Tag: cheese

Cookie Thursday 1/18/24- Cheddar dill pickle bites

This week continues the Why is There So Much Cheese? January theme. Because there is STILL SO MUCH CHEESE!

This week’s make is one I saw the video on about a year ago. Cheddar cheese dill pickle bites that are baked until they are delicious.

The umami factor on this alone is off the charts. Except that none of the ingredients is actually MSG. But it is salty and bitter and sour and sweet. All the words that describe umami.

The definition of umami is the essence of deliciousness and these deliver.

All that is needed is shredded cheese, either out of a bag, or freshly shredded and pickle chips small enough to fit in the well of a muffin tin. You also need a muffin tin. I used a mini muffin tin.

Oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

Place some shredded cheese in the bottom of the well. Top with a pickle slice and more cheese.

Bake until slightly browned. About 12-15 minutes.

The original video called for blotting the pickles kind of dry with a paper towel.

I am anti-paper towel in this house. I skipped that step although I could’ve used a recycled lap sponge or blue towel.

It will surprise no one that I wanted to see what would happen.

This is definitely a trust the process Cookie Thursday is a Thing make.

And definitely one of the most surprising makes.

Cookie Thursday 1/11/24-cheddar dill cookies

This week continues the “why is there so much cheese!” theme for January 2024.

I love dill. I love how bright and savory it is. It is the perfect complement to so many things. Why not cheddar cheese?

The original recipe called for gouda. I don’t have gouda in my cheese drawer and I was not about to bring more cheese into the house. But I have some Unexpected Cheddar from Trader Joe’s. This cheese is a mix of parmesan and cheddar and is a whitish cheese.

Which makes it perfect for this recipe.

In my head.

As always, Cookie Thursday is a Thing started as experimentation on my coworkers and I’ve never really stopped.

But yes, the dill complements the Unexpected Cheddar perfectly.

The cookie, more like a cracker, is smoky and cheesy in all the best ways.

Apparently, this cookie doesn’t keep well. I wonder what I can add to change that?

To bring it back to the OR, sometimes it is the unexpected element that allows for the most exciting cases. This can be a code, this can be a power outage, or this can be a doctor yelling at you over the phone because the OR is running late. Again.

In these instances, the first thing to do is to keep your cool and reach for your calm. As my first ACLS instructor told me, “In the event of a code, the first thing you do is take your own pulse.”

Which is the unexpected element of this make? The Unexpected Cheddar? Or the dill? Or is it the synergy of both?