Wisconsin is still known for cheese, a fact that the restaurant, The Old Fashioned is taking to heart. The menu at the restaurant features many fantastic dishes made with Wisconsin cheese, including an old favorite, Macaroni and Wisconsin Cheese. Now you can try your hand at Chef Patrick O’Halloran’s recipe, thanks to the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. Chef O’Halloran shared … Read More
SpongeBob Loves Cheese!
Ok readers, this story just plain makes me mad. Banning cheese ads from children’s programming? Shouldn’t we be more worried about fries, chips and candy? What do you think of this activist group’s tactics? The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), which encourages a vegetarian diet, is taking aim this time at cheese — and SpongeBob SquarePants. The group has … Read More
Super Cheese
Cheese was the big seller in Mississippi for the Super Bowl games, I’m sure this was the case all across the country! I know at the party I went to, we had a three different types of cheese to enjoy while we watched the game. Local grocers stocked up on all kinds of snacks in preparation for Sunday’s Super Bowl … Read More
Potratz Joins Alto Dairy
Alto Dairy welcomes Tim Potratz as their new Sale Manager. Potratz brings with him a 22 year track record of successful sales and sales management to the foodservice and retail food industry. As Alto Dairy’s new sales manager, he will be responsible for increasing sales of value-added natural cheeses to the foodservice and retail marketplace. He will play an integral … Read More
Scooby Snacks
I’ve always wondered just exactly what a Scooby snack was – now I know! String cheese! Sargento is launching several new product lines, one targeted to children and one to adults. “Scooby-Doobie-Doobie-Doo!” In its first kids licensing venture, Sargento, Plymouth, Wis., has teamed with Warner Bros. Consumer Products on Scooby-Doo Mini String Snacks. Scooby’s likeness will appear on packages; a … Read More
It Sure Beats Watching Paint Dry…
… I mean, you can’t eat the paint, after all. The concept of new media may have gone a bit off the deep end with the introduction of “Cheddar Vision,” a website dedicated to, well, watching mold grow on a hunk of cheese. The story behind the story is a group of local cheesemakers in England have developed the site as a bit of curiosity to drive interest in their quality cheeses. West Country Farmhouse Cheesemakers offer various products for sale and export on their website, further demonstrating the power of the internet to be used as a marketing tool for niche producers.
Cheese For The Holidays
I know we’re not a recipe site but sometimes when something looks this good you’ve got to pass it along. This is from the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board and a good example of the way they’re working to provide people with great ideas to combine dairy in their diet. So get your holiday cheese plan in gear.
A Great Appetizer Before Your Turkey Meal
Brie being one of my favorite cheeses, I thought this recipe winner from the Wisconsin Cranberry Discory Center’s website sounded delish! The first-place winner is Karen Kirkland of Aledo, Texas, for with her Cranberry Brie Bundles recipe which combines two of Wisconsin’s best-known agricultural products: cranberries and cheese. “These warm bundles are always a favorite during the holidays at my … Read More
Coast to Coast
How do two Californians end up in Upstate New York making cheese? It all starts with a vacation home in the Adirondacks, and a love of good cheese. Anthony Leiker, a licensed registered nurse and Craig Shaffer, a licensed attorney bought the Adirondack Cheese Company Inc. in May of this year and are now full-time cheese makers! Adirondack Cheese Company … Read More
Goulda is Gooda
Now doesn’t that look tempting? Here’s some words of wisdom from the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.