baked cheese!!! as the barefoot contessa would say ” how easy is that?” seriously. how easy is this? it’s pretty damn easy. i mean, how come i never thought of this before?
i love that i post about melted cheese on a monday morning, just in time to highjack the healthy grocery shopping list i made last night. i will try and save the brick of fontina that currently resides in my fridge for company!
but that is exactly what this dish is perfect for. got a brick of cheese on hand? pop it in a cast iron skillet with herbs and salt and pepper and you will be named martha of the year by your guests!
i used jarslberg for this one, but i think fontina would be great or any other good melting cheese like gruyere, emmentaler, cheddar, asiago, gouda, or blue. the jarlsberg got a bit tough once it cooled, but it was still yummy!
chop up your cheese into cubes. you can shred it as well if you are looking for a small arm workout .
roughly chop up 2-3 cloves of garlic and throw in the skillet with the cheese.
sprinkle on lots of fresh chopped herbs. i used basil, mint, rosemary, dill and dried oregano. honestly, any combo could be good here! i was worried about the mix of the herbs, but it was really good. the mint was actually great! thyme, of course, should be in there, but i didn’t have it on hand.
drizzle with lots of olive oil.
sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake at 350 until melted!
serve with bread.
reap the rewards!
thank you!!!! i hope you like it!
Your photos are lovely. I will have to make this sometime because I love the idea of baking the cheese and getting a little crust. Thanks.
A life without cheese is no life indeed. Thanks for the yummy post reminding me of this.
Are you serious?!?!?!? You are sooooo lucky! I would to have such an oppertunity to work on foodnetwork!
i got to meet them both! i worked on a food network show last year. they are both very nice!
I love her and Giada!!! My two favs!
yes, she was my inspiration. i think ina garten has taught me most of what i know about cooking! i love her!
Yuuuuummmmmm! I am going to make this soon! I saw Ina Garten from Barefoot Contessa make something very similar too.
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well, thank you!!!! i have been working hard to get them up to par! i really appreciate your thoughts!
I just have to say that your pictures are gorgeous!
Very similar to Racclette – never thought to use mint! I’ll have to try it – thanks for posting!
your welcome!! hope you like it!!
This is so simple but looks sooooo good! Can’t wait to try it! Thanks!
i cannot contain myself. i need this.
woah…wow! that’s pure heaven!
looks like a combination between fondue and racclette 🙂