Packed with sour cream, buttermilk, and blue cheese, this dip is a perfect creamy companion for spicy, hot wings or a crunchy, cold crudite platter. I served this as one of the sides for my Crispy Sesame Chicken Nibbles at our recent Fight Night Feast. It’s thick, satisfying and just a bit packs a lot [...]
blue cheese, lemon
Looking for an extra, last-minute appetizer for New Year’s Eve that’s easy and delicious? These goat cheese & black pepper truffles fit the bill—and then some. The combination of tangy goat cheese and green herbs is fresh, filling—and at least a little decadent. (I mean, come on, it’s literally a bite-size ball of cheese.) Freshly [...]
appetizers, Cheese & dairy
This is the perfect kind of sandwich to throw together on nights—like tonight, at the Mouse House—that you don’t have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen. You can use almost any combination of sausages and cheese. In this case, I had a package of Brice Aidells smoked chicken & apple sausages and [...]
apple, chicken, pepper, sandwich, sausage
I have three words for you: ultimate comfort food. Cover anything in cheese, and I’m generally a really happy mouse. The more cheese, the better. Eight cheeses? Now that’s my idea of heaven on earth. Now, this is not haute cuisine (though if you tried, I suppose you could call this a sort of White [...]
Cheese & dairy, how to make a roux, macaroni and cheese, noodles
This article concludes my series on how to make homemade sourdough bread. In Part 1, we looked at what sourdough starter is and how you can use it to make a sponge. Part 2 discussed how to bake that sponge into fantastically chewy, dense loaves of bread. Welcome to Part 3, which I think is [...]
Cheese & dairy, grilled cheese, grilled cheese with prosciutto, prosciutto, sourdough bread
I love fancy food. Really, I do. I love complicated recipes, exotic ingredients, and dishes that take three days to make. I have to admit, for all my gourmet inclinations, I also love all sorts of decidedly Not Fancy Foodstuffs. Especially things that make me feel like an eight-year-old again. For example, I love American [...]
bacon, breakfast, brunch, Cheese & dairy, eggs, mushrooms, omelet
Last night, we revealed one contender in The Hungry Mouse’s chicken wing duel: Lemon Buttermilk Fried Chicken Wings. Tonight, we’d like to introduce the other. This evening—in this corner, on the red plate—we have Chai Ginger Hot Wings. They spent an evening soaking in a bath of Chai tea, ginger, and Aleppo chili flakes. I [...]
chai, chicken, chili, garlic, ginger, sesame, wings
The other night, The Angry Chef and I had a good old friend over for dinner. We hadn’t seen him in quite a while, and it was so lovely to catch up. He brought a great bottle of sweet white wine and some fantastic port. We made dinner, which I’m realizing now turned into a [...]
bread, brownies, chicken, cranberry, dinner, garlic, ice cream, lemon, lemon pepper, steak
This dinner is really easy to make—but looks and tastes like you spent hours slaving in the kitchen. The contrasting flavors and textures of a few good, fresh ingredients make this meal something special. Earilier today, my folks dropped in on their way up to Maine to celebrate their 38th wedding anniversary. They arrived with [...]
Ah, cheese. Where to begin. It has to be one of my favorite things in the world. I love creamy cheese and stinky cheese and cheese that comes wrapped in leaves. I love cheese in things and on things and on its own. I even once made fudge with cheese. (I admit, that was more [...]
Cheese & dairy, Products