Disclaimer: I LOVE cheese....
Yes! Give me a platter of cheese and fruits and I am a happy girl! It's,to me, the perfect lunch, dinner or in-betweens. The sheer variety of them and their orgasmic flavors do things to your palate that perhaps no other single food item can match!
When the Wisconsin Milk Board reached out to me to develop a recipe using their variety of fresh cheeses, I simply had to say yes. Honestly, it really was not difficult. Truth be told, I have been familiar with the cheeses of the region for a few years now, thanks to my cuz pandering to my cheese-y love!
Now the dish was decided - Mac and Cheese and I choose the theme of making a lightened up version for Summer. My approach is to maximize the flavor of the cheese by using aged varieties and serving them in vegetable bowls.
Aged cheese is strong in flavor and a little goes a long way. So you can get the same awesome flavor by using only half the usual quantity. I used a combination of Gruyere, Bellavitano and Gran Queso cheeses. A tip is to use bold cheeses that you would also typically serve with red wine. Their bold flavor will be perfect to infuse the pasta with a small quantity.
Bellavitano has fruity Parmesan flavor that is also creamy and melts right into the sauce. Gran Queso is the perfect cheese to finish off the mac & cheese at the end of baking and again while serving as also on the salad to tie the meal together. They are both individually perfect snacking cheeses!
This recipe is a great way to make a beloved recipe season perfect! For the recipe, please visit the Wisconsin Milk Board's blog.
Yes! Give me a platter of cheese and fruits and I am a happy girl! It's,to me, the perfect lunch, dinner or in-betweens. The sheer variety of them and their orgasmic flavors do things to your palate that perhaps no other single food item can match!
When the Wisconsin Milk Board reached out to me to develop a recipe using their variety of fresh cheeses, I simply had to say yes. Honestly, it really was not difficult. Truth be told, I have been familiar with the cheeses of the region for a few years now, thanks to my cuz pandering to my cheese-y love!
Now the dish was decided - Mac and Cheese and I choose the theme of making a lightened up version for Summer. My approach is to maximize the flavor of the cheese by using aged varieties and serving them in vegetable bowls.
Aged cheese is strong in flavor and a little goes a long way. So you can get the same awesome flavor by using only half the usual quantity. I used a combination of Gruyere, Bellavitano and Gran Queso cheeses. A tip is to use bold cheeses that you would also typically serve with red wine. Their bold flavor will be perfect to infuse the pasta with a small quantity.
Bellavitano has fruity Parmesan flavor that is also creamy and melts right into the sauce. Gran Queso is the perfect cheese to finish off the mac & cheese at the end of baking and again while serving as also on the salad to tie the meal together. They are both individually perfect snacking cheeses!
This recipe is a great way to make a beloved recipe season perfect! For the recipe, please visit the Wisconsin Milk Board's blog.
18 comments:
Looks really delicious -- I've been meaning to play with mac and cheese with other cheese.
Can anything be ever better than cheese ! I once made mac and cheese in a sandwich and this looks amazing :)
I had to laugh when I read this because I am an absolute cheese addict. I completely agree that it's a great treat and just love what you did with the macaroni!
Omg I m drooling here
The tip on using half the quantity is interesting, and makes a ton of sense. That's probably one of the reason why some of the cheese fondues I've loved the most have a blend of different cheeses rather than one alone...
from a fellow cheese lover, great post!
Love your food photography. I love mild cheese. Anything bolder, just doesn't suit me or my palate :)
Like you, I LOVE cheese and could eat that delicacy at every meal!
A lovely dish and gogeous clicks!
Cheers,
Rosa
From one cheese lover to the next, that mac and cheese sounds heavenly!
Love it that you have tried to cut through the richness by baking this in a tomato. Brilliant!
I'm probably the only person on the planet who does not *love* cheese. I enjoy it, especially melted, but am not a cheese-drooler. That said, this mac and cheese looks absolutely delicious!
Delicious is the word for the pictures. I love cheese and love melted cheese in tomatoes. I snack on cherry tomatoes stuffed with chunks of mozzarella cheese sticks.
Really gorgeous photos. I'm sure the mac and cheese is just as fabulous.
Hmmm cheese. I used to eat cheese with everything but my stomach won't let me as much.
Mac and cheese in vegetable bowls sounds great!
LOVE your photos...Tomatoes look soooo good!!
This post is killing me! I've run out of cheese in the fridge and I can't think of something I want to eat for lunch that doesn't have CHEESE in it. And then you go and post this deliciously painful tease. That's it - I'm going shopping.
"I LOVE cheese" - I totally agree!
Cheese is my most favourite food. I love all the types of cheese and when I visited Netherlands, cheese shops were my favourite!
Even in my city is cheese shop and I like shopping there, even if it's a bit expensive than when I buy cheeses in supermarket.
I like your blog the most from all the food blogs I know. All the recipes you're posting look so delicious.
Great stuff --- another good post to read.
I would eat this for dinner, cause it's not heave for stomch. Looks nice, and easy to prepare, which is important to me :)
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