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{ Janet Fletcher / Food Writer }

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Cheese Cake for Wine Fans

March 29, 2022 janet@janetfletcher.com

Maybe it’s because my culinary roots are in France, but so many dishes sound better to me in French, or even Franglais. That’s certainly true of cake salé, my new favorite appetizer. I doubt I could interest you in a slice of salted cake, but you definitely want to try this warm, savory, crumbly, utterly addictive hors d’oeuvre. With the fresh rosés from last year’s harvest showing up in stores, this tender loaf makes an irresistible nibble.

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In Milk: Cow, From: U.S. Tags cake salé, hors d’oeuvres, appetizers, quick bread, rosé
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Truffle Cheese Happy Hour

December 4, 2018 janet@janetfletcher.com
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A crusty mini-sandwich filled with oozy truffled cheese is my kind of appetizer. With sparkling wine it’s the happy hour of my dreams. But which truffled cheese? You may have noticed the soaring number of options in this category. Alas, they are not all dreamy. Some are too muted or heavy handed, with blatantly fake truffle aroma. With others, the base cheese is just not that interesting. Here are six I enjoy:

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In Milk: Cow, From: U.S. Tags truffle cheese, truffles, holiday appetizers, sparkling wine appetizers, happy hour, Rodolph Le Meunier, hors d’oeuvres, grilled cheese, grilled cheese sandwich
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