Gruyere cheese

Buttered German egg dumplings (spaetzle) are layered in a casserole dish along with shredded Gruyere cheese and crispy, crunchy onions to bring you this delicious recipe for German Spaetzle Casserole.

All the flavors you love in a traditional French onion soup are captured in this original recipe for French Onion Pork Chops. It always gets rave reviews!

While this bacon, onion and cheese dip is fantastic for serving with crackers, chips, and vegetables, it would also be delicious slathered on some toasted French bread and then broiled in the oven until brown and bubbly! *Note to self*

Imagine if you will, deeply caramelized onions (cooked in a slow cooker) with red wine, butter, beef broth and thyme until they’re sweet and pungent. The onions are stuffed into large, perfectly cooked pasta shells until they’re practically overflowing. The stuffed shells are then layered on top of toasted, garlicky French bread, topped with an abundant mixture of grated Swiss, and Gruyere cheeses, and popped into the oven, so the cheese melts into a blanket of golden, gooey, goodness…Be still my French onion loving heart!

When the cooler months arrive, I tend to gravitate to German cuisine as my comfort food of choice. It just speaks to me, and I hope it speaks to you too.

Tortellini Emilia with Prosciutto and Sage is cheesy and comforting. In the summertime you can cook it on the grill (over moderate heat) by elevating the casserole dish on a brick, on top of the grates.  Placing the lid back on the grill turns it into an outdoor oven, with no need to heat up the kitchen. …

I’m going to get this admission out of the way, right out of the gate. I got this recipe for Farro and Onion Casserole from Food Network Magazine, the November 2013 edition, and I followed it exactly to the letter as far as which ingredients I used. The only thing I did switch up were …

Whenever I think about Father’s Day Feasts, I can’t help but think of grilling. To me foods cooked on the grill just speak to me of “man food” with giant steaks and burgers searing on an open flame. Can’t you just smell them already? Since being selected to participate in my first ever #SundaySupper Gallo …

You know what it’s like…you’re standing in line at the grocery store checkout so you start to flip through all those tempting magazines in the stands while you’re awaiting your turn to unload your stockpile. You know you really want to reach for that glossy Kardashian/Alien Zombie baby cover one (no, I didn’t really, just …