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Celery filled with Blue Cheese Snacks

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The perfect snack / tapas for strong cheese lovers! A celery filled with a mix of blue cheese and cider topped with a few crunchy apple chips and walnuts for a memorable bite! Spanish Blue Cheeses The Snack is inspired by a tapa recipe in my new cookbook about the Northern Atlantic region of Spain (Un viaje por la cocina vasca from Equipo Susaeta). I just came back from a short trip in the area and got myself a great souvenir from the national park of Picos de Europa, Cantabria; a nice strong and beautifully stinky blue cheese! I know, I know… blue cheese isn’t for everyone. Especially this one I would say… it’s so strong that it’s invading the noses of everyone sitting at the table or close by when it’s served… Although you know what they say… the stronger the cheese smells the better! Personally, for a cheese addict like myself (yes it’s a thing)…

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Butternut squash and Blue cheese Risotto

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butternut squash blue cheese risotto

Butternut squash-blue cheese risotto is a great combination of flavours for this fall. Although blue cheese is a product people are black or white about… whether you love it or you hate it. It’s understandable, since it’s a quite powerful cheese, and not easy to pair. But if you are on the love side of the spectrum, this is the recipe for you. On the other end, butternut squash or you could also do it with the leftover of pumpkin you just carved for the kids… is a sweet element which needs a good contrasting element to balance it out. Those 2 together are a match made in heaven, one spicy and sharp and the other sweet and smooth, turns into a dynamic dish when put together. A well balanced dish. Also, another too often forgotten element which is important in this recipe is the : Black pepper. Yes… the black pepper…

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