Fall Harvest Cheese Balls

Yes, the “holidays” are here.Will there be parties, get-togethers, gatherings, like usual?I’m not so sure.First it was St. Patrick’s Day, then Easter was canceled, we missed summer vacation and traveling, no 4th of July parties, Halloween was a bust – and now? Will COVID allow for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year? Regardless of whether you’re…

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Liptauer and Polenta Cubes

The name is derived from the German name Liptau for the region of Liptov (Hungarian: Liptó) in northern Slovakia, a former county in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Similar to the Bavarian Obatzda, it is a part of the regional cuisines of Slovakia (as Šmirkás, a form of the German Schmierkäse for cheese spread), Hungary (as Liptói túró or Körözött), Austria(Liptauer), Serbia (Urnebes salata, “chaos salad”), Croatia, Albania (liptao) and Italy (especially in the province of Trieste). Liptauer is the deli-counter delicacy of many children across the midwest and eastcoast….

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