Hot & Cheesy Original Edition

A Comforting Collection of Cheese Dishes from the James Beard Award Winning Author

On a pizza, in a casserole, sprinkled on top, or stuffed inside, melted cheese turns an ordinary meal into a decadent delight. It’s a staple ingredient in our favorite comfort foods from a gooey macaroni and cheese to a spicy quesadilla but never before have so many diverse and delicious cheese recipes been brought together in one amazing cookbook. Hot & Cheesy offers more than 250 recipes from around the world covering fritters, pastries, casseroles, pastas, sandwiches, pizzas, breads, and almost anything else you can top, stuff, or sprinkle with cheese.

Today’s cooks have more varieties of cheeses to choose from than ever before, but what to do with them? Hot & Cheesy solves that cheese lover’s dilemma with a wealth of American and international comfort foods dripping with cheeses of every kind. But there is far more than just recipes and cooking directions here. With his trademark wit and worldliness, award-winning author Clifford A. Wright includes entertaining historical and cultural notes that add fascinating context to these incredible flavors. From imported artisanals to the pride of Wisconsin, from Gouda to Gruyere, no matter what your favorite cheese is, you’ll find the perfect recipe for it here.

Recipes Include:

• Poblano Chile and Cheese Soup

  • Fried Provolone Fritters

    • Veal Parmesan Hero

      • Empanadilla de Queso de Cabrales

        • Fontina Val d’Aosta Cheese Pie

          • Pizza con Pancetta

            • Sausage and Provolone Calzones

              • Quesadilla with Ham and Cheese

                • Hot Crab Dip

                  • Roasted Chile and Cheese Frittata

                    • Eggs Mornay

                      • Macaroni and Cheese

                        • Feta Cheese Puff Pastry

                          • Pine Nut and Bacon Quiche

                            • Risotto con Fonduta

                              • Chile con Queso

                                • Kofta Curry

                                  • Cheesecake Torte

Clifford A. Wright is the award-winning author of twelve previous cookbooks. His book A Mediterranean Feast won the James Beard Foundation/Kitchen Aid Cookbook of the Year Award, as well as the James Beard Award for Best Writing on Food. He has frequently written for Saveur, Bon Appetit, Fine Cooking, and Food & Wine, and teaches and lectures on cooking and food history at schools throughout the country, including The Culinary Institute of America and Harvard University. He is the cofounder of the Venice Cooking School in Los Angeles and a contributor to ZesterDaily.com. Keep up with his latest at Cuisines-Mediterranean.Blogspot.com and at CliffordAWright.com. He lives in Santa Monica, California.