Stay tuned. We’ll be updating the website in a few weeks.

We received many fantastic recipes, and our panel of judges have select the following 36 winners in the Cheese Champions’ Winning Recipes contest!

Be sure to stay tuned to www.cheesechampionsonline.com, as the Grand Prize Winner will be selected by mid-June! The following winning recipes will be published and available in your local Safeway deli department in September in a recipe booklet entitled “Cheese Champions’ Winning Recipes.”

Congratulations!

WINNERS

Amy Angelo: Asian Pear Galette with Brie, Honey and Tarragon

Anthony Morris: Gorgonzola and Artichoke Pizza Rustic

Camilla Saulsbury: Chocolate Goat Cheese Mousse Torte with Fresh Raspberries

Catherine Wilkinson: Warm Parrano® Budini with Watercress Strawberry-Balsamic Salad

Catherine Wilkinson: Fig, Field and Forest Salad in Crispy Cheese Cups with Warm Brie Dressing

Christine Familetti: Parmesan-Crusted Pork Scaloppini over Cheesy Orzo

Christine Trapaga: Butternut Squash Bread Pudding with Leeks and Parmesan

Denise Kalm: Cheddar Waffles with Applewood Bacon Butter

Edwina Gadsby: Apple Tart with Goat Cheese Mousse and Rosemary-Honey Drizzle

Elizabeth Kruger: Madjool Dates with Ibérico Cheese

Emily Hobbs: Crispy Fig and Proscuitto Pizza with Goat Cheese and Walnuts

Ginger Bennett: Mexican Twice-Baked Potato Bites

Jamie Brown-Miller: Grilled Cambozola Cheese Sandwiches with Prosciutto and Shiitakes

Jenifer Wirz: Chavrie® Goat Cheese Mousse with Mission Fig Compote

Jenn Tidwell: Almond Pesto Turkey Cheeseburger with Sundried Tomato Aioli

Judith Yamada: Apple Pepperjack Cornbread with Spicy Maple Glaze

Karen Farrington Daniels: Leek, Celery Root and Stilton Soup

Laureen Pittman: Pecan Goat Cheese Shortbread with Spiced Fig Jam

Laureen Pittman: Caramelized Onion Galette with Gruyère and Goat Cheese

Laurie Lufkin: New England-Style Pumpkin Coffee Cake with a Spiked Apple Glaze

Lisa Speer: Pecan-Crusted Herb Brie with Caramelized Fennel and Onion

Loanne Chiu: Fontina-Radish Clafouti

Margee Berry: Tomato Souffle with Shiitake Mushroom Soup

Margee Berry: Rustic Raisin Feta Filled Savory Cheesecake Bites

Mary Shivers: Spicy Parmesan Crisps with Lemon-Basil Asparagus and Chavrie® Mousse

Michael Cohen: Baja Shrimp Mac and Cheese

Michael Watz: Dungeness Crab & Artichoke Tapas with Camembert Fonduta Sauce

Michelle Abendschan: Spanish-Influenced Goat Cheese Mac & Cheese

Rachael Zavala: Parmesan Cornets filled with Blue Cheese Mousse

Renata Stanko: Spinach Gruyère Salad with Goat Cheese Tapenade Pastries

Roxanne Chan: Sonoma Valley Slaw

Roxanne Chan: Festive Frittata Bites

Shannon O’Dell: Apricot and Brie Brioche Bread Pudding

Sharon D’Arelli: Walnut Apple Brie Braid

Teresa Silcox: Pumpkin and Asiago Ravioli with Parrano® Sage Cream Sauce

Wendy Williams: Baked Three Cheese and Roasted Garlic Orecchiette

There are less than three weeks remaining in the Cheese Champions’ Winning Recipes contest! Don’t forget to submit your recipes for a chance to be published and win a $50 Safeway gift card. 36 winners will be chosen.

Remember, one Grand Prize winner will receive a 5-day 5-night $5000-valued trip to the Culinary Institute of America!

Enter today in the Recipe Contest section of this site: http://www.cheesechampionsonline.com/recipe-contest/

Excitement is in the air! Thanks to everyone who have submitted their recipe(s) into the Cheese Champions’ Winning Recipes contest. We have received some great recipes so far – and can’t wait to see more. Be sure to submit your recipes early to make sure you’re in the running for a chance to be published in our cookbook, and win a $50 Safeway gift card.

Don’t forget that one Grand Prize winner will receive a $5000-valued 5-day/5-night trip to the Culinary Institute of America location of their choice (including St. Helena in Napa Valley or Hyde Park in New York).

Enter today in the Recipe Contest section of this site: http://www.cheesechampionsonline.com/recipe-contest/

We’re receiving fantastic recipes for the Cheese Champions’ Winning Recipes Contest! Remember that you must submit your recipes by 11:59 PM EST on April 30th to enter the contest.

36 winners will be chosen and have their recipe published in the Safeway Cheese Champions’ Winning Recipes cookbooklet AND receive a $50 Safeway gift card. In addition, one Grand Prize winner will receive a $5,000-valued grand prize for a 5-day/5-night Culinary Institute of America Boot Camp.

The Culinary Institute of America Boot Camp is known for attracting food enthusiasts who want to hone their cooking skills and learn new techniques from expert chefs.

Enter now in the Recipe Contest section of this site, http://www.cheesechampionsonline.com/recipe-contest/ .

This month’s cheese recipes reflect a common theme: culinary classic recipes that get a gourmet twist, a new spin or an update with wonderfully creative, flavorful, not-so-traditional cheeses. It’s all about bringing out the epicurean in you!

Classics with a gourmet twist
A warm French dip sandwich, a traditional Cobb salad, a rustic Italian lasagna—each a classic recipe that never go out of style. Treasured recipes like these are wonderfully savored as is, but can also be lifted to new heights with just the right touch of high-quality, gourmet cheese.

Spin on salads
Salads are one of the easiest ways to experiment with new cheeses. It is the array of fresh ingredient combinations that make some of our favorite salads stand apart. Add your own spin to these signature salad traditions: create a stacked Cobb salad with layers of sharp blue cheese or present beautiful lettuce cups filled with perfectly aged Cheddar.

Updated entrées
Everyday entrees reemerge into the spotlight with notes of creamy Gournay cheese and nutty, buttery Gruyére. Creatively added, unique cheeses take a simple family-favorite and make it simply spectacular.

What new twists have you given to classic cuisine lately?