Cheese pairing

09 Apr

Posted at 09:14h in Cheese pairing, Recipes by
Queso Dip
Queso Dip
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You know that addictive cheese dip at your favorite Mexican restaurant? This is how you make it!
Queso Dip
Queso Dip
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You know that addictive cheese dip at your favorite Mexican restaurant? This is how you make it!
Ingredients
Dip ingredients
  • 1/2 lb. white American cheese, sliced thick - from the Ingles deli counter
  • 4 oz. diced green chiles, drained
  • 1/8 cup Laura Lynn Sweet & Hot Jalapenos, diced
  • 1/2 cup Milk
For serving
  • tortilla chips
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Tear cheese into pieces; add all ingredients to 1.5 quart saucepan and melt over medium heat.
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  2. Heat until cheese melts and dip incorporates, stirring frequently. Keep warm on low heat until ready to serve.
  3. Serve with tortilla chips.
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04 May

Posted at 18:53h in Cheese pairing by
Whipped Cream Cheese
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You've asked for the recipe at festivals and events, so here it is! This is the delicious whipped cream cheese recipe you've sampled with Unicoi Preserves! Delicious and easy to spread, no broken crackers!
Whipped Cream Cheese
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You've asked for the recipe at festivals and events, so here it is! This is the delicious whipped cream cheese recipe you've sampled with Unicoi Preserves! Delicious and easy to spread, no broken crackers!
Ingredients
  • 8 oz. Cream Cheese
  • 2 T. Half and Half
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Put a block of cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer. No stand mixer, no problem, just use your hand mixer and a good size bowl. Start the mixer out on slow speed and gradually increase the speed as the block of cheese softens and starts to whip. Scrap down the sides of the bowl. Turn mixer off. Add 2 T. half and half, mix on low speed and increase speed to whip the cream cheese into soft, spreadable happiness.
  2. Warning! Do NOT add the half and half until the cream cheese has started to whip and break down or you will be cleaning your kitchen cabinets.
  3. Enjoy your whipped cream cheese spread on crackers or artisan bread with Unicoi Preserves.
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06 Nov

Posted at 10:57h in Cheese pairing, Products, Recipes by

Here’s a festive, delicious and easy recipe that travels well because you put it together when you get to your holiday party. I served this at Elder’s Ace Hardware Christmas Open House in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a three hour trip from our home. I simply packed my Palmetto Pimento Cheese in a cooler and took some of our Strawberry Vanilla Spread and the rest of my supplies in a basket.

pimento cheese wreath
Pimento Cheese Wreath
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Delicious recipe inspired by Palmetto Pimento Cheese, paired with Unicoi Preserves Strawberry Vanilla and Front Porch Pecans.
pimento cheese wreath
Pimento Cheese Wreath
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Delicious recipe inspired by Palmetto Pimento Cheese, paired with Unicoi Preserves Strawberry Vanilla and Front Porch Pecans.
Ingredients
  • 24 oz. Palmetto Pimento Cheese Original, Jalapeno or Bacon
  • 2 jars Unicoi Preserves Strawberry Vanilla Spread
  • Front Porch Sea Salt Roasted Pecans
  • Crackers
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Spoon Palmetto Pimento Cheese in a round wreath shape on your party platter. I chose a platter that had a lip so I just followed the line. If your platter doesn't have an interior lip, simply put a glass in the middle to leave space and spoon your pimento cheese in a circle. This doesn't have to be perfect.
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  2. Decorate the pimento cheese wreath with pecans.
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  3. Spoon two jars of Unicoi Preserves Strawberry Vanilla Spread into the middle of the pimento cheese wreath.
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  4. Serve Pimento Cheese Wreath with crackers of your choice.
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  5. pimento cheese wreath
  6. Take empty platter home.
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23 Jun

Posted at 15:37h in Blog, Cheese pairing, Products, Wine by

Greatness starts in the field.  blackstockvineyard1 (Custom)

To make something great, you have to start with something great.

Its been a dry summer so far here in north Georgia wine county, but the grapes are coming along nicely and the vineyard managers are hoping for a great harvest.

We have simple recipes, with ingredients you can pronounce, so its really necessary to start with great fruit.

Staying true to our core beliefs,  all of our products are made from fruit that grows in our region. biggrapes (Custom)

We’re fortunate that that the mountains of Georgia are the perfect climate for a variety of wine grapes and we get to enjoy watching the vines change throughout the year and sometimes even help our winery friends at the harvest. clarkgrapes

Our Vineyard Spread and Vineyard Fire are both made with Chambourcin that we source from a local winery here on the Unicoi Wine Trail.  Chambourcin is a French-American hybrid grape and grows well in our region.

For a true Georgia mountain entertaining experience, serve Vineyard Fire with soft and creamy goat cheese, and a local wine from one of the many vineyards here in our area. Our current local crushes, pun intended, are Habersham Winery 2014 Chambourcin, Serenity Cellars Traminette and The Cottage Vineyard and Winery 2014 Vidal Blanc and Stonewall Creek 2015 Yukari.

Come visit the wineries on the Unicoi Wine Trail and tell them The Jelly People sent you.

 

31 May

Posted at 10:07h in Blog, Cheese pairing, Wine by

stonewallmike2 Cheese pairings with our locally sourced jams is something we love to share with friends, so when we were invited to be a part of the filming of Appetites and Anglers   at Stonewall Creek Vineyards, we stopped by Ingles Markets on the way for supplies.

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We started in the produce area and picked up some juicy grapes. Next up was our crunch element, so we got a scoop of almonds from the bulk section en route to bakery for a baked-in-store fresh, whole wheat baguette.inglescheese

Cheese, glorious cheese, was next.  inglescheeseboard2

Ingles has an extensive specialty cheese section and their buyers source cheese from all over the world, so we had a lot of choices.

Clark and I each picked three cheeses and this is how we paired them with our spreads.

 

 

 

 

 

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Chaumes with Salted Caramel Peach. Get this cheese, soft, smooth and nutty, you won’t regret this choice.

Satori Balsamic Bellavitano and Oscar Wilde Vintage Irish Cheddar with Strawberry Vanilla Spread. YUM. Strawberry Vanilla is fantastic and versatile.

BelGioioso Sharp Provolone with Apple Cider Pepper Spread.  A crowd favorite!

Landana Milk Goat Cheese with Vineyard Fire. Mild goat cheese is a nice choice for a crowd

Supreme Creamy Soft Ripened Cheese with Vineyard Spread. Rich and satisifying

We also enjoyed Applegate Uncured Genoa Salami as part of our cheese plates.

 

 

 

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I challenge you to try a new cheese, share it with friends and pair it with Unicoi Preserves. Let me know what pairing you create.

 

 

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