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Liptauer cheese
Serves 8 to 10 • ½ lb. pot cheese • 3 oz. cream cheese • 3 Tbs. butter • 1 to 1½ tsp. French mustard, to taste • 2 Tbs. beer • 1 Tbs. minced capers • 5 Tbs. finely minced onion • 1½ tsp. paprika • cayenne pepper to taste • ¼ to ½ tsp. ground cumin or caraway seeds, to…
Bibbelkäse (spiced white cheese)
It makes a little more than 2 cups. • 2 cups small-curd cottage cheese • 6 Tbs. sour cream • 3 cloves garlic, minced or mashed to a pulp; 2½ Tbs. minced fresh parsley • minced chives (optional) • fresh-ground pepper to taste • salt to taste 1. Press the cottage cheese…
Noodle kugel
A kugel is a puddinglike dish, best eaten hot. Noodle kugel is slightly sweet, but not a dessert. Try it for lunch, with a salad or some fruit. Serves 6 • ¾ lb. flat egg noddles • 3 eggs • ¼ cup sugar • ⅔ lb. hoop or farmer cheese, crumbled • ½ tsp. salt • ½ tsp….
Italian fondue
For a really special meal, try this: Prepare an antipasto assortment of, for example, Marinated Mushrooms, Peperonata, Garbanzo Bean Salad, and Insalatone. Add some hot peperoncini and a few cured olives and serve everything at once with a good Italian white wine. For…
Vareniki
Russian vareniki are like Italian ravioli: little pockets of pastry are filled with cheese. Serves 6 • dough • 1½ cups flour • ½ tsp. salt • 1 egg • 4 Tbs. water • 1 Tbs. butter, melted Filling • 12 oz. hoop or farmer cheese • ½ cup sour cream • 1 egg • pinch of salt…
Garbanzo croquettes
Loosely based on the flavor combination found in felafel, these croquettes have the same attractive spiciness but less of a tendency to absorb oil, so the effect is not quite so heavy. Makes about 30 croquettes, enough for 6 to 8 people. • ⅓ cup dried bulgur wheat • ⅔…
Brie croquettes
It makes about 26 to 30 croquettes, or enough for 6. • 1½ cups milk • ½ cup flour • 3 Tbs. butter • 2 egg yolks • 8 oz. Brie, without rind (about 9 or 10 oz. with the rind) • 4 oz. hoop or farmer cheese • ⅛ to ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper • ¼ tsp. paprika • dash of nutmeg •…
Egg croquettes
Serves 6 to 8 • 5 Tbs. butter • ¾ cup flour • 2 cups warm milk • 1 raw egg • 6 hard-boiled eggs, sieved or finely chopped • 5 Tbs. grated Parmesan cheese • 5 Tbs. chopped parsley • 1½ tsp. salt • fresh-ground black pepper to taste • dash of nutmeg • dash of cayenne…
White bean pâté
• 3 cups cooked Great Northern white beans • 2 to 3 green onions, chopped • 4 Tbs. butter • 1½ cups finely grated carrots • ½ cup minced onion • 3 cloves garlic, minced or pressed • ¼ cup chopped parsley • 2 eggs, lightly beaten • ½ cup dry bread crumbs • ½ cup cream…
Mushroom pâté
This makes a nice first course with pumpernickel bread and can also be used as a spread for canapés. • 1 lb. fresh mushrooms, chopped • ⅓ cup celery, chopped • ¼ cup minced parsley • ⅓ cup minced shallots • 4 Tbs. butter, melted • 2 eggs, lightly beaten • ½ cup sieved…
Corn and cheese pudding
Serves 4 to 6 • 2 eggs • 3 Tbs. flour • ½ cup cream • 1 cup milk • ½ tsp. salt • ¼ tsp. white pepper • 1 Tbs. sugar • 1½ cups fresh-scraped corn (about 3 ears) • 3 Tbs. butter, melted • 3 oz. sharp Cheddar cheese, grated • ¼ cup finely chopped California green chilis…
Glazed carrots
Serves 4 to 6 • 1½ lbs. slender carrots • 3 Tbs. butter • ¾ cup water • 2 Tbs. lemon juice • salt to taste • 1 Tbs. cider vinegar • ⅓ cup brown sugar • dash of nutmeg 1. Scrape and trim the carrots and cut them in 1-inch lengths. Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a…