fontina

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My favorite house-specialty is the "Cheese Explosion," a medley of creamy ricotta, house-smoked mozzarella, fontina, aged pecorino, farm-fresh spinach, and little nubs of raw garlic that by design or accident get stuffed with cheese.

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  • Also, can be cooked in the style of polenta with cheese (parmesan or fontina) and butter, left to cool on a sheet pan and then cut and grilled as a garnish for a roast meat of some kind.
  • You can use just about any cheese, but I found feta and fontina were nice complements. —  detnews.com - Commuting
  • The Milanesa pizza is topped with fontina, Parmigiano Reggiano, asparagus and a single fried egg, laid right in the middle of the pie after it's cut into quarters.
  • My favorite house-specialty is the "Cheese Explosion," a medley of creamy ricotta, house-smoked mozzarella, fontina, aged pecorino, farm-fresh spinach, and little nubs of raw garlic that by design or accident get stuffed with cheese. —  LA TACO
  • Toss finely chopped ham, grated fontina (or other good melting) cheese with warm pasta and just a few tablespoons of the pasta cooking water for an all-but-instant mac and cheese.
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