Cheese recipes

Tiny pasta shells tossed in a creamy Monterey Jack sauce with shrimp, minced clams, and a splash of dry sherry. A cozy, one-skillet seafood pasta ready in 45 minutes.

Classic Italian ziti tossed with tender steamed broccoli in a warm garlic, olive oil, and butter sauce finished with freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. Simple, satisfying, and on the table in 45 minutes.

No-bake nectarine pie with a caramelized granola crunch crust and vanilla cream cheese filling. Light, fresh, and summer-ready with just five ingredients.

Bacon-wrapped cheddar stuffed hot dogs broiled until the bacon crisps and the cheese melts out of every bite. A loaded hot dog ready in 20 minutes flat.

Curried chutney spread with cream cheese, toasted almonds, curry powder, and dry mustard. A no-cook appetizer that doubles as a stuffing for dates and celery.

Brunch pizza topped with ham, mozzarella, and a poured egg-milk custard baked on pizza dough until set and golden. Five ingredients, 30 minutes.

Vegetarian lasagne layered with butternut squash, fresh and porcini mushrooms, and sundried tomatoes in a cream cheese bechamel. Earthy, rich, meatless fall cooking.

The famous Hotel Bel Air tortilla soup. Fried tortillas blended with tomatoes, garlic, onions, cumin and jalapeño into a velvety pureed soup with classic taqueria garnishes.

Kadin budu kofte, the classic Turkish meatball of ground lamb and boiled rice studded with feta, parsley, and dill, egg-dipped, flour-coated, and fried golden. Crunchy crust outside, soft and tender within.

Spicy Mexican lasagna layers taco-seasoned ground beef, ricotta, corn tortillas, and Monterey Jack cheese into a crowd-pleasing Tex-Mex casserole. Italian technique, south-of-the-border flavor.

Cheesy chicken with basil in a smooth and creamy sauce.

Double-chocolate cheesecake with cooked chocolate pudding folded into the cream cheese filling, baked in a graham cracker crust, and topped with tangy sour cream. Creamy, dense, and deeply chocolatey from edge to center.

Seafood crepes stuff thin pancakes with poached monkfish, scallops, and shrimp bound in a garlic-infused Gruyère cream sauce, then bake until bubbling. A French bistro starter or light luncheon dish that punches well above its ingredient list.

Fall salad: crisp bitter greens with sweet sliced pears, toasted walnuts, and crumbled Gorgonzola in a walnut-oil vinaigrette. An elegant autumn salad balancing sweet, bitter, and savory.

Sauteed ham and tender apple slices baked in a smooth cottage cheese custard with a clever buttermilk biscuit crust. A savory-sweet brunch quiche ready in one hour.

Chicken Parmesan made with boneless skinless thighs, breaded and pan-fried golden, then baked with mozzarella and spaghetti sauce topped with Parmesan. Juicier than breast meat.