Recipes and Posts Tagged cheese

Cobb Salad


A Cobb or Chef’s Salad is an excellent source of fiber and protein. What’s the difference between a Cobb or Chef’s Salad? Primarily the size. A Chef’s Salad is usually served as part of a meal while a Cobb Salad can be a lunch or dinner entree. You can think ...

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Homemade Mac and Cheese

Creamy, Cheesy, Pasta and Cheese

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Americans love macaroni and cheese. There are two versions—baked and not baked. Baked versions with lots of sauce and breadcrumb topping requires more time to make and is higher in calories. Many Americans opt for the simple, inexpensive boxed versions that do not require baking. Simply cook the pasta and ...

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Homemade Cheese Crisp

Cheese Crisp

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Cheese crisps are crisp flour tortillas covered with melted cheese and tops, if desired, with salsa, sour cream or guacamole. Tortillas can be baked or browned on a griddle, topped with cheese melted in a hot oven. Cook’s Tip To easily break baked tortillas in half or quarters, light score ...

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USDA Loves Pizza

By: Daniel | Comments Off on USDA Loves Pizza | | Category: Cutting Calories, Diet, Dieting, Dining Out, General Information | Tags : , , ,

Unbaked Bought Hawaiian Pizza

Corporation hate government regulations and intervention unless it improves profits. The February 24, 2014 issue of Time magazine has a short article about the USDA spending millions of dollars to increase cheese consumption. Money collected from a USDA fee on milk is used to promote other dairy products like cheese. ... more

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Homemade Chicken Nachos

Chicken Nachos

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Nachos are a popular American appetizer served by many Mexican and casual dining restaurants in the United States. The base is usually yellow corn tortilla chips top with cheese and a variety of ingredients ranging from jalapeño peppers to a smorgasbord of peppers, cheeses, meats, salsa, guacamole and sour cream. ...

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Chicken and Olive Quesadilla

Chicken Quesadilla

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Southwestern, Mexican Quesadillas can be made in minutes from a few simple ingredients for a simple snack, cut into wedges and served as an appetizer, or a substitute for grilled cheese sandwiches. This recipe uses 8-inch (20 cm) flour tortillas to reduce calories and sodium. Unlike very low sodium corn ...

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Pasta with Anchovies

Pasta with Butter and Cheese


Southern Italian cooking is simple, rustic home cooking. When using high quality ingredients, it does not take a lot to make a quick home meal. Pasta with butter and cheese is another version of Pasta Bianco (White Pasta). It is a simple recipe that has been around for 100s of ...

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Homemade Eggplant Parmigiano

Eggplant Parmigiano Recipe


Whether you call it Parmigiana, Parmesan or Parmigiano, this baked casserole of layered batter fried eggplant, tomato sauce and egg/cheese mixture melts in your mouth compared to the fried sliced eggplant served by many Italian-American restaurants. This eggplant parmigiano recipe can also be used substituting zucchini or artichoke hearts for ...

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Italian Style Tuna Salad Sandwich

Italian Style Tuna Sandwich


I first encounter an Italian Style Tuna Sandwich in 1968 while visiting my relatives in Italy. Italians typically eat a Continental style breakfast of coffee or tea and a pastry or cookies. For a child raised on eggs and bacon, this new form of breakfast was quite a change, until ...

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Pasta and Olive Oil and Garlic

Pasta with Olive Oil and Garlic


Pasta with Olive Oil and Garlic is a very simple pasta recipe that has been an Southern Italian staple for 100s of years. You can make it in the time it takes to bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta. Although spaghetti is usually used ...

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