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Wisconsin cheese
Well, it looks like Barack Obama might have Hillary Clinton on the ropes? Say, can you pass the cheese, please?
And Roid Rocket, Roger Clemens is sweating bullets right now? I’m thinking about cheese.
How cheesy of me. I love cheese. When I lived in Iowa we made annual pilgrimages to the Wisconsin border, crossing over to La Crosse for that real cheese.
I’m reading WISCONSIN CHEESE-A Cookbook and Guide to the Cheeses of Wisconsin (Three Forks) by Martin Hintz and Pam Percy right now.
When you think of Wisconsin what do you think of? The Green Bay Packers? Those losers. Senator Joe McCarthy? Best forgotten. Cheeseheads? BINGO!
I love cheese. Wisconsin cheese is the best cheese in the land. Cheese is a heavenly dairy product. I’m thrilled to have this new book because it is full of recipes for dishes that feature cheese.
Here are some recipes that help me forget about politics, steroid investigations, and all the other boring stuff that is frankly too cheesy for my taste:
Wisconsin Gorgonzola, Caramelized Onion, and Potato
Rosti (Swiss Fried Potatoes)
French-fried Wisconsin Cheese
Soft, “Sexy” Wisconsin Cheese Grits
Cherry Cheddar Crusted Pork Tenderloin
Hook’s Blue Cheese Cake
Wisconsin Cheese Steak Sandwich
Excuse me, I need to check out the kitchen. I hear some cheese calling my name: Vick! Come here! We are leftover cheesy potatoes. Hurry!
Vick Mickunas
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By Prose
February 17, 2008 6:17 AM | Link to this
Every “ways to cut expenses during the recession” top ten list mentions go to the library-don’t waste money purchasing books. Really, it’s right up there with turning down the thermostat and going meatless 3 days a week. I say a book will SAVE you money. Cut your cable or satellite tv package. Eat real vegetables instead of fast food. Ride public transportation instead of……..oh, sorry our imperial administration has virtually robbed all appropriation bills of funding mass transit to boost their oil buddies profits. Only through reading a book did I find that Marie Antoinette didn’t say “let them eat cake”. It was Dick Cheney & the smirking chimp.By victor mickunas
February 13, 2008 8:26 PM | Link to this
Here’s a great way to get the recipes: buy the book!By Riverdale Ghost
February 13, 2008 8:15 PM | Link to this
Excuse me, but where are the recipes? All I see is the names of recipes — no directions.By lmj
February 13, 2008 9:36 AM | Link to this
You’re going to wish you were my brother. I’m the oldest of six and my youngest brother is 46. We all still exchange Christmas presents every year - although they aren’t always things like a new shirt or tie or slippers. This past Christmas I decided to get my brother cheese. A local Amish market keeps a tray of cheese ends on top of the counter. I asked them to bag up $20 worth. It turned out I was charged $2 a pound, so my brother received 10 pounds of cheese. He was thrilled and still talking about it when I called him two weeks later - partially because he really appreciated the quality of the cheese.