A delicious spinach and cheese sandwich made on French bread. Make these open faced spinach melts as an easy dinner or side to soup. A good veggie melt recipe is underrated! This open face sandwich is like a delicious spinach dip on top of toasty French bread. I can get into that, and I'll ...
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Creamy Polenta With Roasted Winter Vegetables
A creamy polenta recipe with melty goat cheese and sweet and savory roasted vegetables. Make this for a comforting winter meal. If you've had cheesy polenta before, you know how good this is. I'll bet you want to dive into the bowl right now! If you've never made polenta at home, ...
Savory Bacon Mushroom Strata Recipe
Bacon Mushroom Bread pudding is soft and custardy with salty bacon and flavorful mushrooms. The type of savory bread pudding you want to take to any brunch. No one is ever upset about this recipe! In fact I get rave reviews, compliments and pleads for this bacon mushroom bread pudding ...
The Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe - Cook It In The Microwave
Craving toasty bread with melted cheese? Make a gourmet grilled cheese sandwich, even if you are cooking in the microwave. Make grilled cheese Seriously one of my all time favorite sandwiches has melty cheese on it. Any iteration of this makes me completely happy. And if I'm going to ...
Fresh Corn Fritters with Cheddar and Pimentos
If you're looking for an easy Southern-style appetizer, or even just the best summer snack: Fry up these classic crispy corn fritters with some spicy mayo dip. This easy corn fritters recipe has vegetables, cheese, spices, and a cornmeal dough base. The delicious cheese is cheddar, ...
Short Ribs With Cheesy Polenta
Short Ribs with Cheesy Polenta is an easy slow cooker meal that's perfectly comforting. Like a Sunday dinner with tender meat, lots of veggies and creamy polenta. Cheesy polenta makes everything pretty divine. Short ribs are delicious on their own, so you can imagine the perfection of this ...
Open-Faced Meatball Sub
This easy-to-make meatball sub is delicious, meaty and melty with only half the bread! Great for a weeknight, or weekend family meal. This Open-Faced Meatball Sub is a flavorful, hearty sandwich. The Italian flavors create a meal everyone will love. The make-ahead meatballs simplify prep. You ...
Mini Tomato Tart Recipe With Puff Pastry
This easy, Mini Tomato Tart recipe brings out the flavor of fresh tomatoes by roasting them on top of puff pastry with Gruyere cheese. Two-bite snacks perfect to go alongside salad, soup, or serve on a party table. I love roasted tomatoes, even better than fresh! I love the intense flavor that ...
The Best Chili Toppers
The best chili toppers make each bite of tomatoey goodness even better. You can make your own gourmet toppings for a chili party your crowd will never forget. Start with the chili, top with amazing, flavorful things, and dig in! Everyone can make the meal their own by mixing different ...
Make A Family Breakfast Turnover
Make a family Breakfast Turnover for Sunday morning. It's filled with ham, eggs, cheese and earthy mushrooms, wrapped in flakey puff pastry. I say anything wrapped in puff pastry wins. And when it's breakfast, it's even better. All the things you love in one giant turnover, makes a delicious ...
Beet and Farmer Cheese Tartlets
Beet and Farmer Cheese Tartlets in a flakey, buttery crust, are tasty little appetizers. Perfect for your special gathering. The mix of sweet and savory is one of my favorite combos. Using beets in my cooking let me get a pop of sweet in typically savory recipes. This little appetizer takes a ...
Roasted Broccoli Melt
Roasted Broccoli Melt is a totally stuffed, incredibly delicious, favorite hot sandwich for dinner. All I can say is YUM! A veggie sandwich? You question it, then you taste it, and your mind is blown. This roasted broccoli and cheese stuffed sammy makes dinner dreams come true. It's truly ...
Cheese Lover's Snacks and Hacks
Cheese! Let's celebrate one of my favorite foods with these cheese lover's snacks and hacks. Nothing says delicious, quite like melted cheese! It's National Cheese Day! There are national days for every kind of food out there right now, but I'd like to think some stand out more than others. ...
5 Mozzarella Stick Snack Hacks
Get your snack on with these ingenious and delicious bites using frozen mozzarella sticks. 1. Rock and roll with these Mozzarella Stick Cordon Bleu Bites from The Frugal Fairy. Roll, eat. Roll, eat. My kind of snack! 2. Fried Mozzarella Caprese Bites are calling my name. So loud! Can ...
Nachos For A Party Crowd
For gatherings, game days, movie night and even dinner these nachos for a crowd are the best. Layer fixings and bake them in the oven and feel like a genius. When I entertain at home I take a step away from the brain-work of major creativity (I cook for a living) and stick to things that are ...
Chicken and Gouda Melt Sandwich
Juicy grilled chicken and peppery arugula salad make for a tasty open-faced sandwich. As sandwiches go, I like mine with cheese, melted cheese. It just makes them better! This sammy is a glorious combination of chicken, Gouda (there's the cheese!) and a green salad. As much as I like ...
Cauliflower Mac 'n' Cheese
A healthier version of mac and cheese that replaces half the pasta with roasted cauliflower. Delicious and easy for a weeknight. If you're like me, this is your mantra today:I have been eating the best holiday food ever! But now it's time to get real. However, I don't want to. My ...
Cheese Boards: Tips for Entertaining
Use these expert tips and learn how to make a cheese board. An appetizer spread or cheese course your friends will love! Knowing some simple basics will help you serve the best variety. I live on the upper west side of Manhattan. There are so many grocery stores and gourmet food markets ...
Creamy Chicken Mushroom Pasta
Creamy Chicken Mushroom Pasta touts plenty of flavor, sweet peas and can be made in minutes. Use a rotisserie chicken to make this quick meal. I usually don't call out "30-minute" recipes. Those weeknight meals so many publications and sites advertise. Most recipes take more than 30 minutes ...
What is your favorite go-to ingredient?
Cheese! I had to think about that, but I find I consider what kind of cheese is in the fridge when I start a meal, or snack for that matter. So, definitely a go-to ingredient. Sometimes I'll start a recipe with it, sometimes I finish it with a dash of Parmesan. If you know me, you know I have nachos ...