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SPECIAL ISSUE : 49 Kid-Friendly Recipes

Trick o Cheese!Spooky Halloween Treats,Back to School Snacks &

Easy Weeknight Dinners

Volume 1 :: Issue 4 :: fall 2013


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Grate. Pair. Share. is a publication o the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. For more inormation about Wisconsin Cheese, visit EatWisconsinCheese.com.

Editorial team: Patrick Geoghegan, Marilyn Wilkinson, Heather Porter Engwall, Troy Giesegh, Megan Bykowski-Giesegh, Joanna Miller and Megan McDowell.

I n T h I s I s s u e

Afer School SnacksEasy pairings or kids o all ages.

Eat Your VegetablesJust add Wisconsin Cheese.

Trick or Cheese!Youll love these not-so-scary recipes.

Baked Potato ToppersMake it a meal with these our variations.

Pudgy PiesGather round the campre or a cheesy treat.

Set the Family TableTry one o these 23 kid-approved

dishes tonight.


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Fall is the avorite time o year or many o usin Wisconsin. It brings strikingly clear skies with pleasant days and chilly nights, a

stunning array o leay color, boisterous ootball drama and a new school year.

In this issue o Grate. Pair. Share. we celebrate the season with amily meals to

refect heartier appetites and a special nod to kids with wholesome and taste-good

veggie dishes, easy and cheesy ater school snacks, campre are and treats or

Halloween, the holiday all kids (and grown-up kids)love.

We invite you to enjoy our all kitchen and amily table.

The Dairy Farm Families of Wisconsin,The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board


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Carrot Sticks + String Cheese Mozzarella + Fruit Strips Celery

Graham Crackers + HavartiGouda + Dried Pineapple


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AfterSchool

SnackS

Pair Wisconsin Cheese with

fruits, vegetables and pantry

staples for snacks that aresimple, fresh and fun.

Cold Pack + Almonds

Apples


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Baked Potato Toppers:4 WayS

PRInT ReCIPeS

Here are four tasty and easy ideas to top baked potatoes, fresh and hot

from the oven. Add a simple side salad, and dinner is served!


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Eat your vegetables

doesnt have to be a dreaded

phrase issued at the end o every meal.

These veggie-flled dishes will make eating

vegetables your new avorite part o dinnertime.

Recipes

Chicken & Vegetable Kabobs

Pumpkin & Broccoli Pizza

Sweet Potato & Cheddar Crackers

Whole Grain Pasta Bake

Cheesy Vegetable Conetti Soup

Eat Your Vegetables

(and Cheese)


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Servings: 4

Ingredients:

1 pound rozen, precooked breaded chicken chunks or chicken nuggets*

2 medium zucchini, cut into 1-inch rounds

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons lour

1 cup whole milk

teaspoon dried mustard

cup (about 2 ounces) Wisconsin Parmesan Cheese, grated or shredded

cup (2 ounces) Wisconsin Mozzarella Cheese, shredded

cup (2 ounces) Wisconsin Monterey Jack Cheese, shredded

Salt and pepper

pint cherry tomatoes

Directions:

Bake chicken chunks according to package directions.While chicken is baking, steam zucchini rounds or 5-6 minutes, until just tender.

To prepare sauce, heat medium saucepan over medium heat. Add butter and melt. Add

lour; cook or 1 minute, whisking to combine. Add milk and cook 5 minutes, whisking

oten. Stir in dried mustard.

Reduce heat to low. Stir in Parmesan, Mozzarella and Monterey Jack. When cheese is

melted, remove rom heat. Add salt and pepper to taste.To serve, place 1 chicken chunk on small wooden skewer. Top with zucchini round

(slice in hal i rounds are too large). Top with cherry tomato. Serve with cheese sauce

or dipping.

* Look for a brand with whole grain breading.

Print reciPe

Chicken & Vegetable Kabobs

with Three-Cheese Dipping SauceByKelleyofMountain

MamaCooks


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Servings: 2 10-inch Pizzas

Ingredients:

For Cheddar Pumpkin Sauce:

cup pumpkin pure (canned or resh)

1 teaspoon chili powder

teaspoon smoked paprika

teaspoon onion powder

teaspoon salt

teaspoon pepper

cup water

1 tablespoon olive oil

cup (2 ounces) sharp Wisconsin

Cheddar Cheese, shredded

For Pizza:

4 slices thick-cut bacon

1 large or 2 small heads broccoli,

chopped

1 pound prepared pizza dough

2 cups (8 ounces) Wisconsin Gouda

Cheese, shredded

Directions:

Preheat oven to 500F.Prepare Chipotle Cheddar Pumpkin Sauce. In small bowl, whisk together pumpkin pure,

chili powder, smoked paprika, onion powder, salt, pepper, water, olive oil and shredded

Cheddar.

Cut bacon into small chunks and cook in large skillet until almost crispy, about 7 minutes.

Remove bacon and drain on paper towels.

Divide pizza dough in hal with pastry cutter or knie. Drizzle 2 baking sheets with

1-2 tablespoons olive oil. Roll each dough ball out just a little into lattened disk.

Place dough on pan and use hands to gently tug, pull and push pizza dough into

your desired shape.

Spread pumpkin sauce over both pizzas. Top pizzas evenly with 1 1/2 cups Gouda, broccoli

and bacon. Top with remaining Gouda.

Bake each pizza or 15-20 minutes. Rotate pans ater 8 minutes.

Allow pizza to cool 5 minutes. Slice and serve.

Print reciPe

Pumpkin & Broccoli Pizza

with Bacon & GoudaByTieghan

ofHalfBakedHarvest


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Servings: 125 Crackers

Ingredients:

1 cup whole wheat lour

teaspoon salt

teaspoon reshly ground black pepper

teaspoon paprika

cup cold butter, cut into cubes

1 cup (4 ounces) Wisconsin Cheddar Cheese, shredded

cup mashed sweet potato (see note)

2 tablespoons milk

Coarse salt, or sprinkling

Directions:

In bowl o ood processor, combine lour, salt, pepper and paprika. Add butter and

Cheddar and toss lightly until coated with lour mixture. Pulse in short bursts until

butter is size o small peas.

Add mashed sweet potato and pulse until combined. With ood processor running, add

milk. Ater a ew moments, dough will come together in ball. Remove dough rom ood

processor, shape into disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill or 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

On lightly loured surace, roll dough to 1/4-inch thick. I sticky, add more lour. Cut dough

into 1-inch squares and transer to prepared sheet pan.

Use toothpick to poke a hole in center o each square. Sprinkle with coarse salt and bake

until edges are just starting to turn brown, about 12-15 minutes.

Cool. Store in airtight container. Crackers are most crisp resh rom oven.

Note:For mashed sweet potato, pierce 1 small sweet potato with fork. Bake at 350F until

soft, about 1 hour. Peel and mash with fork or in food processor.

Print reciPe

Sweet Potato &

Cheddar CrackersByAnnalise

ofCompletelyDelicious


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Whippingup

Wellnessstudent

contestwinner

Photo by Holly Whittlef


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Servings: 8

Ingredients:

2 cups (10 ounces) whole grain penne pasta

1 cup zucchini, shredded

1 cup carrots, shredded

1 cup rozen spinach, thawed and drained

1 (15-ounce) can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained

4 cups no-salt-added tomato pasta sauce

2 cups part-skim Wisconsin Mozzarella Cheese, shredded

Chopped shredded basil, i desired

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F. In large pot, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain

and return to pot. Add zucchini, carrots, spinach, beans and sauce to pan. Stir over low

heat until mixed well.

Transer pasta mixture to 8x8-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.Bake 20 minutes.

Remove rom oven and distribute Mozzarella evenly over the pasta. Bake an additional

20 minutes, or until cheese is melted. For a crunchy top, broil casserole or 2-3 minutes

until it is bubbly and golden brown beore serving.

To serve, top with resh basil shreds, i desired.

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Whole Grain Pasta Bakewith Veges & Mozzarella Cheese

ByPrescottMiddleSchool

Students


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Servings: 4

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons butter

cup onion, inely diced

1 cup carrots, inely diced

1 cup broccoli lorets, inely diced

1 cup red bell pepper, inely diced

1 cup yellow squash, inely diced

4 tablespoons lour

3 cups milk, warmed

teaspoon salt

Black pepper, ground, to taste

5 drops hot sauce

1 cup (4 ounces) Wisconsin Sharp Cheddar

Cheese, shredded

1 cup (4 ounces) Wisconsin Gouda Cheese,shredded

Directions:

Over medium heat, in heavy-bottomed saucepan,

melt butter. Stir in onions and carrots; cover. Cook

3 minutes or until transparent. Stir oten to prevent

browning. Add broccoli, red bell pepper and yellow

squash. Cook 5 additional minutes, stirring o ten.

Stir in lour. Cook 1 minute. Slowly stir in warm

milk, mixing until thickened and smooth. Bring to a

simmer (do not boil) and continue stirring. Add salt,

black pepper and hot sauce. Reduce to very low

heat and add Cheddar and Gouda cheeses. Stir until

well blended.

Serve with whole wheat alphabet croutons.

Whole Wheat

Alphabet Croutons

Ingredients:

4 slices whole wheat bread

2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375F.

Using small alphabet cookie

cutters, cut out let ter shapesrom whole wheat bread

slices. Brush letters with

melted butter. Bake 8 minutes,

or until browned.

Print reciPe

Cheesy Vegetable Confetti Soup

with Whole Wheat Alphabet Croutons


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Pudgy Pies

Photos by Heidi of FoodieCrush

This all, gather your amily and riends

around the campre or cheesy,

handheld treats.


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Pudgy pies are a Midwest campre

tradition. Growing up, those o us

who were lucky to have a pudgy

pie iron around the house knew that

it meant something delicious, un

and usually cheesy was in store.

Essentially, grilled cheese pocket

sandwiches made over an open

fame, pudgy pies can be as simple

as cheese, butter and bread. Or they

can be creative with unique lling

combinations. While camping, they

can serve as breakast, lunch or

dinner. At home, theyll be the hit o

your backyard party.

Wha is a

Pudgy Pie?


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What Youll need

Pudgy Pie Irons(available at camping stores and online retailers)

A campre(a grill will work just fne, too)

Bread

Butter

Fillings(try one o our 12 combinations)

Adult supervision

SteP 1

Butter one side o each piece o bread.

SteP 2

Place one piece o bread buttered-

side-down on pudgy pie iron. Top

with desired llings. Do not overll!

SteP 3

Place second piece o bread on top o

llings, buttered-side-up. Close pudgy

pie iron and secure with lock. I there isexcess bread outside o the iron, trim

beore cooking.

SteP 4

Hold pudgy pie iron over re or

5-6 minutes, turning occasionally.

SteP 5Careully open the pudgy pie iron

(its hot!)and remove your pie. Allow

to cool or a ew minutes beore eating.

How to

Mae aPudg Pie


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Wake UpWaffle Pockes

Swap toaster wafes or bread and

turn your pudgy pie iron into a wafe

sandwich maker! Combine sweet and

savory llings or an unorgettable

breakast.

The Fillings

Toaster wafes + Wisconsin Cheddar

+ sausage + maple syrup

Toaster wafes + Nutella

+ Wisconsin Havarti + sliced pear

Toaster wafes + peanut butter+ Wisconsin Colby + bacon


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Sometimes, the best pudgy pies are

the simplest. Try these tried and true

combinations or an easy campre

meal the whole amily will love.

The Fillings

Wisconsin Cheddar + tomato

Wisconsin Mozzarella+ tomato sauce + pepperoni

Ham + Wisconsin Swiss

+ apricot preserves

SimplyScrumpious


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Lefovers tothe Rescue

Reworking last nights dinner has

never been so un. Break out the

pudgy pie irons and create spaghetti

sandwiches, taco pockets and Philly

cheesesteak pies.

The Fillings

Letover spaghetti + tomato sauce

+ Wisconsin Mozzarella

Letover taco meat + salsa

+ Wisconsin Colby

Letover steak (chopped) + onions+ green pepper + Wisconsin Swiss


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Campre dessert doesnt have to

mean smores. Create a decadent

sweet treat over the fames with one

o these delectable combinations.

The Fillings

Sliced angel ood cake

+ Wisconsin Mascarpone + berries

Cinnamon raisin bread

+ caramel + apple slices

+ Wisconsin Gouda or Fontina

Spiced bread + cherry pie lling

+ Wisconsin Brie

Desser


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Th is Halloween, fuel up for an evening of tr ick-or-treating with

these not-so-scary recipes. We cant th ink of a better way to get

in the Ha lloween spirit than with Wisconsin Cheese and some

spooky fun in the kitchen.

Trick or Treat Mini Cheesecakes

Halloween Monster Face Sandwiches

Witchs Brew Cheesy Spinach Soup

Trick or Chse!

HALLO

WEENRECIPES

AnnieofAnniesEatsRecipes&photosby


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Trick or Trat Mini Chescaks

Servings: 12 Mini Cheesecakes

Ingredients:

For Graham Cracker Base:

1 cups graham cracker

crumbs

2 tablespoons sugar

4 tablespoons unsalted

butter, melted

For Cheesecake Layer:

12 ounces cream cheese

(reduced at is ne)

12 ounces Wisconsin

Mascarpone Cheese

1 cups conectioners

sugar, sited

1 teaspoon vanilla1 tablespoon heavy cream

For Layering:

Halloween candy o your

choice, chopped i necessary

Directions:

Set out 12 mini mason jars (small glasses will also work). In small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs,

sugar and butter. Stir with ork until evenly combined. Place 2 tablespoons o mixture into bottom o

each jar and pat down gently with bottom o small glass.

To make cheesecake mixture, combine cream cheese and Mascarpone in bowl o electric mixer. Beatmixture on medium-high speed until smooth, 1-2 minutes. Add conectioners sugar and mix until well

incorporated, 1-2 minutes. Blend in vanilla and heavy cream on low speed, then increase speed to

medium high and beat until light and fuy, 2-3 minutes more.

Spoon cheesecake mixture into each jar to make thin layer over crust. Add thin layer o candy over

cheesecake mixture in each jar. Fill jars to just below rim with remaining cheesecake mixture. Top each

serving with additional candy or garnish. Cover and chill. Serve within 2-3 hours.


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Halowen Monstr Fac Sandwichs

Servings: Various

Ingredients:

Sliced bread

Variety o sliced cheeses, such as Wisconsin Colby Jack or Wisconsin Cheddar

Topping Suggestions:

Small broccoli forets

Black olive slices

Zucchini or summer squash, sliced

Cucumber, slicedCarrot, julienned

Grape tomatoes

Bell pepper slices

Sliced avocado

Directions:

Arrange various topping options on large plate or platter. Top bread slices with cheese. Use large cookiecutters or knie to cut the bread and cheese into circles or squares to orm a base or sandwiches. Invite

kids to create monster ace sandwiches using the toppings o their choice.


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Witchs Brw Chesy Spinach Soup

Servings: 4-6

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 medium onion, chopped

2-3 cloves garlic, chopped

1 medium russet potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces

3 cups vegetable broth

Salt and pepper

8 ounces baby spinach leaves, washed and dried

1 cup (4 ounces) Wisconsin Gruyre Cheese, shredded

Directions:

Melt butter in Dutch oven or stockpot over medium heat. Add onions to pot and saut until just tender,

about 3-4 minutes. Stir in garlic and potato and cook just until ragrant, about 1 minute. Add vegetable

broth to pot and bring to boil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Lower heat to simmer, cover and let

cook about 15 minutes or until potato chunks are ork-tender.

Stir in spinach leaves, cover pot once more and cook just until leaves are wilted, about 1-2 minutes. Withimmersion blender, ood processor or blender, pure soup to smooth consistency. (Be careful; it is hot!)

Stir in shredded Gruyre until completely melted. Serve warm.


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S e t t h e

Famiy TablAfter a long day of work or

school, returning to a home

full of family and food is

the most comforting part ofthe day. This collection of

23 family-friendly recipes

is perfect for creating a

tasty, fun meal with your

loved ones. Lets dig in!


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I n s I d e

Sandwiches & Melts

Pasta

Mexican Dishes

Soups

Comfort Food Favorites

Casseroles


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Biscuits with Sausage, Apples and Cheddar Carne Asada Tacos with Queso Fresco

Jalapeo Jack and Sausage Pasta Bake Broccoli Quinoa Casserole with Cheddar


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Frittata Roma Picadillo and Gouda Empanadas

Flatbread with Aged Cheddar and Maple Bacon Cheese Strata


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Chilaquiles de Huevos Cheesy Chowder

Southern Style Melt with Pimento Cheese Bean-Bacon Sandwiches with Brick Cheese


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Chicken and Fontina Stromboli Garlic Cheeseburger Loaves

Baked Chicken Taquitos Zesty Turkey and Colby Jack Melt


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Baked Eggs with Ham and CheeseChipotle Chicken and Cheddar Tostadas

Chicken Souvlaki with Feta Parmesan Chicken Finger Dippers


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Provolone Pasta Pie

Quesadilla with Potatoes and Green Chiles

Grilled Havarti Sandwich with Spiced Apples

Craving mor family,

fun and food?

Find mor quick

and asy rcips a

EatWisconsinCheese.com.

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