by Leslie Uhl, CCP Is there such a thing as gourmet lunch meat? Good question, self. Let’s explore the idea… First let’s talk about the word “gourmet”. Literally. It’s a noun AND an adjective, the Webster’s definition is “a person who enjoys and knows a lot about good food and wine”. It starts with a
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Month: September 2015
#AskAMonger: Second Slice
Our talented and warm-hearted cheesemonger Joe answers your cheesiest questions! What is best for French onion soup? Thanks. “I love big, beefy, melty Alpine cheeses with French Onion Soup! Of course, the classic cheese would be Gruyere. However, Comté (sort of French Gruyere), Appenzeller, or Fontina would be great too! Our stores carry several Alpine cheeses year-round for
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BUFFALO WEEK! In-Store Buffalo Action.
Our buffalo takeover is almost over, and we’re excited to tell you about our in-store buffalo eats! Just in time for game day (in stores starting 9/7)—buffalo chicken dip, buffalo wing sauce, Sriracha wing sauce, crab dip, chicken wings, and more! Pile those plates high, put on the game, and go to dipping town. Ask your nearest Di Bruno
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BUFFALO WEEK! Buffalo Chicken Spring Rolls
Do you remember that scene in Dances with Wolves when Kevin Costner stuffs his jacket under the back of his shirt and crawls around in the dirt trying to get Kicking Bird to say “tatanka”? Spoiler alert: that means “buffalo” in the Sioux language, or at least it means I believed Hollywood when they said it
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BUFFALO WEEK! Crispy Cauliflower Buffalo Bites
Oooh hey there, Vegetables! We haven’t seen YOU here in awhile… So we (our Marketing team) have pretty much been eating our weight in buffalo chicken-themed recipes this week, and if you’re expecting me to type something like, “and we just can’t take it anymore” or, “we’ve had enough” then you’re WRONG. We could do
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BUFFALO WEEK! Beer Cheese Buffalo Chicken Dip
Dear Universe, I love football so much. So. Much. I probably look forward to football season more than I look forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas COMBINE-D. (That terrible, barely-there pun goes out to the guys and gals that watch the NFL Scouting Combine every year and marvel at the incredible feats of physical well-being from
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BUFFALO WEEK! Buffalo. Chicken. TACOS.
This is so good, I don’t even wanna taco ’bout it. Tacos. The gift of delicious from our neighbors to the South. Fun fact: I lived in Mexico, in the state of San Luis Potosí, when I was 17 years old. When you go to a taco place in Mexico, they give you a list
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BUFFALO WEEK! Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese
So many buffalo, so little time. When we first sat around the office and started the discussion about impending football season, more than one person mentioned a buffalo-related recipe. We quickly put together a roster of delicious, spicy things that we’d all happily eat around a good ballgame and marked it off on the calendar,
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