Cheese, Glorious Cheese: More Than 75 Tempting Recipes for Cheese Lovers Everywhere

Cheese evangelist Lambert (The Cheese Lover's Cookbook and Guide) returns with a bevy of dishes highlighting the cultured curd. Offering suggestions for everything from appetizers, soups and salads to savory tarts, sides and risottos, Lambert makes a case for cheese eating anytime. Included are a few standards, such as Tortilla Soup and Grilled Sirloin Burgers with Gorgonzola and Heirloom Tomatoes, but the bulk is devoted to new and inventive takes on a number of traditional dishes. Day-old baguettes are repurposed for Gouda Bread Pudding, a hearty dish that gives traditional macaroni and cheese a run for its money. A watermelon and mint salad gets spiked with feta cheese and lemon zest, and butternut squash soup takes on new depth with the addition of gorgonzola cream and chipotle mascarpone. Lambert makes the recipes as simple as possible, using store-bought crust for many of her tarts and quiches, and offering substitute suggestions for when Manouri or Ricotta Salata, for instance, can't be found. The resulting collection is diverse, approachable and likely to become a turophile staple.