Blue Cheese

This dip would be good served before the Vegetable and Bean Chili or any kind of beef dish. In fact, it's compatible with almost any main course that doesn't contain cheese. Active time: 5 min Start to finish: 5 min

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Serve with: Grilled herbed potato slices and a salad of mixed baby greens and chopped beefsteak tomatoes, dressed with a red-wine vinaigrette. Dessert: Purchased plum tart with whipped crème fraîche.

Consider this delicious dish as a vegetarian main course, too.

Rosemary Leicht of Bethel, Ohio, writes: "I've been a finalist in the Pillsbury Bake-Off three times, so I'm something of an expert at cooking with prepared doughs and bread mixes. Even though these items are simple to use, many people don't venture beyond the package directions. For each contest, I experimented with dozens of recipes, and some of my favorites have been breakfast dishes and desserts. Nowadays I don't enter as many competitions as I used to, but my family still looks forward to my latest creations." Serve this clever, sweet, and peppery bread alongside a bowl of soup for lunch or supper.

Blue cheese lovers, this one's for you. A glossy blue cheese dressing is tossed with radicchio, hazelnuts, and roasted squash for a satisfying fall salad.

Buffalo chicken dip, but make it dinner.

You’re a few minutes away from the snack of the season.

A combination of cheeses and a dash of port form the base of this appetizer inspired by Hickory Farms’ iconic cheese ball.

You may be tempted to eat this tangy steak all by itself, but the payoff of building it into a salad with funky blue cheese and juicy tomatoes is well worth it.

Pair fancy ham, funky cheese, and juicy fruit with a black-pepper-spiked agrodolce drizzle to elevate this simple summer side.

Roasted sweet potatoes become a creamy, luscious dip when whipped with blue cheese and cream. Serve with crispy chips alongside for a crowd-pleasing starter.

With salty cheese, toasted seaweed, sweet pears, and bitter radishes, this salad checks all the flavor boxes.

As good with a cocktail as they are with tea or coffee, these mostly savory scones are perfect for a hair-of-the-dog brunch when the party continues into the next day.

Regulars of the Mayflower Inn in Washington, CT, have been known to revolt when this tomato salad isn’t on the menu.