Cheese Dishes

Since it''s highly concentrated, cheese is often mixed with other foods to help it go down easier. There are several ways to do this. Melting the cheese is one, while grating is another. If you decide to cook your cheese, make sure not to cook it too long, as that will make it hard and leathery.

Among the recipes out there are cheese bonbons, cheese omelettes and English monkey. American cheese is the best choice for these recipes, unless another kind is specified in the ingredients.

Cheese Bonbons

This is not only a good recipe, it''s also nutritious. Both the cheese and nuts used in it are high in food values. They can be served with a light salad or with wafers and coffee after dessert.

Ingredients

• 1 package Neufchtel or cream cheese
• 2 Tbsp finely chopped pimiento, optional
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/3 cup walnut halves

Directions

1. Mix the cheese with pimiento and other seasonings. If it gets too dry, add a little cream to it.
2. Shape the mixture into small balls and then press each ball flat.
3. Place a half nut of top of each one.

Cheese Souffl

If you are a vegetarian looking for recipes, the cheese souffl is a great choice. Like other cheese dishes, it''s high in food value and can provide plenty of protein. It can either be served in the baking dish or moved to another plate. The recipe below is made to serve six people.

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp butter
• 4 Tbsp flour
• 1 1/4 cup milk, scalded
• 3/4 cup grated cheese
• dash of paprika
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 egg yolks, beaten
• 3 egg whites, stiffly beaten

Directions

1. Melt the butter. Add some flour to it and mix well.
2. Gradually add scalded milk.
3. Add cheese, paprika and salt to the mixture and mix thoroughly.
4. Remove from heat and add beaten egg yolks, beating the mixture rapidly.
5. Cool and fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
6. Pour into a buttered baking dish and cook for 20 minutes in a low oven. Serve.

Cheese Omelette

While many of these cheese dishes are good for dinner or after a meal, this one makes a great breakfast. It''s a high-protein dish, so you might want to avoid serving it with meat, fish or other protein-rich foods. It can also be used for a light dinner or lunch. The following recipe will serve four people.

Ingredients

• 4 egg yolks
• 4 egg whites
• 4 Tbsp hot water
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp bread crumbs
• 1 cup grated cheese
• 1 Tbsp butter

Directions

1. Beat your egg yolks thoroughly and add the hot water, salt, crumbs and cheese.
2. Beat your egg whites until they are stiff, but make sure they don''t get too dry. Then fold them into the mixture.
3. Heat butter in an omelette pan and pour in the mixture.
4. Brown it slowly over the heat, then cook it in the oven. Serve.

Cheese Sauce

Most cheese recipes are designed to add flavor to another food and help the cheese to be more digestible. This one is no exception. It adds a nice flavor to another white sauce and makes a good garnish as well. The following recipe can be served over vegetables, a souffl, toast and more and serves 6.

Ingredients

• 2 cup milk
• 4 Tbsp flour
• 4 Tbsp butter
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp paprika
• 1/2 cup grated cheese

Directions

1. Melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the milk, salt, flour, salt and paprika. Make sure to stir often to prevent lumps. Cook until thickened.
2. Add grated cheese to the mixture.
3. Add a dash of ketchup or chili sauce for flavoring. if desired.

English Monkey

This is one of the more unusual-sounding cheese dishes. It''s usually made and served from a chafing dish, although you can use regular utensils and dishes for it. It''s best to served it as soon as the sauce is poured and eaten before it''s had time to really soak the toast or wafers. The following recipe will serve 6.

Ingredients

• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1/2 cup soft cheese, cut into small pieces
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 6 buttered wafers

Directions

1. Soak the bread crumbs in your milk.
2. Melt the butter and add it to the cheese, stirring until it''s all melted together.
3. Add soaked crumbs, a slightly beaten egg and your salt.
4. Cook for several minutes and pour over the wafers and serve. If you don''t like wafers, toast can be used instead.

Cheese Wafers

This is one of the easiest cheese dishes to make. The recipe below will serve six people. It goes well with a salad or tea. The wafers should be small, and the cheese shouldn''t be too thick.

Ingredients

• 1 dozen wafers
• butter, to taste
• 3/4 cup grated cheese
• Paprika, to taste

Directions

1. Spread butter over the wafers in a thin layer.
2. Sprinkle one tablespoon of grated cheese on each wafer and a pinch of paprika.
3. Bake until the cheese in melted.
4. Cool and serve.

Resources

Woman''s Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences, Inc. (2003).Recipes for Cheese Dishes. Retrieved April 30, 2008, from the Project Gutenberg Web site: http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext06/8loc210h.htm#RECIPES_FOR_CHEESE_DISHES.