10,000 cheese recipes

Homemade squid ink pasta tossed with fried calamari, roasted Roma tomatoes, and a Parmesan-Romano cream sauce. A striking black pasta dish made from scratch with semolina flour.

Soft, fudgy chocolate cookies with cocoa and mini chocolate chips, made with cream cheese for an impossibly chewy texture. Just 8 minutes in the oven and you've got 32 eggless cookies.

Rolled veal scallops with prosciutto: pounded veal cutlets spread with sage-garlic butter, layered with prosciutto and fontina, rolled, skewered, and broiled. Italian saltimbocca on a stick.

Pasta shells stuffed with crumbled feta, black olives, red pepper, and walnuts. A Mediterranean-style finger food appetizer ready in 15 minutes.

Roasted Salmon with Cilantro-Pesto Vinaigrette recipe

Spinach and prosciutto wrapped in golden puff pastry with Swiss cheese, black olives, and a garlic-Parmesan marinade. An elegant make-ahead main course.

Garlic soup with fusilli pasta and broccoli, finished with a Parmesan egg swirl like Italian stracciatella. A light, brothy one-pot meal ready in 40 minutes.

Herb-infused pizza dough baked golden and topped with creamy Cambozola cheese and whole roasted garlic cloves. This rustic flatbread pizza keeps things simple, letting the nutty roasted garlic and rich blue-brie cheese do all the talking.

Fresh Corn with Cream, Chiles, and Cheese This is a very rich dish, and is very good served as a separate course with hot tortillas.

Spicy ground beef roll stuffed with jalapeño jack cheese and shredded zucchini. This microwave-friendly meatloaf slices into impressive pinwheels for a Tex-Mex dinner.

Baked noodle and apple casserole with Granny Smith apples, raisins, Swiss cheese, molasses, nutmeg, and cloves. A sweet-savory side dish with an Amish-country feel.

Smoked salmon and dill pinwheels rolled with horseradish cream cheese, watercress, and dark bread. A make-ahead party appetizer with peppery bite and silky smoked fish.

Oven-baked French toast made with blended cottage cheese, skim milk, and egg whites on whole wheat bread. A lighter, protein-packed brunch that skips the frying pan entirely.

No-bake fresh fruit tart with an orange-scented cream cheese filling in a crumb crust, topped with seasonal fruit. A cool, creamy summer dessert with zero oven time.

Waldorf chicken sandwich with canned chicken spread, cream cheese, chopped apple, celery, and raisins on whole grain bread. A creamy, crunchy lunch ready after a one-hour chill.

Tater-stuffed mushrooms: button mushroom caps stuffed with mashed potato, cottage cheese, and onion soup mix. A clever low-fat appetizer that uses up leftover mashed potatoes.