Tag: Cheddar

Ilchester Advent Calendar Day 1: Mature Cheddar and Asiago Mac and Cheese

Ilchester Advent Calendar Day 1: Mature Cheddar and Asiago Mac and Cheese

I could wax poetic about Cheddar cheese all day long. It’s one of my favorite cheeses. It’s the cheese that pops into your head when someone tells you to picture cheese. It invokes cozy feelings and is a beautiful addition to a variety of recipes. …Read More

Aged Cheddar and Parmesan Mac and Cheese Recipe

Aged Cheddar and Parmesan Mac and Cheese Recipe

Cheddar is one of my favorite cheeses to use in mac and cheese. It is a flavorful opener that pairs beautifully with a variety of closers. Cheddar is the opener in my Simple Stovetop mac and cheese and plays a key role in so many …Read More

Ingredient Spotlight: Cheddar Cheese

Ingredient Spotlight: Cheddar Cheese

Of all the cheeses out there, Cheddar is hands down my favorite. It’s hard to beat the versatility you find with Cheddar cheese. In fact, it reigns as one of the most widely consumed cheeses in the world. Cheddar hails from England and humans have …Read More

Manchego Mac and Cheese Recipe

Manchego Mac and Cheese Recipe

During our pilgrimage to Trader Joe’s, we snagged a Spanish tapas cheese sampler kit. While all three cheeses in the kit were fantastic, our favorite was the manchego. This Spanish sheep’s milk cheese has such a unique flavor perfect as a closer in a manchego …Read More

Mac and Cheese Bar

Mac and Cheese Bar

Happy national Mac and Cheese day! You don’t need me to tell you this is the best holiday out there and we’re celebrating the best way we know how – with a gigantic build your own mac and cheese bar. Mac and Cheese The heart …Read More

Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese

Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese

Buffalo sauce holds a special place in my cooking journey. I use it to make wraps, liven up sauces, and even as an extra ingredient in sandwiches. Before my time of topping enlightenment, it played a key role in every pasta sauce I made. Even …Read More

An Experiment in Mac and Cheese Texture

An Experiment in Mac and Cheese Texture

When making mac and cheese, there are two important cheese components in the sauce – the opener and closer cheeses. When you bite into a piece of cheese, the cheesy flavor hits you at either the beginning of the bite or the end. For a …Read More

Pulled Pork Mac and Cheese

Pulled Pork Mac and Cheese

May is national BBQ month and what better way to celebrate it than with a bowl of pulled pork mac and cheese. Pulled pork mac is the epitome of southern food. There is a large subset of people who when you mention our favorite cheesy …Read More

Cookout Mac and Cheese

Cookout Mac and Cheese

I love when mac and cheese comes together in an unexpected way. I don’t usually know what plans I will have for the cheeses I grab each week until I test them out in a charcuterie board or, if we’re being honest, shamelessly straight out …Read More

Crab Mac and Cheese

Crab Mac and Cheese

I can’t believe we’ve gone this long without a crab mac and cheese recipe. Crab meat is such a versatile ingredient. I like to keep a can on hand for making crab cakes or to toss into pasta. Crab mac and cheese was an inevitability …Read More