Hot & Cheesy

by Clifford A. Wright

The cookbook that will make cheese lovers melt!

On a pizza, in a casserole, sprinkled on top, or stuffed inside, melted cheese makes an ordinary meal into a decadent delight. It's a staple ingredient in plenty of our favorite comfort foods—from a gooey macaroni and cheese to a spicy quesadilla—but never before have so many hot and delicious cheese recipes been brought together in one place.

Clifford A. Wright's Hot & Cheesy offers more than 250 recipes covering fritters, pastries, casseroles, pastas, sandwiches, pizzas, breads, and almost anything else you could top, stuff, or sprinkle with cheese.

The book presents an exhaustive collection of cheesy comfort food recipes from around the worldAuthor Clifford A. Wright is the award-winning author of such cookbooks as Bake Until Bubbly, The Best Soups in the World, and A Mediterranean FeastLike all of Wright's books, this title also includes historical and cultural notes on each recipeFrom imported artisanals to the pride of Wisconsin, from gouda to gruyere, there's something in Hot & Cheesy for every cheese lover.

Genres: Cookbooks, Reference

514 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 6, 2012

About the author

Clifford A. Wright is a cook, cookbook author, and independent culinary historian who won the James Beard Cookbook of the Year award and the Beard award for the Best Writing on Food for A Mediterranean Feast in 2000.

Reviews

[Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

The arrogant snobbery of the author was amusing (you simply must use this particular Alpine sheep's milk cheese or the recipe will be absolutely ruined, that kind of thing), so the book is worth a read for comedic value alone. Some of the recipes do have their own appeal though. Even my poor suburban market has the ingredients for a quattro formaggio.
If anyone in your family is allergic to eggs, be warned that a high percentage of the recipes involve egg. I am sure the sauces are creamier with egg, but I prefer a husband who continues breathing. If I ever change my mind, I'll be sure to pick this book back up. ;)

[Liquidlasagna · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't know about this one, half of his books seem to be just variety for the sake of variety

I get mixed feelings with just endlessly cranked out 3 4 5 star recipes

Quail casserole
quail - button mushrooms
parsley - dry white wine

Duck and bean casserole
kidney beans - basil - salt pork
duck legs - duck thighs

Escargot crepes with escargot butter
shallots - snails - parsley
crepes - Gruyere

Blue cheese halibut bake
blue cheese - buttermilk
mayonnaise - halibut

Fish and cheese casserole
milk - cheddar cheese
fish fillets - nutmeg

Salmon and potato casserole
baking potatoes - salmon steaks

Salmon avocado casserole
salmon fillets - avocados - heavy cream - breadcrumbs

Lobster and mushroom casserole
whole lobsters - mushrooms
milk - heavy cream
paprika - breadcrumbs

Alabama-style shrimp bake
Worcestershire - Tabasco
rosemary - cayenne - shrimp

okay he actually put an effort into two recipes

Crab meat and shrimp casserole
celery - green pepper
shrimp - lump crabmeat
breadcrumbs - cheddar - heavy cream - mayonnaise
Worcestershire sauce - dry mustard - Tabasco sauce;
ground coriander - cumin - nutmeg;
powdered star anise - crackers - paprika

Eggplant with shrimp casserole
eggplants - bacon - shrimp
French bread - celery - Romano
green pepper - parsley - basil
sage - rosemary
cayenne - Tabasco

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Corn and oyster casserole
creamed corn - oysters - paprika
half and half cream - crackers

I'd rather do this as a milkshake
just add ice cream

Green bean casserole
green beans - bacon
sour cream - Swiss cheese - breadcrumbs

even more fantastic of an idea for ice cream!

substitute the green beans for potato and it sounds like a Russian dish
er, I mean ice cream

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was okay. I didn't fall in love with it, and probably won't be adding it to my collection.

[Jammin Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are some really fun, cheesy, easy recipes in this cookbook. It also has great side bars on how to make the great fondue, how to bake a soufflé, and other helpful tidbits of information.

[Beret Brenckman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love cheese. I grew up in Western New York where if something isn't deep fried it comes with cheese. Sometimes it is deep fried cheese. There are two reasons this cookbook did not receive an A rating from me. One, there were no pictures. No cookbook, no matter how good should be without pictures. Not hand-drawn hokey, homey ones either. We're talking full color photographs. Two, a lot of the recipes were for things WITH cheese and not OF cheese. If you look at the sections below you can see just how many of them mention "with cheese." Disappointing, that. Some of the tips about cheese in general that peppered the recipes were awesome and useful. I'll be making or trying over 50 of the recipes in this book and it is well worth it to get it if you like cheese.

Sections:
Soups. Sauces & Dips
Fritters with Cheese
Savory Crepes & Pancakes with Cheese
Pies, Tarts, and Quiches with Cheese
Pizzas, Calzones, and Breads with Cheese
Sandwiches with Cheese
Quesadillas, Enchiladas, and Burritos with Cheese
Eggs and Cheese
Cheese and more cheese
Pasta with Cheese
Rice and Polenta with Cheese
Vegetables with Cheese
Meat and Seafood with Cheese
Sweets with Cheese

[May · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hmm...there are no pictures whatsoever in this cookbook. Can't figure out why except that the publishers may have wished to keep the production value down. I don't expect a picture for every recipe but a couple of pages of pictures could have been nice. As a result, I couldn't feign interest in the recipes at all. Too bad. This book had such great potential...

[Lisa Hickman · Rating 2 out of 5]

The title grabbed me as I walked by this book in the library. I love cheese, but I didn't find many of the recipes to be something I had to try. Maybe if there had been pictures, the recipes would have been more enticing.

[Louise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some unique recipes

[Beret Brenckman · Rating 3 out of 5]

too much mac & cheese not enough other things