it’s extra special when you do (and super easy!). From Bob: I just finished eating some of my smoked tuna with cream cheese and thought I should share this delight with you and other cheese
Cheese Coated Olives
I based this recipe on one at the Cheeses from Switzerland website because I’m partial to Gruyère and they have a lot of great recipes featuring it and other Alpine cheeses. I wanted it to be gluten free, so I swapped out the flour for one of the many gluten free brands and it worked perfectly. I used a white rice based flour (Bob’s Red Mill)
Cherry Tomatoes Stuffed with Fresh Mozzarella
I recently started doing the Ketogenic Diet which I absolutely love, and I now eat as much cheese as I want to (and that’s quite a bit!). I was going to an event where I didn’t know if I would find anything keto-friendly, so, I needed to bring something I could eat. I found this recipe which looked easy and it was ALTHOUGH I have
Making Fabulous Fromagina!
Her Story You may not know our friend Fromagina – she’s the lovely daughter of Mr. Fromage Blanc and Ms. Mascarpone. Ricki (the Cheese Queen) made this match 30 some years ago at the Royal palace, and now, Fromagina is celebrated far and wide, throughout the kingdom, for her soft, creamy texture and her sweet taste. Beyond the Kingdom Making dates stuffed with Fromagina has
Easy, Cheesy Halloween Appetizers
Creativity Abounds! Cream cheese seems to be the main building block in most holiday appetizers and, the good news is – you can easily make your own with our simple recipe – click here. All you really need is rennet, buttermilk culture, and calcium chloride. We have chosen a few of the coolest and easiest Halloween appetizers we could find. If you have your own
Gorgonzola Cheese Straws by Deon Matzen
About Deon: I am a painter (see Self Portrait of an Artists Painting a Silverstreak below) and painting instructor living on Whidbey Island in Washington State, teaching retirees at the local Senior Center how to paint and find worthwhile pursuits in their retirement. Painting dog portraits is my bread and butter, but my love is painting old trucks, labeled “bad paint job” but the title
Leslie’s Goat Cheese Spread
Leslie Silver from rural Vermont sent us this recipe. She makes it every year for a holiday party and she always gets rave reviews and requests for the recipe. We asked Leslie to tell us a little about herself: “I live in beautiful rural VT, where I grow much of the food for my family. (I am married with two mostly grown children, one working