21 cooks illustrated cheese Recipes

white sandwich bread (hearty and torn into rough pieces), unsalted butter (cold and cut into 6 pieces), elbow macaroni, table salt, unsalted butter, unbleached all-purpose flour, dry mustard, cayenne pepper, milk, monterey jack cheese, shredded, sharp cheddar cheese, shredded

fat cottage cheese, eggs, lightly beaten, parmesan cheese, grated, salt, ziti pasta, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, dried oregano, fresh basil, chopped, sugar, black pepper, cornstarch, heavy cream, mozzarella cheese , cut into 1/4 inch pieces

unsalted butter, cut into 3 pieces, yellow onions, halved and cut pole to pole into 1/4-inch-thick slices (about 4 lb), salt, water, plus extra for deglazing, balsamic vinegar, low sodium chicken broth, beef broth, dry red wine, fresh thyme, bay leaf, fresh parsley leaves, ground black pepper, cheese crouton, baguette , cut into 1/2-inch slices, swiss cheese, sliced 1/16-inch thick, grated asiago cheese (about 3/4 cup)

olive oil, carrot, diced, onion, finely diced, celery, finely diced, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, chopped parsley, low sodium chicken broth, water, diced tomatoes, brown lentils, parmesan cheese, rind (about 2 inches by 4 inches), bay leaves, head escarole , cut into 1/2 inch wide strips (about 8 oz), salt, pepper, parmesan cheese (to garnish )

strong black coffee, room temperature, instant espresso powder or 3 tbsp instant coffee, dark rum, divided (optional), egg yolks, sugar, table salt, mascarpone cheese, heavy cream (cold ), ladyfingers (42 to 60, depending on size), cocoa , preferably dutch-processed, semisweet chocolate (optional) or 1/4 cup bittersweet chocolate, grated (optional)

green olives (pitted and coarsely chopped ), black olives (pitted and coarsely chopped ), extra virgin olive oil, jarred roasted red peppers (drained and chopped fine , 1/2 cup), sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil (drained and chopped , 1/2 cup), minced fresh parsley, fresh lemon juice, dried oregano, garlic clove, minced, italian bread (or french bread), sliced mortadella, sliced provolone cheese, sliced hard salami

unbleached all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, white vinegar, vanilla extract, eggs, cocoa powder , see note in description, unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), granulated sugar, unsalted butter (2 sticks, softened ), sugar, cream cheese, cut into 8 pieces, softened, vanilla extract, salt

all-purpose flour (8-3/4 oz), baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, salt, light brown sugar (8-3/4 oz), vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract, shredded carrots (4 carrots, about 10 oz), dried currant (about 3 oz), unsalted butter, soft (2 sticks), sugar (12 oz), dry buttermilk, not liquid, vanilla extract, salt, cream cheese (1-1/2 packages), pecans (8 oz)

cream cheese, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, high-quality white bread (like pepperidge farm), unsalted butter, whole milk, egg, vanilla, salt, flour

pecorino romano cheese, grated (or parmesan cheese), fat-free evaporated milk, mayonnaise, egg, egg white, canadian bacon, chopped coarse, bacon, chopped coarse, garlic, minced, pepper, white wine, spaghetti, salt, parsley, chopped

unsalted butter, melted, graham cracker crumbs, philadelphia cream cheese (4 bricks), at room temperature, sugar, eggs, lemon zest, vanilla extract, heavy cream, sour cream

globe eggplants , cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rounds (2 medium eggplants), kosher salt, high-quality white bread , torn into quarters (about 8 oz), grated parmesan cheese (about 2 oz), unbleached all-purpose flour, eggs, vegetable oil, diced tomatoes, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, minced (about 1 generous tbsp), red pepper flakes, fresh basil leaf, chopped, whole milk mozzarella (2 cups) or 8 oz part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded (2 cups), grated parmesan cheese (about 1 oz), fresh basil leaves , torn for garnish

butter, onion, minced, garlic cloves, minced, fresh thyme leave, minced, salt, ground black pepper, russet potatoes or 5 medium , peeled and sliced 1/8-inch thick, low sodium chicken broth, heavy cream, bay leaves, cheddar cheese, shredded

unbleached all-purpose flour (12 1/2 oz), baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, table salt, carrot, peeled (medium 6 to 7 carrots about 3 cups), granulated sugar (10 1/2 oz), light brown sugar , packed (3 1/2 oz), eggs, vegetable oil or 1 1/2 cups safflower oil or 1 1/2 cups canola oil, cream cheese frosting, cream cheese , softened but still cool, unsalted butter , softened but still cool, sour cream, vanilla extract, sugar (4 1/2 oz)

pumpkin puree, eggs, vegetable oil, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, fresh ground nutmeg, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, table salt, unsalted butter , softened but still cool (1 stick), cream cheese, at room temperature (1/2 package), marshmallow cream (3 1/2 oz), table salt, vanilla extract, sugar , sifted

unsalted butter, cut into 2 pieces, eggs, cold, table salt & fresh ground pepper, vegetable oil, gruyere cheese, minced fresh chives

unbleached all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, table salt, sugar , plus, sugar, for rolling, cream cheese, cut into 8 pieces, unsalted butter, melted and still warm, vegetable oil, egg, milk, vanilla extract

heavy cream, whole espresso beans (finely ground about 1 tbsp ground ), sugar, mascarpone cheese (generous 1 cup)