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Iceberg Wedge with Warm Bacon and Blue Cheese Dressing
By CheeseDiva
Mix first 4 ingredients in medium bowl
- 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 1 cup coarsely crumbled blue cheese
- Buttermilk (optional)
- 1/2 pound thick-cut bacon, cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces
- 1 large head of iceberg lettuce, cut into 6 wedges, each with some core attached
- 1/2 red onion, very thinly sliced
Loaded Nacho “Game Day” Grilled Cheese
By CheeseDiva
If you don’t have any ground beef, cook that to your liking first (I just used salt, pepper and garlic)
- 2 Slices French Bread
- 1 Tbsp Sour Cream
- 2 Tbsp Salsa
- Tex Mex Cheese
- 2-3 Tbsp Cooked Ground Beef
- 1/8 Tsp Taco Seasoning
- 1 Green Onion Stalk (chopped)
- 4-5 Cilantro Leaves
- 1 Slice of Tomato (diced)
- 1/4 Avocado (diced)
- 1-2 Black Olives (chopped)
- 1 Tbsp Black Beans
- 1-2 Slices Jalapeno Pepper (chopped)
- 1-2 Handful Nacho Flavoured Doritos (crumbled)
- 1 Egg (scrambled)
- Butter
Ham & Cheese Stromboli
By CheeseDiva
Heat the oven to 400°F
- 1/2 of a 17.3-ounce package Puff Pastry Sheets (1 sheet), thawed
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/2 pound sliced cooked deli ham
- 1/2 pound sliced cooked deli turkey breast
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (about 4 ounces)
Gnocchi | ITALY Magazine
By CheeseDiva
Making great gnocchi that melt in your mouth seems easy, after all there are only 4 ingredie...
- potatoes
- 2.2 lbs (1 kg) (like russets)
- all purpose flour
- 2 to 2 1/2 cups (200-300g)
- egg
- 1 1
- salt - pinch
Chocolate Risotto Pudding
By CheeseDiva
The recipe is part of the "Chocolate" Series on Michael Chiarello's tv show
- 6 cups milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 vanilla beans, split lengthwise
- 4 tablespoons butter, divided
- 2 cups Arborio rice
- 1/4 pound chopped bittersweet chocolate
- 2 tablespoons chopped hazelnuts
- Small piece white chocolate, to shave for garnish
Mexican Brown Rice Bake – Gluten Free
By CheeseDiva
Cook brown rice --> I like this method Heat oven to 350and grease a 9x9 baking dish In a mixing bowl, s...
- 2 cooked chicken breasts, shredded
- 1 cup dry brown rice
- 1 cup refried beans
- 3/4 cup enchilada sauce
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- 1/2 green pepper, diced
- 2 tsp chili flakes, optional
Polenta Crostini with Mushrooms | Emiko Davies
By CheeseDiva
Makes about 10 crostini To prepare the polenta crostini, cook the polenta with the water and salt in a large non s...
- For the mushroom topping:
- 1 litre water
- 300 grams of coarse polenta (Bramata)
- pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 15 grams of butter
- 500 grams of mushrooms
- 2 garlic cloves
- handful of herbs such as thyme, calamint or oregano
- salt and pepper
Mom's Clam Chowder
By CheeseDiva
1.Drain juice from clams into a large skillet over the onions, celery, potatoes
- 3 (6.5 ounce) cans minced clams or 16 ounces chopped clams
- 1 cup minced onion
- 1 cup diced celery
- 2 cups cubed potatoes
- 3/4 cup butter
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 quart half-and-half cream
- 2 tablespoonsred wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- ground black pepper to taste
Chive Mashed Potatoes
By CheeseDiva
You can use a mix of dense, waxy potatoes like chaleurs and floury russets for this hearty mash
- 2 lbs. waxy potatoes
- 1 lb. russet potatoes
- 12 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 ⁄4 cup heavy cream
- 10 tbsp. butter
- 1 ⁄2 tsp. chopped fresh winter savory
- 1 ⁄2 bunch chopped chives
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Salmon Chowder
By CheeseDiva
Preparation Cut potatoes into 1/2-inch cubes, then cook in a 1- to 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan of boiling salted wat...
- 1 /2 pound red potatoes
- 1 /2 pound sliced bacon, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide strips
- 2 cups chopped scallions (from 2 bunches)
- 1 cup fresh or frozen corn
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic (3 cloves)
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme
- 1 Turkish or 1/2 California bay leaf
- 1 /8 teaspoon dried hot red-pepper flakes
- 3 cups whole milk
- 2 /3 cup heavy cream
- 1 (1 1/2-pound) piece salmon fillet (preferably wild), skin discarded and fish cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 /2 teaspoon salt
- 1 /4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- Garnish: chopped fresh chives