Pears have been much loved for centuries. In fact, they're referred to as a "gift of the gods" in Homer's Odyssey, and some historians date them clear back to the Stone Age. Celebrated for their sensuous shape as well as their flavor, pears have been preserved in more recent history in still-life paintings by Renaissance [...]
Accompanied by homemade crostini or an assortment of crackers along with veggies and a selection of olives, a cheese ball is great for any party and travels well too. Prairie Breeze is a delicious cheddar cheese with notes of parmesan. While this recipe includes it as a shredded cheese, it will take any cheese plate [...]
Maytag is a blue cheese produced by Maytag Dairy Farms from the milk of prize-winning herd of Holstein cattle. In 1938, Iowa State University developed a new process for making blue cheese from homogenized cow's milk instead of the traditional sheep's milk. The farm located outside Newton, Iowa has been making this handcrafted cheese since [...]
