Some people tell me they can't imagine life without a good grilled burger or chorizo in their gumbo, but I say those changes were easy.
There are some foods, however, that I couldn't live without. Chief among them is cheese.
I know a lot of people who are vegetarians don't eat dairy products, but I think I would be downright depressed if I tried to stop. I get a lot of my protien from milk and cheese, and besides, they just taste so darn good!
If you love cheese, too, or just want to know a little more about the various kinds of cheese, head on over to the Web site for the American Dairy Association, which should change its name to the American Cheese Board, just because its a funnier (punnier?) name.
This site is a cheese-lover's paradise, with recipes for everything with cheese, from Polenta with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce to Chocolate Marscapone Roulade.
There's a special section on entertaining including the inevitable but really good basic wine and cheese pairing section. It includes a checklist of what to have at your party and a basic list of cheeses and what Woodbridge brand wine would go well with them (of course the rules apply to any wine).
In the wine and cheese pairing section, you can also click on each type of cheese and get a pronunciation, description, list of foods and wines to pair it with, and a list of recipes from the site that that cheese is used in.
So when we look at my favorite cheese, provolone, we learn that there are two types commercially available in the United States, it's good with merlot, tomatoes and roasted red peppers (maybe that's why I love it, it's good with all the foods I like) and that it melts best when shredded.
In the cheese guide, there is also a featured cheese each month, an a to z listing (or American to Teleme, anyway) of cow's milk cheeses, and an explanation of the health benefits of eating cheese.
In the For Cheese Lovers section you can ask questions about cheese, watch the latest "Power of Cheese" advertisements, read summaries of articles in other outlets about cheese, even find maps to cheesemakers you can tour on your next vacation.
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