Cheese Recipes

Sunny Anderson Learns How String Cheese Is Made

Video | 04:24

People in the US consume about 157 million pounds of string cheese a year. Which is why Sunny Anderson visits Henning’s Wisconsin Cheese Factory to learn how raw milk is turned into string cheese. Raw milk – straight from the cow – first heads to the pasteurizer to kill bacteria. Next a cheese-specific bacteria culture is added to the milk; all string cheese starts as mozzarella. The culture creates a curds-and-whey mixture. The whey liquid is drained from the curds, which are then rinsed. Then the clean curds are dumped into a cooker vat. The curds come out the other end as a giant glob of mozzarella cheese. The cheese is forced through an extruder, turning it into long cheese ropes, which are then cut to size and packaged as string cheese.

Crest's Better Butter Burger

Video | 02:49

Butter makes a better burger, as Guy discovers at San Diego's Crest Cafe.

Ranch Dressing Cheese Log

Video | 02:21

Ranch dressing mix is the flavor secret in Trisha's savory cheese log.

Wood-Smoke Grilled Oysters

Video | 02:24

Guy discovers the benefits of wood smoke when it comes to grilling oysters.

Zingy Roasted Onion Dip

Video | 03:01

Nancy's Roasted Onion Dip makes a zingy addition to her date-night dinner.

Cheesy Brussels Sprout Gratin

Video | 03:02

Claire's recipe for Brussels Sprout Gratin will win over sprout skeptics.

Crispy Fried Chicken BLT Melt

Video | 03:43

Nancy uses leftover poached chicken for her Crispy Fried Chicken BLT Melt.

Jeff's Grilled Articoke Sub

Video | 03:39

Jeff's Grilled Articoke Sub goes over the top with roasted garlic spread.

Crispy Mac-and-Cheese Cups

Video | 03:48

A secret ingredient makes Crispy Mac-and-Cheese Cups creamy AND healthy.

Bobby's Ricotta Cheesecake

Video | 03:08

Bobby's Ricotta Cheesecake tastes just as decadent as a traditional one.

Cheesy Iron-Skillet Focaccia

Video | 02:16

Jamie makes cast-iron-skillet focaccia using pizza dough as the bread base.

Birthday Cheese Board Basket

Video | 01:14

Ina visits a local store for a cheese board to give as a birthday gift.

Cheesy Mozzarella Fonduta

Video | 02:54

Giada makes a childhood favorite, mozzarella fonduta, for her own daughter.

Twice-Baked Party Potatoes

Video | 03:47

Cheddar and bacon twice-baked potatoes are Jamie's choice for the guys.

Swiss Chard Artichoke Dip

Video | 03:21

Swiss chard adds an earthy flavor to Guy's cheesy, bacony artichoke dip.

Dinner-Sized Spanakopitas

Video | 04:21

Ina's Greek-themed menu features dinner-sized spanakopitas (spinach pies).

The Pioneer Woman Makes Old-Fashioned Patty Melts

Video | 02:32

Ree Drummond decides to make old-fashioned patty melts for last-minute dinner guests. She seasons ground beef with salt, black pepper and Worcestershire sauce. After kneading the ingredients together, she divides the beef into four equal-sized patties and flattens them so they will cook quickly. She adds them to a preheated pan with melted butter, where the patties will cook through after three to four minutes per side. Next, she spreads softened butter on one side of slices of rye bread. She puts the bread slices butter-side-down on a heated griddle then tops them with slices of Swiss cheese, the cooked patties and sauteed onions. Ree adds another slice of cheese to each melt and tops them off with more butter-side-up slices of rye bread. The bottoms have toasted nicely, so Ree flips over the melts to give the cheese time to finish melting while she wraps up dinner prep.

Goat Cheese in Grape Leaves

Video | 02:40

Ina learns to make baked goat cheese in grape leaves with Maria Sinskey.