Friday Food Fun - Week 9 - Cheeses

1. What types of cheese do you like? Swiss, Cheddar, Mozzarella, Parmesan, and Smoked Gouda are my favorites that I can remember.



2. Are there any types you won't eat? Processed American cheese


3. Do you like to eat cheese plain, or do you prefer it in a recipe, or both? Both


4. What is one of your recipes where the cheese is an important addition to the dish? Taco Dip


1 pound hamburger meat                    1 tablespoon chili powder
14½ ounces can stewed tomatoes    8 ounces cream cheese
10 ounces Monterrey Jack cheese  10 ounces sharp cheddar cheese


Brown hamburger meat in skillet. Add chili powder and canned tomatoes. Simmer for 30 minutes. Spread cream cheese in bottom of microwaveable dish. Top with meat sauce. Add grated Monterrey Jack cheese and grated sharp cheddar cheese. Heat, uncovered, in microwave for 10 minutes or until hot. Serve with corn chips.

Tastes: Friday Food Fun - Week 2 - Pizza Toppings

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1. What are your favorite pizza toppings?

     Mushrooms, Black Olives, Green Olives, Garlic, Italian Sausage, Ground Beef, Pepperoni

     Ham, Shrimp, Chicken, Bacon, Different cheeses, Artichoke Hearts

2. Do you prefer thin crust or thick crust? Thin crust

3. Do you prefer Deluxe pizza or a pizza with just 1 - 3 ingredients (which ones)? Deluxe

4. Do you eat any unusual toppings on your pizzas? Artichoke hearts, shrimp

5. Do you prefer tomato sauce or another sauce (which kind)? alfredo

6. What is your favorite dessert pizza? I love the pineapple dessert pizza at Pizza Inn but I've also had a fruit pizza that had a sugar cookie crust, cream cheese sauce and slices of fruit on it, and it was also very good.

7. Do you prefer pizza from a restaurant, from the freezer or deli section, or homemade? Restaurant - Pizza Inn or Applebee's (VeggiePatch Pizza)

8. Describe the perfect pizza for you. My perfect pizza would have a thin crust, alfredo sauce, mushrooms, black olives, green olives, garlic, ground beef, Italian sausage, shrimp, and several kinds of cheese. After it was cooked it would be sprinkled with diced tomatoes and freshly shredded Parmesan cheese.