4 ahead blue cheese Recipes

dried fruit compote with sambuca, this quick compote is a good choice for a winter dinner when you have little time to cook but want to make an impression. you can prepare it ahead (it s better made ahead), then spoon it over store-bought ice cream to create an original and memorable dessert. i also like it with blue cheese at the end of a meal, especially if there s a dessert wine on the table., dried peaches or nectarines, cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips, dried pears , cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips, dried apricots, cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips or quartered, golden raisins, dried cherries, water, sugar, cinnamon stick, lemon zest strips, fresh lemon juice, sambuca or other anise liqueur

cream cheese, softened, shredded old cheddar cheese, crumbled blue cheese, green onion, minced, minced fresh garlic or 1 pinch garlic powder, worcestershire sauce (can use a bit more), tabasco sauce, chopped fresh parsley (optional), black pepper (or to taste), chopped pecans (can use more )

canola oil, for frying, chicken wings, parts (12 wings separated into 2 pieces), cayenne hot pepper sauce , such as frank s, butter, worcestershire sauce, hot sauce , such as tabasco, blue cheese , dip for serving, celery rib, for serving