I ♥ Cheese: A Cookbook: 60 Ooey, Gooey, Delicious Meals for Serious Cheese Lovers

by Mihaela Metaxa-Albu

Delightful Recipes That Celebrate Everyone’s Favorite Ingredient

It’s an undeniable Cheese makes life better. With this special collection of recipes, you and all the cheese fanatics in your life can indulge in exciting new dishes that bring the world’s favorite culinary ingredient front and center―right where it belongs. Mihaela Metaxa-Albu, former chef at Zuma London and founder of the food blog Blondelish.com, presents 60 inspired dishes that are sure to satisfy every one of your cravings for savory, salty, ooey-gooey cheesy goodness. From luscious mozzarella and Brie, to aromatically sharp Gouda and Cheddar, to the wonderfully stinky Gorgonzola and other blues―Mihaela draws out the best flavors of each type of cheese in simple weeknight-friendly meals.

These unique dishes are perfect for entertaining. With Mihaela’s beautiful, vibrant photography accompanying every recipe, not only does each one come alive on the page, but you’ll also see how best to plate it. Indulge in rich affairs like Burrata and Roasted Tomato Pasta or Creamy Roquefort Chicken Gnocchi. Enjoy reimagined classics like a Pancetta-Wrapped Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Blue Mac & Cheese with Stilton and Brie Rosemary Potato Bake. Take fruitand-cheese pairings up a notch with dishes like Pear and Pecorino Salad. You’ll even learn how to make homemade batches of fresh cheese, ricotta and cream cheese. With Mihaela’s luscious recipes and stunning photography, you’ll be transported to cheese heaven with every bite.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food and Drink, Food

152 pages, Hardcover

First published November 24, 2020

Reviews

[Karrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Omg I can’t wait to try some of these. Including making homemade ricotta and cream cheese. Lots of healthy, clean recipes. If I was buying cookbooks, I would buy this one.

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Robert sure is lucky that I can't marry cheese, so I married him instead! But this cookbook does look pretty fabu! For instance, next time the hubby smokes a beautiful succulent steak for dinner, I know I'll whip out the recipe for Cheese Mushroom Skillet (which looks much better than it sounds) and serve that alongside of his perfectly smoked and seared steak. Can't wait! I'm also thrilled with the Creamy Roquefort Chicken Gnocchi, the Twice-Baked Butternut Squash with Gorgonzola, and the Brie Rosemary Potato Bake. Heavenly!

[kait 🖤 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can’t lie, I didn’t actually read this cookbook. But I’m sure it has lovely recipes and I may check it out one day!

I am using this as a replacement for the most disgusting, foul book about cheese I have ever read in my life. I genuinely did not want my friends on here to know that I read a book like that, so I decided on this lovely cookbook to be a stand in. As a cheese lover, this cookbook gets 5 stars automatically.

My sincerest apologies. I will be speaking to my therapist.

[Jessica Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

So I didn’t read this—though I do love cheese so it’s probably amazing. The book I actually read was so vile and horrific that I don’t want my friends on here knowing I put myself through something so traumatizing lol but I desperately needed to count it towards my yearly reading goal. So this delicious looking cookbook will be a stand-in for an extreme horror novella that made me question my life choices.

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend! The recipes in here are amazing, and they do hit on different food allergies (offer alternatives) which I can't say I've seen before in cookbook this specific before! Tons of variety, and the recipes I have tried so far are AMAZING.

[Sherri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Metaxa-Albu gives a nice introduction and her love of cheese. Broken down into the types of cheeses: fresh, semi-soft, soft, firm, etc. and substitution ideas if some aren't available to you. She includes many delicious sounding recipes but not many photos.

[SassieMolassie · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were a few recipes that genuinely made the read worth it, but don’t sit here and say “Ooey, Gooey” and dedicate 1/2 the book to tossing feta or parmesan on avocado toast or a quinoa salad. I’m not here for that.

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cookbook full of recipes featuring cheese, enough said.

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fabulous cookbook! The pictures were stunning and the recipes weren’t overly complicated.
Any cheese lover should have this in their cookbook collection!

[Katelyn Jayne · Rating 4 out of 5]

The pictures are so delicious looking! Many of them I have already flagged as a must try. Can't wait to work my way through the book.

[Siriusly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh. Good recipes, but not what expected. Was also hoping for cheesy goodness content.

[Jen · Rating 2 out of 5]

quick easy read. nothing special but definitely a good introduction to the variety of cheeses and easy every day recipes to incorporate them into.