17 good cheese fruit Recipes

boneless duck breast halves, pont litre eveque cheese or brie (about 3 oz), good-quality fruit -and-nut bread (such as walnut-raisin), toasted, walnut oil or olive oil, sherry wine vinegar, walnuts, toasted, chopped, port-currant sauce

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

butter or margarine, softened, powdered sugar, all-purpose flour, good quality white chips, whipping cream, cream cheese, softened, fruit topping, assorted fresh fruit, sliced

marshmallow cream, cream cheese (low fat tastes good also ), vanilla , to taste

baby spinach, chopped, head iceberg lettuce or 1 small head of romaine, chopped, sweet onion, diced, creamy blue cheese, chopped into small pieces (the creamier the blue cheese for this, the better), sweet apple , like gala or pacific rose, core removed and apple diced (i leave the skin on - it s good for you!) - sprinkle the diced apple with fruit fresh to prevent browning, pecans, chopped (you may toast the pecans, or candy them, if you prefer - to candy them, see my recipe for banana cream pie supreme with caramelized pecans), poppy seed dressing in the blender (posted separately), or our favorite bottled poppy seed dressing is marie s, available in the produce dept.

cream cheese, at room temperature, caster sugar, cornflour, eggs, vanilla extract, grated icing sugar, strained fresh lemon juice, sour cream, thickened cream, good quality white chocolate , melted then cooled to lukewarm, fresh seasonal fruit, passion fruit pulp, to serve

neufchatel cheese or 8 oz cream cheese, softened, cool whip lite, sour cream or 1/2 cup light, natural-style peanut butter (smooth and unsweetened ), vanilla, fresh fruit, to serve (especially good with bananas and berries)

fruit-flavored cream cheese, marshmallow cream, cool whip, mixed fruit, cut into chunks (cantaloupe, honeydew melon, pineapple, apple, banana, grapes, strawberries, etc....)

flour, milk (i used skim), eggs (or 1/2 cup egg substitute), sugar, vanilla, salt, cottage cheese, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, fresh strawberries, fresh blueberries, powdered sugar

unsalted butter or 3 tbsp unsalted margarine, plus extra for greasing the dish, grated fresh parmesan cheese, plus extra for sprinkling, all-purpose flour, scalded milk, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, nutmeg, extra-large egg yolks, at room temperature, good roquefort cheese, chopped (stilton), extra large egg whites, at room temperature, cream of tartar, fresh fruit or frozen fruit

strawberry cream cheese ( i use light ), marshmallow creme, frozen whipped topping- thawed ( fat free or light works good ), unsweetened orange juice

cream cheese, softened, sugar, granulated , syrup or honey, orange juice

guava paste (about 7 oz 1/4 -1/3 inch cubes ), manchego cheese (sharp white is good substitute, about 4 oz 1/4 -1/3 inch cubes), almonds, sliced and toasted, vanilla, sugar, ground cinnamon, cayenne pepper, phyllo dough, thawed, butter, melted

good quality baking chocolate, cayenne pepper, tomatoes , fully ripe,finely chopped, sugar, cointreau liqueur or 1 tsp orange based liqueur, passion fruit, smooth ricotta cheese, icing sugar, cream, cointreau liqueur, orange zest, crushed caramel-flavored bits or homemade spun sugar, threads

free-range chicken or 1 capon, fatty pancetta, prunes, dried fruit, cinnamon stick, ground with, whole nutmeg , and, dried gingerroot, garlic, if you like, saffron , soaked in hot water (this can be left out), glasses good dry white wine, verjuice or 1 glass bitter orange, orange peel, fresh breadcrumb, chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup almonds, chopped fresh herb (parsley,marjoram,rosemary), egg, lemon juice, grated lemon peel, grated parmesan cheese or 1/2 cup mild cheddar cheese, salt, pepper, garlic, if you like