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How cool is it to eat hot dates while you’re on a hot date? When you cook the date it caramelizes with the cheese and bacon creating this unbelievable velvety sensation as you eat it. Serves 2

Ingredients:

10 Dates, pitted

1 (4 ounce) tub Gorgonzol Cheese or Blue Cheese

10 slices Bacon

The Steps:

1. After you have pitted the dates, stuff each date with a spoonful of gorgonzola cheese. Using your hands works best. Close date after stuffing.

2. Wrap a slice of bacon around the date and pierce the date with a tooth pick or skewer to keep the bacon from unraveling when cooking.

3. Grill for about 5 minutes each side or until bacon is cooked and crispy. Remove toothpick or skewer and serve.


When you make this recipe you’re guaranteed to wet they’re whistle and get some serious kissing in. The real lobster and a good cheese blend makes this and you an irresistible dish.

Ingredients:

1 bag, 1 pound, BARILLA ELBOW MACARONI (PIC?)

3 tablespoons, BUTTER
3 tablespoons, ALL PURPOSE FLOUR

1 tablespoon, MUSTARD, use your favorite

2 cups, MILK

1 small YELLOW ONION, finely chopped

1/2 teaspoon, PAPRIKA OR OLD BAY SEASONING
SALT and PEPPER to taste

1-2 pounds, LOBSTER, cooked, de-shelled and coarsely chopped

FOR THE TOPPING:

3 tablespoons butter

1 cup panko bread crumbs

CHEESE OPTIONS totaling 3 cups:

PARMESAN CHEESE, grated

ROMANO CHEESE, grated

PROVOLONE, shredded

ASIAGO, shredded

SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE, shredded

FONTINA, shredded

MOZZARELLA, shredded

GOUDA, shredded

PEPPER JACK. Shredded

BLUE CHEESE, crumbled

The Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Boil water in a medium pot and cook the pasta to al dente. Drain and put aside.

3. In another pot, over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir in flour and mustard. Keep stirring making sure it’s free of lumps.

4. Stir in milk, onion, paprika, salt, pepper and 2 cups of the cheese and turn heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

5. Add macaroni to cheese sauce and mix well.

6. Add lobster meat and mix well.

7. Pour into 8-10 inch baking dish or casserole dish. Just make sure it’s oven proof and big

enough to hold the mac and cheese sauce.

8. Top with the remaining 1 cup of cheese spreading evenly over top.

9. In a pan, add butter and bread crumbs. Mix until butter is melted. Top the dish with the bread crumbs.

10. Bake for 30 minutes or until cheese is bubbling and top is golden brown.



TIPS:

A. Medium or large macaroni work best. Large SHELLS work well too.

B. King Crab Meat and Maryland Lump Crab will also work.

B. They have in stores now a 6 cheese Italian Blend that you can use.


 

Roasting beets is super simple but also super impressive. When beets are roasted they change their flavor and complexity. Golden beets are delicious too.
Serves 2.

Ingredients:

2 BEETS, red or gold, peeled and quartered

3 tablespoons EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

8 cloves GARLIC, peeled and left whole

Salt and Pepper to taste

1/2 cup GOAT CHEESE, crumbled

The Steps:

1. MIX in a bowl the beets, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper.

2. ROAST the mixture in a baking dish at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until fork tender. Take out and let cool.

3. ADD the goat cheese and split evenly.

4. PLATE, SERVE and ENJOY your FOOD and COMPANY!



TIPS:
If you can get baby beets, roast them whole with the peel on. The peel will slip off easily when cooked.